Animal Care at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

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Love working with animals? The Animal Care volunteer assists staff with the care of the animals in the museum’s Living Collections. This may include preparing food, feeding, and cleaning enclosures. The animal care volunteer cares for a wide range of animals including (but not limited to) snakes, turtles, frogs, salamanders, and many invertebrate species. Duties may vary by day and at the discretion of the Living Collections staff.

Position requirements:
-Must be 18 years or older
-Experience caring for animals (including pets) preferred
-Willingness to feed live invertebrates and frozen/thawed fish and pinky mice to other animals
-Comfortable working around and cleaning animal waste
-Comfortable working with a variety of animals including turtles, invertebrates, amphibians
-Able to bend to floor level, climb on step stool, reach, and lift 20 pounds
-Ability to interact respectfully with the public, staff, and other volunteers
-Ability to work independently and as part of a team (depending on the task)

Supervision: Animal Care volunteers will be trained by the Living Collections staff and supervised closely until they are comfortable performing the daily checklist independently. Living Collections staff members will always be available for questions.

Time Commitment: Weekly morning shift (8am-12pm) for at least one year.