Date: April 9th, 2024
Department: Large Hoofstock
Animal Adventure Park & The Preserve are ZAA accredited interactive educational facilities, utilizing immersive, and hands-on exhibition, to engage guests in a manner to promote understanding and appreciation of the living world.
Through appreciation, we achieve education. Through education we achieve conservation.
Summary:
At this time Animal Adventure Park is seeking qualified candidates to join the animal care team. This position would include working with several species of large hoofstock within the main park, as well as our sister facility - The Preserve at Animal Adventure, a drive thru safari, which is home to several species of large hoofstock: including giraffe, white rhinoceros, antelope, as well as camelids and species of ratites.
Under direct supervision, the individual in this position is responsible for a wide variety of tasks involving the husbandry of the area species, the daily upkeep of keeper and public areas, and interactions with park guests. The individual must be able to carry out the position's duties as described below, with or without reasonable accommodations, and comply with park policies and procedures as they appear in the Employee Handbook and animal care protocols. The individual must also be of sufficient health to carry out these duties on a daily basis without presenting a danger to his/herself or fellow park employees.
Skills and duties: required of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Qualifications:
Experience:
Compensation:
NYS minimum is set at $15.00/hr, and acts as a base pay for entry level (probationary period) employees.
Although, each individual's beginning wage is based upon prior experience and education level.
After 90 days of employment: Animal Adventure Park Animal Care full-time employees will be eligible to enter into the parks keeper progression program.
This in house, 4-tiered progression allows staff to determine their comfort and skill level they wish to achieve- each level has a low and high end salary that can be earned by quality of service, skill level, and field knowledge possessed by the individual.
With personal progression shown, raises and bonuses are available to be earned.
After 45-days of employment, full time staff members may choose to take part in the park medical & dental benefit plan, with 50% cost covered by the organization.
After 1 year of service, full time staff members will be enrolled in the park's employer paid 401K plan. (100% of the annual contribution is covered by the organization)
Submit resumes to:
Curator of Parks: Erin Sarandis
Curator@theanimaladventurepark.com