MANAGER,
ANIMAL CARE (CURATOR)
CALGARY ZOO
DESCRIPTION
Globally
recognized conservation organization seeks an animal care professional looking
for meaningful work that impacts wildlife and wild spaces by taking a lead
role on the Calgary Zoo’s Animal Care team as they work to change the
trajectory of the animals, plants, and people on our planet.
Our Mission: Take and inspire action to sustain wildlife and wild
places.
Our Values: Effective Collaboration and Communication, Honesty and
Integrity, Customer Focus, Safety, and Conservation.
Position
Key Accountabilities:
The Manager,
Animal Care (Curator) is responsible for the daily management of the
animals, personnel, facilities and programs of the area assigned. The Manager,
Animal Care (Curator) oversees a specific zone within the zoo and
will be required to manage areas that may include mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians, fishes and invertebrates.
What You
Will Do:
- Interview and train new
employees
- Plan, assign, and direct
work
- Appraise employee
performance
- Participate in the employee
recognition program
- Address complaints and resolve
problems
- Ensure compliance with union
contract
- Direct volunteers
- Administer discipline and comply
with the collective agreement, zoo policies, and/or relevant legislation
in the management of staff
- Manage animal care employees,
establish work and set schedules
- Expected to interact with staff
daily on section and have the ability to do husbandry work if
needed for training purposes
- Expected to assist and oversee
animal moves, shipments, medical procedures, restraining, and capturing
animals
- Author, edit, promote, and
enforce guidelines, policies, and standards.
- Identify need for and initiate
new guidelines
- Ensure accurate, current records
are kept on each animal and exhibit
- Write, update, and review animal
management/husbandry protocols ensuring husbandry standards are met
- Use existing knowledge of animal
care and welfare to guide management of various species and individual
animals in existing and new habitats and scenarios
- Work with other departments to
help develop, plan, and implement educational programs, publicity,
graphics, construction projects, general maintenance, and other support
services for the section
- Assist in planning and
implementation of special projects, minor renovations, and improvements in
assigned zone; initiate necessary requests for maintenance and
horticultural work within assigned zone
- Act as a zone manager in other
areas when other managers are away
- Participate in emergency
response as a member of the emergency response team and potentially the
firearms response team
- Work as a member of the team to
provide best possible animal care for the entire zoo
- Complete administrative tasks
and other duties as assigned including maintaining and managing a
budget
To learn
more and/or apply please click HERE
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