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City of Norfolk, Virginia Zookeeper Herpetology in Norfolk, Virginia
Zookeeper Herpetology
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Zookeeper Herpetology
Salary
$41,231.00 - $67,207.00 Annually
Location
Norfolk, VA
Job Type
Permanent Full-time
Job Number
12757
Department
Zoo
Opening Date
01/03/2025
Closing Date
1/13/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
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Description
The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk is seeking to hire an enthusiastic and experienced Zookeeper - Herpetology. Zookeeper positions play an essential role in animal care, welfare and ensuring safe working environments at the zoo where we maintain many rare, endangered and potentially dangerous animals. This work team at the zoo is small and this position plays a critical part of maintaining good standards of animal care, presentation and customer service to the nearly 500,000 visitors to the zoo each year. This position will be assigned to primarily work on the Herpetology team with animals housed within the Herpetology areas but may be required to work in any of the Animal Services areas as needed.
Department Starting Hiring Salary: $41,231.30
Essential Functions
Essential functions include but are not limited to:
Observes animals, checking for medical problems, changes in behavior, feeding habits, and overall well-being.
Feeds animals as specified by curatorial and veterinary staff in accordance with nutritional and behavioral requirements.
Cleans, disinfects, and maintains animal exhibits, enclosures, food and water dishes, pools, and other areas.
Keeps daily records on each animal (behavioral observations, and exhibit integrity and maintenance, etc.).
Supervises interns when required.
Conducts animal demonstrations for zoo visitors and writes educational presentations.
Other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience
Work requires broad knowledge in a general profession or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Completion of a 4-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or a 2-year associate degree from an accredited college with a dedicated zoo keeping or wildlife program.
One year or more working as a zookeeper in an AZA accredited institution.
Additional Information & Requirements
Work location : Virginia Zoological Park, 3500 Granby Street, Norfolk 23504
Work hours: 40 hours a week worked over a 5-workday schedule; schedule may vary. Working weekends and holidays may be required.
Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus. The signing bonus will be paid in two (2) increments: $2,500 upon completion of 60 days of employment, and $2,500 upon completion of your probationary period. To receive the signing bonus, you must be an active employee in good standing.
Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
Retirement
If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.
NOTE:
The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.
Non-City
Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.
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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.
I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.
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Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
Less than High School Diploma/Equivalency
High School Diploma/GED
Some College (6 months or more)
Vocational/Technical Degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree or higher
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In what field was your degree major?
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How many years of full-time, paid experience do you have working as a zookeeper in AZA accredited zoos?
Less than 1 year
1-2 years of experience
2-3 years of experience
More than three (3) years of experience
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Please describe your experience with behavioral management and training zoo animals. Be sure to include examples of behaviors you have trained along with the species involved. (If you do not possess any relative experience in this area, please enter N/A as your response.)
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Please list any additional skills, training, memberships, and/or certifications, publications, conference presentations or any other experience that you feel makes you an ideal candidate for this position.
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Do you possess the ability to lift heavy feed and manure receptacles and walk for long distances with or without accommodation?
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No
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Do you have experience with the husbandry care and breeding of different families of zoo animals?
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No
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Please describe specific experience with the husbandry care and breeding of the different families of zoo animals you have worked with?
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Do you have any specialized training in zoo animal husbandry (attending courses, workshops, conferences etc.)?
Yes
No
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Please list any specialized training in zoo husbandry that you have completed.
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Have you completed an internship or been previously employed by the Virginia Zoo?
Yes
No
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Do you have experience working with aquatic species and exhibits, including daily maintenance of aquatic life support systems?
Yes
No
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If so, please describe your experience.
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Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?
Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee
Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee
No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee
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If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."
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Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)
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I am a Veteran
I am a Disabled Veteran
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