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🥝 Carnivores/Small Mammals - Animal Care Specialist

Brookfield Zoo | brookfield, United-States | Posted June 19, 2026

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Carnivores/Small Mammals - Animal Care Specialist Chicago Zoological Society | Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Rd, Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America Job Description Join the PRIDE! Join the Carnivore/Small Mammal Department at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, where you'll work with a diverse collection of species across several habitats. Our Australia section includes short‐beaked echidnas, western grey kangaroos, brush‐tailed bettongs, emus, Cape Barren geese, Rodrigues fruit bats, and Bennett's wallabies; our Desert features meerkats, Cape porcupines, Pallas's cats, bat‐eared foxes, genets, sand cats, and mole‐rats; and our Forest includes Prevost's squirrels, binturongs, ring‐tailed lemurs, and clouded leopards. This is a union full‐time hourly position, grade U640 with a pay rate of $29.88/hour. The Animal Care Specialist contributes to the success of Brookfield Zoo Chicago (BZC) by, under direction of area supervisors, providing general care for animals and perfo...

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