Organization: Coyote Point Museum
(AZA Member)
Location: San Mateo , California, United States
Job or Internship: Internship
Animal Care Internship
(Part Time/Temporary Position/Volunteer)
Position Overview:
One 16 week part time volunteer internship 24 hours per week (3 days). Coyote Point Museum is looking for an intern who can maintain a high level of personal motivation and a positive attitude by demonstrating their enthusiasm and high energy for each project they take on. This program offers practical, on-the-job experience working with invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, and provides exposure to zoo careers.
Job Requirements:
1. Good physical condition; able to lift and carry a minimum of 50 lbs.
2. Willingness to work outside normal business hours including weekends and holidays.
3. Willingness to work in small spaces and in all weather conditions
4. Good written and verbal communication skills
Experience and Qualities Preferred:
1. Outgoing, personable and able to relate and work with the public
2. Reliable, flexible and energetic
3. Interest in wildlife and the environment
4. Experience in working with wild animals
Job Responsibilities:
1. Daily animal husbandry, servicing animal habitats and holding areas.
2. Preparing diets and feeding the animal collection
3. Record keeping
4. Behavioral observations, enrichment and training
5. Write a paper/report on behavioral observations
6. Create an enrichment project to be completed upon the end of the internship
Interested applicants should send a resume with cover letter and references to Nikii Finch-Morales, Director of Wildlife, Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Drive San Mateo CA 94401. Or e-mail to nfinchmorales@coyoteptmuseum.org
Application deadline: Sunday November 22, 2009
Internships starts in January