Apprenticeship as Animal Caretaker (EFZ) Specializing in Wildlife

The Directorate for Security, Environment and Energy is committed to safety, protection and assistance, environmental protection, sustainable energy supply, and is responsible for building permit procedures as well as for the Bern Zoo (Dählhölzli + BearPark). In the Zoo , we primarily convey knowledge about European animals and their habitats.

• Preparing food (this also includes slaughtering feed animals), cleaning facilities and maintaining the surroundings (e.g., weeding, mowing)
• Caring for a wide variety of animals and taking responsibility for their professional and species-appropriate care, maintenance, and breeding
• Maintaining and appropriately setting up facilities
• Informing guests

• Completed vocational training (preferably in a manual trade)
• A sense for practical work and enjoyment of physical effort
• Robust health, no allergies, strong constitution
• Acceptance of dirty work
• Good observation skills and attentiveness when dealing with animals, reliability