Enrichment Technician

JOB SUMMARY:

Enrichment Technicians maintain, design, prepare and provide edible and non-edible environmental enrichment to non-human primates that support species-typical behaviors. They are responsible for enhancing the non-human primates psychological health through enrichment. The enrichment team collaborates with the behavioral sciences team to support ongoing behavioral management initiatives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enrichment Technician must be able to perform the following tasks with minimum supervision:

· Monitor for diseased or injured animals and immediately report to the veterinary team.

· Keep accurate/detailed records of tasks performed.

· Follow Standard Operating Procedures.

· Prepare, clean and distribute enrichment items.

· Build/construct non-edible enrichment devices.

· Create complex edible enrichment items.

· Perform enclosure restorations and repairs, as needed.

· Assist the behavioral team, as needed.

· Maintain clean working spaces.

· Operate power tools.

· Receive weekly enrichment food orders and communicate when inventory changes are needed.

· Must be available to work weekends and holidays when needed.

· Must be team oriented, and willing to work across institutional divisions in a professional and courteous manner

· Any other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

· Good organizational skills

· Basic verbal, written, and math skills

· Ability to work in a team environment

· Ability to work unsupervised

EDUCATION:

High School diploma/GED

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

South Carolina Driver’s License or equivalent

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must be able to read and write, and interpret documents including task descriptions, standard operating procedures, and other instructions.

REASONING ABILITY:

Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, lift, and reach. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Additionally, the employee must be able to distinguish colors.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or inclement weather, including cold, heat with high humidity, and precipitation. The noise level is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Work Location: In person