ANIMAL KEEPER

Job Description:

ANIMAL KEEPER

Description

job description

SCHEDULE
Five (5) days a week; Friday - Tuesday
Regular Days Off: Wednesday and Thursday
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. with occasional 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Duties / Responsibilities
In addition to routine cleaning and feeding, this animal keeper will handle and assist with training a wide variety of birds, present formal, scripted shows and make informal presentations. A positive attitude, the ability to work in a close team environment and quick thinking for a fast-paced show are important for this position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. The equivalent of one year of full-time paid experience (2,080 hours) in the care and maintenance
of exotic animals with a facility similar to the Los Angeles Zoo whose core function is the exhibition of a variety of exotic animals; or

2. (a) Successful completion of the Animal Keeper Training program conducted by the Los Angeles
Zoo; or

(b) An equivalent program at an accredited school or college providing classroom and field work on the basic structure and function of exotic animals; basic nutritional requirements; recognition of the symptoms of animal diseases; sanitation measures; and aspects of animal behavior.

How to apply

Qualified, interested candidates should email resume along with three references to lazoo.personnel@lacity.org by 4:00 p.m., PST on Friday, February 7, 2025, or until sufficient applications have been received. The subject line must indicate: “EMG ANIMAL KEEPER (BIRD SHOW) APPLICATION”. While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Emergency Appointment

An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).

Closing Date/Time: 2/7/25