<h5>Facility</h5>
<p>Reston Zoo</p>
<h5>Closing Date</h5><p>
[jobclosingdate]</p>
<h6>Description</h6>
Curator
Reston Zoo is looking for an Animal Curator to join our staff.  We are a family friendly zoological park located on 30 acres in the middle of Fairfax County, Virginia. The collection includes small mammals, birds, primates, reptiles, domestic and exotic hoof stock.
Requirements: 
A neat, clean appearance.
•	No visible tattoos or facial piercings.
•	Non-smoking workplace.
•	Must have great people skills.
•	Must be available weekends and holidays.
•	Must have full-time, year-round availability
Duties: 
•	Managing the collection of animals at the zoo and ensuring the animals thrive long-term.
•	Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, evaluating and scheduling animal keepers.
•	Keeping breeding logs.
•	Generating work orders for the animal department.
•	Ensure safety and USDA compliance for the department. 
•	Creating monthly inventory and change reports
•	Animal husbandry and other duties as assigned by Director

<h6>Education and Pre-requisites</h6>
•	Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent amount of experience in the animal science, biology or a similar field. 
•	Minimum of experience to be able to perform all job duties.
•	Physically fit and ability to lift 50 pounds
•	Ability or willingness to become familiar with dart guns, chemical restraint equipment and lethal means of subduing animals. 

<h6>Compensation and benefits</h6>
Salary negotiable based on experience; Sick Pay; Insurance stipend; Paid vacation; 401(k)
<h6>Application instructions</h6>
Please contact
Michelle Elliott—Reston Zoo Director
director@restonzoo.com

