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Lemur Keeper
Location
St. Catherines Island, Georgia, United States
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full Time
Experience
1-5 years
Compensation
Compensation not disclosed
Posted
2h ago
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Summary
The Lemur Keeper provides daily care, husbandry, enrichment, and health monitoring for the island's ring-tailed lemur population. This role also involves supporting facility maintenance and guiding visitors, interns, and temporary keepers on a remote barrier island.
SCIF is seeking a full-time Lemur Keeper to provide daily care, husbandry, enrichment, health monitoring, and habitat maintenance for its ring-tailed lemur population. This role also supports facility operations and may assist with visitor engagement, intern supervision, and temporary keeper management.
Schedule & Transportation
Four-day work week, 10-hour shifts.
Schedule may vary due to emergencies, staffing requirements, medical procedures, or operational needs.
Holiday, weekend, and on-call work may be required.
Boat transportation between the mainland dock and the island is provided; employees are responsible for transportation to the dock.
Reports directly to the Assistant Curator of Animal Programs.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare and distribute daily diets and medications.
Conduct daily visual inspections of lemurs, habitats, and holding areas.
Maintain animal housing areas through cleaning, sanitization, vegetation management, debris removal, and habitat upkeep.
Develop and provide enrichment activities and browse resources.
Maintain accurate written and electronic animal records.
Assist veterinary staff with animal handling, restraint, medical procedures, injections, blood collection, and medication administration.
Support visitor experiences and oversee interns or temporary animal care staff when assigned.
Perform facility and equipment maintenance, including basic repairs, construction, fabrication, and tool use.
Maintain assigned vehicles and equipment.
Follow all SCIF policies, safety procedures, and operational requirements.
Assist with additional duties and special projects as needed.
Qualifications
Keeper I Requirements
High school diploma plus a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Wildlife Management, Ecology, or a related field; or an Associate degree with direct animal handling experience.
Minimum one year of paid animal care or zookeeping experience at an AZA-accredited zoo, sanctuary, or similar facility.
Strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
Ability to work independently while maintaining professionalism and accountability.
Experience with record keeping and computer databases.
Valid driver's license and personal cell phone.
Keeper II Preferred Qualifications
Two or more years of paid professional animal care experience.
Experience working with lemurs or other primates.
Direct animal handling and netting experience.
Experience with enrichment development and operant conditioning.
Veterinary technician training or certification.
Experience supervising or training interns, temporary keepers, or staff.
Skills in facility maintenance, light construction, fabrication, and tool use.
Knowledge of plant identification, particularly browse species native to coastal Georgia.
Physical Requirements
Ability to repeatedly lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Capability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crawl, and climb for extended periods.
Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work in hot, humid, wet, windy, and insect-prone environments.
Comfortable working in a remote island setting with limited cell service and mainland access.
Ability to support storm preparation, post-storm animal care, and hurricane evacuation efforts.
Availability for emergency on-call coverage, weekend support, and flexible scheduling when operational needs require.
Conditions of Employment
Negative TB test required.
Rabies pre-exposure vaccination preferred but not required.
Successful completion of background check and drug screening required.
This position offers an opportunity to work closely with a unique free-ranging lemur population while contributing to animal welfare, habitat management, conservation, and visitor education in a dynamic island environment.
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St. Catherines Island Center
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St. Catherines Island, Georgia, United States
St. Catherines Island is a barrier island on the Georgia coast, privately owned by the nonprofit St. Catherines Island Foundation (SCIF). The island has maintained a ring-tailed lemur population for more than 40 years, leading to countless scientific papers on lemur behavior, society, reproduction, and foraging patterns. The keeper will join a small, dedicated team on a largely undeveloped island where roughly half of the lemur population ranges freely and the other half lives in managed enclosures.
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Lemur Keeper
St. Catherines Island, Georgia, United States • Full Time