Vacant positions and summer jobs in Czech/Slovak zoos and rescue stations

Zoo Praha - primate keeper
- required is at least secondary education or apprenticeship in animal husbandy or vet field

Zoo Praha - mammal keeper
- required is at least secondary education or apprenticeship in animal husbandy or vet field

Safari Dvur Kralove - bird keeper
- any prior experience in animal husbandry is good

ANIMAL PARK - bird and small mammals junior keeper
- it´s an animals trader (same owner like Zoopark Zajezd)
- part-time job for minimum wage

Botanicka zahrada Teplice - animal keeper and gardener
- at least secondary education, driving licence
- salary 19.700 - 27.260 CZK/ month
This botanical garden has few animals - 4-5 fish tanks, an aviary, frogs and invertebrates.
 
Zoo Praha - bird keeper
- required is at least secondary education in animal husbandry or vet

Zoo Jihlava - exotic animal keeper
- required is driving licence
- education in related field and/or experience in animal husbandry is prefered

Zoo Bratislava - head zoologist
- required is Masters degree in zoology or related field
- 1.100 EUR / month salary

Zoo Liberec - lecturer in enviromental education
- required is degree in education or nature sciences, or 5 years of experience
- part-time job (20 hours per week)

Zoo Brno - bird keeper
- required is either secondary education in animal husbandry or private experience in bird keeping
- 19.700 - 25.290 CZK / month, 5 weeks paid vacation + 5 paid "sickdays"

Zoo Plzeň - hoofstock keeper
- care for bactrian camels, wisents, pygmy hippos, kulans and golden takins
- required is prior experience with any hoofed animals
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AOPK ČR Praha - zoologist
- Our governmental body for protection of wildlife is looking for zoologist to coordinate mapping of endadgered plant and animal species within Czech republic.
- required in Bachelors degree in zoology or related field, ornitology knowledge, driving licence
- 27.650 - 40.740 CZK / month salary
 
Zoo Praha - big cat and mountain ungulate keeper
- requires at least secondary education (high school) at school specialised in farming or animal husbandry or vet

Zoo Ostrava - animal keeper
- requires at least secondary education (high school),
- experience or specialised education is of advantage
- salary for people without any experience is minimum wage 18.690 CZK / month (730 eur)

Zoo Plzen - bird keeper (parrots, waterfowl, penguins)
- the zoo would prefer somebody with prior bird husbandry experience
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Zoo Decin - animal keeper
- they ask for secondary education (high school) specialised in animal husbandry, farming or vet
- no experience required

SPGroup - animal keeper
- they seek 6-8 full-time keepers for the new petting zoo that will open in May in Čestlice
- they ask for experience with animals (farm work etc.), and at least maturita (high school)

Zoo Dvorec - junior keeper
- no education or experience is required, age at least 16
- student part-time job (thus expect 120 - 150 CZK / hour = 5 - 6 eur)

Zoo Dvorec - administration assistant
- they ask for somebody with at least high school
- this is office job - admin help, visitor guide, event organiser, PR work, web content etc.

SZAT Litomysl - animal husbandry teacher
- they seek somebody with extensive experience in amphibians or inventebrates husbandry to teach these courses to high school students.
SZAT is a high school that is specialised in animal husbandry, farming and gardening. They admit 50 students (15 years old) annually to train them for zoo keeper duties. Course takes 4 years of combined classroom time and hands on experience. The school keeps +350 smaller species on ground, but students are also sent to big zoos to get experience with large species.

AMERIGO - dog and cat shelter keeper
- half-time position with flexible shedule, ideal student job in Prague
- 150 czk / hour (6 euro)

Zoo Zlin - castle guide
- student part-time job

DPHMP - cableway attendant at Zoo Praha
- full-time position for summer months
- 30600 - 33700 CZK / month, low-cost accomodation in dormitory available
 
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Zoo Praha - reptile and invertebrates keeper
- they ask for at least high school education specialised in farm or exotic animal husbandry or vet

rodent farm Blahož - primate and reptile keeper
- this ad doesnt ask for any education or experience
This is a small private farm that breeds rodents as food for pet animals.
- 25.000 - 30.000 CZK / month (1000 - 1200 eur)

Zoo Bratislava - animal keeper
- they ask for at least high school education specialised in animal husbandry or vet
- starting salary from 900 eur / month

