Husbandry technician

(Part-Time) Amphibian Husbandry Technician

Josh’s Frogs is a constantly growing online pet store and industry leader that prides itself on selling only happy, healthy, captive-bred amphibians, reptiles, and pet bugs. We run on EOS. We value integrity and practice open books, where we share our financials with all employees. We believe in working as one team. We expect our employees to be constantly growing, and we value promoting from within.

We are currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented individual for the part-time Amphibian Husbandry Technician position in our Tree Frogs and Toad Department. As a member of this team, you’ll provide care for amphibians at all stages of life — from tadpoles to adults — including feeding and daily maintenance. Your primary responsibilities will include assisting with the care and raising of captive-bred amphibians, supporting tadpole and adult care routines, and collecting data to help the department continue to grow and improve.

This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about animal welfare, amphibian conservation, and hands-on husbandry work. At Josh’s Frogs, we take pride in promoting sustainable practices and creating a positive, collaborative environment where both our people and the animals we care for can thrive.

• Part-time 28 per week
• Training Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8 am - 4 pm
• Regular Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8 am - 4 pm
• $16.00/hour Starting Wages

Benefits include:

• Paid time off (Holiday, Sick, and Vacation, with Sick pay and 24 Holiday hours added upon hire)
• $50,000 life insurance
• Fully vested 401(k) (100% company matching up to 3%, then 50% match up to 6%), with additional options for Roth
• Free membership to Calm Premium (including up to 5 dependents)
• Generous employee discount on the Josh’s Frogs website
• Free breakfast, snacks, and coffee provided at work
• Travel opportunities for expos/shows (in some positions)

Day-to-day tasks include:

• Help provide care for raising and captive-bred (CBP) amphibians in the Tree Frog and Toad Department.
• