Animal Care Program Assistant - Temporary

Summary Statement

Be part of what keeps Zoo Boise clean, safe, and running smoothly! In Animal Care Program Assistant position, you’ll help maintain animal facilities by cleaning and sanitizing spaces, washing dishes and buckets, organizing supplies, and assisting with the upkeep of animal holding areas. You’ll play an important behind-the-scenes role in supporting animal care teams and creating a healthy environment for both animals and staff.

What you'll do:

• Washing dishes for all sections.
• Laundry.
• Assist with caring for the following exhibits.
  • Zoo Farm
  • Rheas
  • MPR animals
  • Armadillo
• Assist OZ with mini projects.
• Participating in work parties as we set up the education building for housing animals.

Essential Functions

• Cleans and maintains all building lobbies and entrances, including sweeping, mopping, removing cobwebs and cleaning informational exhibit signs and doors. Cleans windows and windowsills. Stocks items such as medications, treatment materials and other animal care items.
• Washes and sanitizes dishes, utensils, tools, animal holding areas and buckets. Assists animal personnel with equipment maintenance, inventory, stocking and facility and surrounding area cleaning.
• Assists the veterinarian and/or veterinarian technician with procedure setup and clean-up. Assist staff members with animal encounters by sanitizing visitors' hands, helping with crowd control and assisting in other areas as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• High school diploma or equivalent and experience working with small to large animals in a similar zoo facility or veterinarian practice.

• Display compassion for animals and insects
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Perform all essential functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Individuals must be capable of operating vehicles safely and have an acceptable driving record.

• Valid state-issued driver's license.
• Proof of a negative TB test in the last 12 months or the ability to attain it upon hire

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Driving Record Check
• Drug Free Workplace:
  • In accordance with the City of Boise Drug Free Workplace Regulation, this position is designated as safety sensitive and is subject to testing requirements including Post Offer Applicant Testing, Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion, Post - Accident, etc. Applicants will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to hire. Appointment to this position is contingent upon a negative pre-employment drug test.
• This position is required to exercise custodial responsibility for illegal drugs or precursors.

Working Conditions

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts
While performing the duties of this job the employee is always lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds and occasionally lifting/carrying up to 75 pounds. Also, the employee is always pushing/pulling up to 35 pounds and occasionally pushing/pulling up to 75 pounds. The noise level is frequently loud and occasionally moderate. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear, smell and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach and grasp. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.

Working Environment
The work environment will include inside conditions, outdoor weather conditions, extreme temperatures, in wet and humid conditions, areas of dust, odors, mist and gases or other airborne matter. Employees are exposed to mechanical hazards. Employees will also drive a vehicle as part of this position. Work includes protected exposure to infectious bacteria, bodily fluids and chemicals.
This position works: weekends, evenings and holidays as necessary.