Zoo section leader
Code 5164.10
Zoo section leaders are responsible for managing and leading a team of zoo keepers. They will carry out daily care and management of animals as well as, in cooperation with colleagues, long term management and organisation of the species and exhibits in their section. They are also accountable for various aspects of staff management for the keepers in their section. Depending on the size of the zoo and animal section they may have additional responsibility for appointing staff and budgeting.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- animal nutrition
- animal welfare
- signs of animal illness
- applied zoology
Skills and competences
- administer drugs to facilitate breeding
- administer treatment to animals
- apply animal hygiene practices
- assist in general veterinary medical procedures
- control animal movement
- coordinate events
- care for juvenile animals
- follow zoo safety precautions
- dar oportunidades a los animales para que manifiesten su comportamiento natural
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- assess management of animals
- assess animal nutrition
- maintain equipment
- organise zoological exhibitions
- fix meetings
- chair a meeting
- provide nutrition to animals
- supervisar trabajos en equipo
- monitor the welfare of animals
Transversal competences
- lead a team
- assess animal behaviour
- assess environment of animals
- manage zoo staff
- manage animal biosecurity
- manage a team
- maintain professional records
- provide first aid to animals
- promote animal welfare
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences