Zoo Jobs: Assistant Animal Trainer

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Assistant Animal Trainer

Worldwide Zoo Consultants is a growing company dedicated to developing and managing zoological and aquarium facilities around the world. Our team is made up of animal care specialists, animal trainers, project managers, zoological operations experts and zoological managers from all backgrounds. All working towards providing the very best animal welfare and unique immersive and educational opportunities for visiting guests through a variety of animal experiences, interactions and programmes.

Position Summary:

An Assistant Animal Trainer is a non-supervisory worker who works within the Animal Care team responsible, under supervision, for the safety, health and wellbeing of the animals under their care. Demonstrates excellent representation of the company at all times through a positive, can-do attitude and teamwork focused work ethic.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Involvement in all aspects of daily animal care and maintenance including animal training, environmental enrichment, diet preparation and feeding, behaviour observation, data base records entry, monitoring animal health, animal handling for medical care.
Clean and maintain the entire facility, including the animal exhibits.
Interact directly with visitors and guests regularly and ensure superb guest experience / visitor interaction while maintaining high levels of health and safety for all.
Learn and successfully apply basic operant conditioning techniques.
Understand completely all policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines and staff training programs.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Possess good verbal and written communication skills within the English language.
Conduct themselves in a professional, positive manner with co-workers and guests.
Minimum of 1-2 years of experience training and caring for mammals and/or Birds.
Work well under direction and has the capacity to absorb feedback.
Willingness to train exotic animals.
Comfortable working in and around deep water without the use of flotation devices.
Have basic knowledge of animal husbandry procedures, contemporary animal training, environmental enrichment techniques, proper dietary and medical care of the animals.
High school or college level course work desirable with good academic science background.