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[[[Job Title: [[Animal Welfare Specialist Seasonal [[[Department: [[Marine Operations Department [[[Division: [[Marine Mammal and Birds Division [[[Reports to: [[Marine Mammal Manager/Assistant Curator of Marine Mammals and Birds/ Intern Coordinator (Housing Only) [[[FLSA Status: [[Non-Exempt [[[[Compensation: ]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{#Hlk138414069}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""} - $12.50 per hour with overtime pay of 1.5x for anything over 8 hr/day, 40 hr/week - Free housing on property - Successful completion of 6-month position can serve as probationary period (required for all full-time hired employees) and therefore health care benefits would start 90-days after being offered a full-time position. [[[Description: [[Coral World is looking for enthusiastic individuals who would like to join our team and gain experience in the field of animal training and husbandry. Coral World is a privately-owned marine park in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The park houses South American sea lions and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins who participate in a variety of interactive programs and public presentations. Coral World is also home to Lorikeets and Macaws. Coral World offers a housing option to our Seasonal positions within walking distance to the facility. This six-month position is designed to give aspiring animal care specialists practical experience in the animal training and husbandry field. This is a very hands-on position, where you will develop your knowledge by assisting with all elements of marine mammal and tropical bird care and training. You will learn about all aspects of working in a marine mammal facility by working closely alongside trainers, completing a project, and participating in a 3-part development program: [[[Operation Modules[[- Teaches various operational duties involved with working at a marine mammal facility [[Hands-On Training Progressions[[- Allows the Seasonal to gain practical training experience by working directly with our sea lions and dolphins during various types of training sessions **[[Animal Training Lectures/Discussions[[- Discusses advanced animal training concepts and terminology through a series of PowerPoint lectures. [[[This position may or may not alternate between the two areas of Sea Lions and Birds and Dolphins. The ratio of time spent in either area will depend on the specific operational needs of Coral World. [[[Duties/Responsibilities (Essential Functions): []{#Hlk66703024} [[Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. []{style=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="en-VI"}]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{ ang="EN-US"}]{arial="" nova="" cond",sans-serif"=""}]{lang="EN-US"}**]{calibri",sans-serif"=""}