Animal Care Specialist II (Bird & Mammal)

OdySea Aquarium; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking an Animal Care Associate to support the animal team across diverse species including California sea lions, otters, penguins, reptiles, and small exotic mammals. Responsibilities include habitat cleaning, food preparation, enrichment, and daily husbandry while engaging guests with educational presentations.

The role emphasizes applying operant conditioning to enhance welfare and visitor experience, featuring opportunities for audience-friendly

Responsibilities

• Care for a diverse animal collection including sea lions, otters, penguins, reptiles.
• Perform habitat cleaning, enrichment, and food prep.
• Conduct educational animal presentations for guests.
• Apply operant conditioning to support welfare and guest experience.

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

As part of the OdySea Aquarium animal team, this position has the potential to work with a diverse collection of animals including (but not limited to) California sea lions, Asian small-clawed otters, African penguins, reptiles, and small exotic land animals. A central responsibility of this position will be to take initiative in daily operation of their assigned area (i.e. habitat cleaning, maintenance, food preparation, enrichment management, etc.), educational animal presentations and engaging interactions with guests. Individual will demonstrate application of operant conditioning techniques within the training department and throughout the aquarium to enhance animal welfare and visitor experience opportunities. Individual will be integral in educating and interacting with aquarium guests about species survival and conservation through presentations.?