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Senior Zoo Keeper
City of El Paso
ANIMAL CARE
Location
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Salary
$40,270.46 - $58,794.88
per year
Type
Full Time
More Other jobs →Closes
February 17, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This senior zoo keeper role involves leading a team to care for zoo animals, including feeding, cleaning enclosures, monitoring health, and creating enrichment activities to keep animals healthy and engaged.
It also includes assisting with public questions, maintenance tasks, and training junior staff.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on animal care experience who enjoys working outdoors and leading others in a team environment.
Key Requirements
- High School diploma, GED, or higher education
- At least two years of zookeeper experience
- Valid Texas Class 'C' Driver’s License or equivalent
- Ability to oversee animal care, including feeding, cleaning, and health monitoring
- Skills in assisting with veterinary tasks and behavior enrichment programs
- Experience leading and training junior staff
- Capability to handle public interactions and maintenance duties
Full Job Description
MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: A High School diploma, GED, or higher, and two (2) years of zookeeper experience.
Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.
Requirements
Under general supervision, lead the work of zoo keepers and participate in the care of zoo animals.
Qualifications
Oversee and provide for the care of zoo animals. Involves: Prepare regular and special diets to feed animals. Feed and water animals. Clean, disinfect and maintain cages, enclosures and exhibit areas as needed. Maintain safety of animals. Monitor animal health and well being. Report animal illness or injury to appropriate staff. Assist veterinary staff as needed with administering medications, providing treatment and restraining. Provide care for animals by trimming beaks, nails and wing feathers, providing moisture for turtles, reptiles, birds, etc., shearing sheep, weighing animals and other care services as needed. Record animal information such as temperature and consumption to charts. Perform special projects and activities as assigned.
Assist with behavior modification and enrichment programs for animals. Involves: Assist with design of behavior modification and enrichment programs. Utilize system of rewards to condition animal to do things on command. Provide animal with things to play with to relieve stress and boredom. Provide exercise for animals as needed.
Provide assistance to other zoo staff and to the public. Involves: Identify maintenance problems and resolve or report as necessary. Prepare work orders for maintenance. Assist with grounds and landscaping maintenance and construction. Test water quality in aquatic exhibits. Answer questions from other staff and the public regarding zoo animals, exhibits and related.
Serve as designated leadworker. Involves: Guide, monitor and train less knowledgeable employees. Schedule and assign work. Review and check work. Guide others in work processes. Recommend areas for employee skills improvement. Provide input to employee performance evaluation process.
Additional Information
For the complete job specification, click here.
Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
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