Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare housing appropriate to a particular species
- Implement animal housing maintenance routines
- Identify enclosure maintenance activities and determine if they are daily, weekly or longer term tasks
- Identify and follow procedures relating to the wellbeing of animals during maintenance activities
- Follow enclosure and exhibit security and safety procedures
- Maintain aesthetic qualities and furniture of enclosures and exhibits
- Report areas requiring horticultural or maintenance attention
- Establish responsibility levels for horticultural or maintenance tasks and work schedule timelines in consultation with supervisor
- Maintain enclosure hygiene and appearance
- Prepare, implement and review cleaning regime for a section
- Clean enclosures, equipment and furniture with minimum disturbance to animals
- Detect and report pests
- Assist with environmentally safe and effective pest control
- Maintain tools and equipment
- Report and record enclosure and exhibit maintenance status