Open Positions
ANIMAL CARE SPECIALIST
*Full-time oe part-time availability; compensation is dependent on experience
As a Critter Bus animal care specialist, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Overseeing and caring for a wide variety of snakes, lizards, tortoises, amphibians, invertebrates, including feeding, cleaning cages, offering enrichment, and daily monitoring for any health concerns
• Spotting any changes in animal behavior or physical appearance in order to assess if medical attention is needed
• Commissary work for all species (chopping produce, ordering insects, ordering produce, follow feeding schedule, etc)
• Cage design & enclosure maintenance — should be willing and able to help construct cages, choose substrates appropriate for various animals, and maintain cages and cleanliness
• Must be willing to work with all animals mentioned above— no exceptions, (no venomous species (excluding invertebrates))
• May need to travel to care for animals at various school locations around the valley
Critter Bus Instructor
As a Critter Bus instructor, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Teach and facilitate fun in-class field trip activities, including: live animal presentations, specimen dissections, and educational workshop activities
• Educate students by teaching them about our unique animal collection
• Monitor/manage animal touch experiences to ensure safety for both animals and students
• Help with minor animal care responsibilities during the day like filling water bowls or misting animals as needed
• Be prepared to be on your feet and work on average 8 hours/program. A typical range is 7am-3pm, due to the nature of school hours, lunch break included
About US
The Wild Thing Critter Bus is an on-campus field trip program in Phoenix, Arizona bringing the zoo directly to schools. We bring learning to life through unique and exciting hands-on experiences. Our on-campus field trip enhances the educational lives of young students while instilling in them a deeper appreciation for our natural world and the necessity to preserve it. The Critter Bus field trip consists of a variety of programs; the critter bus itself (aka our mobile reptile zoo), an animal presentation and touch experience, in-class workshop, and specimen dissection lab.