Zoo Bratislava - shop assistant
- part time job for students, tickets and souvenire sales, English language proficiency
- 5 - 6,30 EUR / hour

Zoopark Chomutov - bird keeper
- they ask for graduate from high school specialised in zoo animal husbandry

Ornipark Jaroměř - bird keeper
- they ask for people with experience with bird husbandry
- both part-time and full-time positions open

Zoo Olomouc - shop assistant
- student part-time job in souvenirs shop

Restaurace Gaston in Zoo Praha - cook
- full-time job in kitchen
- 35.000 - 50.000 CZK / month (1400 - 2000 eur)

Macenauer Akvarium - warehouseman
- full time job in warehouse
This company does wholesale and also runs its own stores. It deals in ornamental fish (fresh water), water plants and equipment for fish and reptile tanks and other pets. They have own fish breeding farm, they export / import live fish.
 
Wildlife rescue station Praha - animal keepers
- student part-time job (they need a lot of additional people for spring/summer peak season)
- 120 - 150 CZK / hour (5-6 euro)

This is the biggest wildlife rescue station in Czechia that accepted 5740 wild animals in year 2023. They are constructing a completely brand-new station in Jinonice (completion late 2024?) thus they currently run operations in temporary site at former zahradnictví Ďáblice Praha 8 - last stop of tram line no. 10.

Zoopark Zájezd - animal keeper
- they ask for at least high school education
- full-time job

SPGroup - animal keeper for petting zoo
- they re-posted their ad, probably still havent found enough people

Farma AVES - domestic and exotic animal keeper
- they ask for husbandry experience, high school diploma and driving licence
- 24.000 - 26.000 CZK / month (1000 eur)
This is private bird farm (including flamingos), and producer/wholesale of pet food and equipment.
 
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Zoo Plzeň - farm animals keeper
- this is full-time but fixed-term job (substitute for long-term ill employee)
- they ask for previous experience with animal husbandry (preferably with farm animals)

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Zoopark Zájezd - animal keeper
- they ask for at least high school education
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Zoopark Zájezd - student part-time jobs
- the zoopark started to hire for summer season - guides, cashiers, carpark attendants etc.

PETRA-AQUA - assistent manager of ornamental fish logistics
- job desctiption: preparation for export of aquarium and terrarium animals, quality and quantity control
- 23.000 - 28.000 CZK/month for full-time
This is a wholesale trader of ornamental fish (inclusive salt-water) and equipment, their main hall has over 1000 m3 water.
 
Zoo Plzeň - wisent and camel keeper
- they ask for previous experience with hoffstock

Papilonia Liberec - cashier
- shop assistant job includes basic care for live tropical butterflies
- 25.000 - 29.000 CZK / month

Zoo Sedlec u Mikulova - maintenance and animal keeper
- job includes both maintenance of zoo areal and animal care
- they ask for high school education and driving licence
- 28.000 - 30.000 CZK / month

Airport Prague - falconer
- they ask for person with valid hunting and falconer licence, gun licence, driving licence, B1 English
- job includes care for birds of prey and hunting dogs
- no salary mentioned but this airport pays well its skilled employees (+2500eur/month)

Zoo Tábor - animal keeper
- they ask for at least high school education specialised in husbandry or vet
- 29.100 - 34.100 CZK / month

Zoo Plasy - gardener (horticulturist)
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Tankodrom Milovice - farm animal keeper
- they ask for experience with farm animals
- they require the keeper to live within tankodrom (accomodation is provided)
This is an entertainment park with military theming, with integrated children petting farm (horses, donkeys, sheep, cows etc.).
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Dvůr Králové - bird keeper
- experience in animal husbandry is preffered

Zoo Bratislava - animal keeper
- required is at least high school with specialisation in animal husbandry or veteterinary nurse
- salary starting 900 eur / month

Zoo Zlín - gardener / horticulanist
- at least high school

Zoo Jihlava - souvenir shop assistant
- both full-time and student part-time jobs available

Zoo Plzeň - animal food kitchen staff
- job covers food warehouse operations, live food care (insects, rodents etc.) and animal quarantine
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Prague wildlife rescue station - full-time keeper
- they ask for high school educaton and driving licence
This is municipality-owned rescue station, the biggest one in the country. Staff works in 12-hours shifts (day and night). They accept +5000 animals annually.

