Monkey caregiver at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Florida

[Jennifer Ruszczyk]

FULL-TIME MONKEY CAREGIVER

Duties include General husbandry for nearly 300 New World monkeys:
• Clean, repair and landscape outdoor habitats
• Clean, repair and decorate indoor enclosures.
• Prepare and serve diets.
• Monitor the monkeys' physical and emotional well-being.
• Participate in medical procedures and restraint and capture, when necessary.
• Construct and furnish new habitats.
• Plan and monitor socializations.
• General grounds keeping and maintenance.
• Clean and repair sanctuary buildings.
• Direct and oversee interns, volunteers and groups.
• Recordkeeping.
• Learn and communicate to visitors the monkey's species, back stories and natural origin.
• Participate in fundraising campaigns, outreach and advocacy for captive primates.

For the safety of the monkeys and co-workers, we do not accept applicants who smoke. Communal meals are vegan. You cannot store, cook or consume animals at Jungle Friends. We promote veganism.

Please email appl...@junglefriends.org if interested.