Animal Care Worker Resume Examples

Highly focused and dedicated Animal Care Worker with a strong eye for detail and excellent customer service record. Extremely knowledgeable in a wide variety of animal features and behavior patterns. Adept at handling difficult and potentially dangerous animals with sensitivity and efficiency.

• Extensive animal management and zoo environment experience
• Exceptional familiarity with germicides and insecticides and their applications in animal care
• Strong knowledge of a variety of animal breeds and their handling, nutritional requirements, and general care
• Excellent skills in handling animal management emergency situations
• Outstanding abilities in managing injured, sick, or hostile animals
• Superior attentiveness to animal health and welfare
• Good oral and written communication skills

• Provide zoo animals with food, water, and medications on a daily basis.
• Assist with training performing animals, including seals and dolphins.
• Groom and bathe a variety of zoo animals on a rotating basis.
• Oversee cleaning of bedding and stalls for zoo animals on an ongoing basis.
• Assist in testing for various animals as required.

• Repaired and disinfected animal cages on a regular basis.
• Provided extreme weather care for outdoor animal exhibits in coordination with zoo staff.
• Treated animals with germicides and insecticides as required.
• Recorded all animal eating and activity habits.
• Inspected animals for signs of injury or infection as needed.