Safari Park Dvůr Králové - vet
- they want to add another vet into their team, full-time position (but probably prefer a freelancer instead of formal employee if I decipher its wording right)

Zoopark Vyškov - animal keeper (mostly farm animals)
- they want somebody with good health, but they have no formal requirements for applicants
This is a licensed zoo but majority of its collection are domestics (but also monkeys, lemurs etc.)

Zoopark Zelčín - keeper
- they have no formal requirements for applicants
- both full-time and student jobs available
- up to 160 CZK / hour (6 euro)
This is an entrertainment park for families with kids, they have mostly domestics.

Zoo Plzeň - reptile keeper (for specialised collection of island endemites)
- they would prefer somebody with education specialised in animal care or related course, or with reptile care experience
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Zoo Praha - small mammal keeper
- doesnt require any specific education or experience

Zoo Hluboká - head gardener
- requires high school or university degree in gardening, landscape architecture or similar field,
- requires driving licence

Zoo Brno - bird keeper
Zoo Brno - big cat keeper
Zoo Brno - hoofstock keeper
- requires either apprenticenship/high school in fields of animal husbandry/vet, or experience with similar type of animals

Zoo Zlín - African hoofstock keeper
- requires education in related field (animal husbandry, farming, vet nurse etc.)

Zoo Bratislava - animal keeper
- requires secondary education (high school) with specialisation in animal husbandry or vet
- 900 eur / month

Zoo Bratislava - financial director
- requires university degree in economic field
- at least 5 years of experience in bookkeeping, experience in municipal-owned company
- 1800 eur / month

Zoo Bojnice already closed window to send applications for zoo director post. They offered 2500 eur / month. And required university degree in zoology/vet or economic field and 4 years of experience in managerial post. They publicised it so stealthily that I haven´t found any advertisement till now (and I´m always on look-out for such posts).
 
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Zoo Děčín - animal keeper
- requires secondary education (high school) with specialisation in husbandry, farming or vet
- no experience needed

Zoo Hluboká - PR officer
- requires secondary education (maturita), driving licence, fluency in English or German language
- salary 21 710 – 31 820 Kč / month

Zoo Hluboká - gardener
- requires either experience or secondary education/apprenticeship in gardening or landscape design
- salary 23 510 - 27 260 kč / month

Zoo Ostrava - animal keeper
- requires secondary education (maturita)
- salary 18 680 - 27 260 kč/ month

Zoo Dvorec - animal keeper
- requires secondary education in husbandry, zoology, vet or similar and driving licence

Macenauer Akvarium - fish keeper
- requires at least high school and driving rlicence
This is a large ornamental fish farm.

Zoo Sedlec - animal keeper
- requires either experience or education in animal husbandry/farming/vet or related field
- salary 25000 - 28000 kč / month

Zoo Tábor - animal keeper
- requires at least secondary education in animal husbandry or related field
- salary 29 100 - 34 100 kč / month
 
Zoo Brno - hoofstock keeper
- position requires high school with specialisation in husbandry/farm/vet or experience with hoofstock
- salary 21 300 – 25 290 czk / month

Zoo Ústí - animal keeper
- requires high school in husbandry of zoo or farm animals

Zoo Plzeň - keeper of small mammals, marsupials and lemurs
- full-time position but only temporary term (maternal leave substitute)
- experience or specialised education is prefferable
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Zoo Praha - artist
- requires high school - art, carpentry and driving licence
"Design, production, installation, maintenance and repair of navigation, information and art elements in the zoo area. Realization of exhibitions and accompanying expositions. Working with wood and board materials."

CHKO Broumovsko - landscape ecologist (hydrology)
- requires Bachelors in zoology or nature protection or ecology, driving licence
- salary 27 650 ‍–‍ 40 740 czk / month
 
Zoo Ostrava - bird curator
- requires zoology degree, English proficiency, bird husbandry knowledge
- starting salary in case of fresh graduate is 21.710 CZK / month (=850 euro before taxes)
(That salary is complete joke for somebody expected to run bird collection of 130 species, visit conferences, and maybe take over some EEP or two in future)

Zoo Brno - reptile keeper and aquarist
- requires either high school specialised in animal husbandry/vet graduate, or experience
- salary 21.300 - 25.250 CZK / month
Brno has some really nice freshwater and marine fish tanks thus ideal job for hobby aquarists.

