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Job Description
job description
An Animal Keeper cares for exotic mammals, birds, and reptiles (including venomous varieties) at the Los Angeles Zoo. The selected candidate(s) will fill the vacancies as relief keeper(s) for the Ape/Old World Primate section which includes: chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons, siamangs, mandrills, colobus, ring-tailed lemurs, sifakas, blue-eyed black lemurs, and servals. The duties include but not limited:- observe and report on animal behavior and condition for illnesses, compatibility, imminent birth and other signs reflecting the animal's well-being;
- prepare and offers food for animals as instructed; trains animals to ensure participatory care and safe handling;
- maintain the exhibit premises in a safe, clean and aesthetically pleasing manner; answers questions about animals from the general public;
- may make educational and other presentations before groups, and on radio and television;
- may provide training and supervision to volunteers and students in caring for animals; and
- other duties as assigned.
EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT
An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. (City Charter Section 1013).
Please refer to attached bulletin for more details.
How to apply
Qualified, interested candidates should email resume along with three references to lazoo.personnel@lacity.org by 4:00 p.m., PST on Friday, April 11, 2025, or until sufficient applications have been received. The subject line must indicate: “EMG ANIMAL KEEPER (APES) APPLICATION”. While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Emergency Appointment
An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Los Angeles
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house, the entertainment capital of the world, and a major trendsetter in virtually every field of human endeavor.Los Angeles is a charter city and is governed by a Mayor and City Council. The City Council serves
full time and has fifteen members elected by district for four-year terms. Boards of Commissioners, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, oversee several
of the City’s departments and bureaus.The City has 44 departments, bureaus, and offices for which funds are budgeted annually by the
Mayor and City Council. Within those, the City has three departments (the Departments of Water &
Power, Harbor, and Airports) that are financed solely by revenue generated from their operations,
which are governed by Commissions, as well as two distinctly separate pension systems (Los
Angeles Fire & Police Pensions and the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System). -