Elephant Keeper

preparation, feeding, exhibit maintenance, reproductive management, and maintaining a safe work environment.

Essential Duties:

- Performs care of the region’s animals, including food preparation, feeding, monitoring diets, watering,

bathing, enrichment, water changes, observing medical and behavioral changes, and behavioral stimulation and may

assist with medical treatment as prescribed by Zoo Veterinarians.
- Cleans and maintains animal exhibit areas, performs basic horticulture work (e.g. caring for region’s

egress/ingress, general grounds beautification) and disinfects animal enclosures.
- Assures the safety of self, animals, co-workers and visitors by observing safety guidelines when working

with animals, equipment and vehicles.
- Provides educational information about the region’s animal population through such activities as

interacting with the public, conducting keeper talks, staffing interpreter stations, conducting tours and

workshops, attending docent meetings, composing articles for zoo publications and conducting volunteer trainings.
- Provides input to Assistant Curator and Elephant Manager on all aspects (e.g. safety, animal husbandry) of

assigned areas.
- Maintains daily and monthly records on animals.
- May provide leadership to seasonal employees, interns, volunteers and zooschool students (e.g. provide

daily work direction, inform management of problems).
- Participates in training and operant conditioning programs and follows standardized reporting mechanisms.
- Attends departmental meetings and participates in developmental seminars and workshops as required.
- Other responsibilities may include duties related to the operation of other species located in the Asia

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Abu Dhabi: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- What's your current Salary?
- What's Your Expected Salary?
- What's your Visa Status?