Zoo Hodonín - animal keeper
- requires high school specialised in exotic or farm animal husbandry graduate

Zoo Tábor - animal keeper
- requires high school (or university) specialised in zoology, animal husbandry or vet graduate
- salary 29.160 - 36.170 CZK / month

Zoo Sedlec - animal keeper
- requires high school in animal keeping graduate or experience, and driving licence
- salary 28.000 - 33.000 CZK / month

Bushmaster - reptile keeper
- requires either experience, or high school in animal keeping graduate, driving licence
- salary 23.000 - 25.000 CZK / month
This is a private reptile farm, produces mostly chamaeleons, geckos, snakes and others.

ČSOP Vlašim - director of Vodní dům Hulice
- requires university degree or specialised high school graduate in nature sciences, tourism or education
This is a popular nature education centre with a small animal collection. 3-4 employees + seasonal staff. Dog-firendly office, up to 25% home office. No salary published.

Muzeum východních Čech (HK) - curator of ethomology dep
- requires university degree
- salary 25.000 czk / month

Comtra - ornamental fish keeper
- no requirements
- salary 19.000 - 26.000 CZk / month
This is a farm that breeds and exports freshwater ornamental fish. Týn nad Vltavou.

Zoopark Zájezd - helping hand (gardening, cleaning...)
- requires driving licence
 
Zoo Praha - small mammal keeper (includes polar bears)
Zoo Praha - elephant keeper
Zoo Praha - bird keeper
- requires high school with specialisation in farming, exotic animals or vet nursing
- doesnt mention salary

Zoo Plzeň - garderner
- requires experience in gardening, no education required

Zoo Ostrava - all-round animal keeper
- requires high school with maturita exam
- starting salary for person without any experience: 18 680 CZK / month

Animal Park Rabina - animal keepers
- no education or experience required, but they accept only very local applicants
(they have heaps of big cats so if you are into them...)

COMTRA - ornamental fish keeper
- no education or experience required
- 21200 - 28500 CZK / month

Zoo Bojnice - zoologist (head of zoologic department)
- requires university degree in zoology or biology, driving licence, 1 year experience, English
- starting salary 978 eur / month
 
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Zoo Praha - small mammal keeper (includes polar bears)
Zoo Praha - elephant keeper
Zoo Praha - bird keeper
- requires high school with specialisation in farming, exotic animals or vet nursing
- doesnt mention salary

Zoo Plzeň - garderner
- requires experience in gardening, no education required

Zoo Ostrava - all-round animal keeper
- requires high school with maturita exam
- starting salary for person without any experience: 18 680 CZK / month

Animal Park Rabina - animal keepers
- no education or experience required, but they accept only very local applicants
(they have heaps of big cats so if you are into them...)

COMTRA - ornamental fish keeper
- no education or experience required
- 21200 - 28500 CZK / month

Zoo Bojnice - zoologist (head of zoologic department)
- requires university degree in zoology or biology, driving licence, 1 year experience, English
- starting salary 978 eur / month
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Czech keepers could consider moving to the UK, where minimum wages are between 3 and 4 times as high as those at home!
 
I have no idea about the Czech housing market and inflation but the last one sounds brutal.
 
Zoo Praha - elephant keeper
Zoo Praha - bird keeper
- both require high school education specialised in animal husbandy, vet tech or similar

Zoo Praha - animal exchange officer
- requires university degree, English fluency, driving licence

Zoo Plzeň - hoofstock keeper
- requires prior experience with hoofed animals

Zoo Plzeň - bird keeper
- no requirements listed

Zoo Tábor - deputy head keeper
- requires university degree in animal husbandry, farming or vet
- salary 420.000 - 500.000 CZK / year (= 1400 - 1667 eur / month)

Zoo Bratislava - digital marketer
- requires high school education, prior experience, Slovak (C1) and English (B2) fluency
- 1400 eur / month

Farmapark u Toma - head keeper
- requires at least high school education
- 34.000 - 36.000 CZK / month (=ca 1400 eur)

Farmapark u Toma - part-time keeper
- requires driving licence, education or experience is not hard requirement
- 130 - 150 CZK / hour (= 5,2 - 6 eur)

Terra Habal - reptile keeper
- 29.000 - 31.000 CZK / month
This is private reptile breeder and related equipment retailer.

Macenauer - fish keeper
- requires driving licence
This is large ornamental fish breeder, job includes fish tank maintenance at customer sites.

Most places still hire for student part-time jobs in hospitality, carpark wardens etc.
 
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