Animal Keeper - Birds Team

Disney's Animal Kingdom is looking to fill an Animal Keeper position on the Birds team. The successful applicant will be responsible for the daily care of a large and diverse bird collection as well as a small collection of Asian hoofed stock.

This is a full-time position, reporting to the Zoological Managers.

Responsibilities:

• Keepers are responsible for day-to-day animal care and welfare: This includes husbandry, enrichment, and operant conditioning as it relates to the daily management and research of assigned species

• Daily accountabilities include but are not limited to cleaning, animal observation, diet preparation, and reporting medical needs and abnormal conditions to zoological managers

• Maintain daily records, collecting and logging information, and ensuring this information is communicated to management and the central animal record keeping system

• The work includes physical labor in ambient outdoor temperatures and weather conditions in Central Florida, which may include extreme heat and humidity

• Provide animal information and conservation messages through guest and cast interaction

• Keepers must work well in a large team environment

• Partner with maintenance, operation managers, horticulture, veterinary staff, educators, and scientists

• Keepers have a flexible schedule, working a variety of shifts including early morning start times (6 AM) or late evening ending times (8 PM), as necessary to support operation hours

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of combined five years of paid experience as a keeper in an AZA accredited institution (or in an institution with equivalent standards), and/or at least two years of verifiable college course work (60 semester hours)

• Observation, evaluation, and data collection skills

• Demonstrated strong partnering skills and ability to work on a large team

• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role including lifting manure, moving doors, and carrying heavy objects (bales of hay, feed bags, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with a wide variety of avian taxa

• Experience working with birds in large free flight aviaries

• Experience working with hoofed stock

Required Education:

• High school degree or equivalent

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor's or associate degree in Zoology or related field

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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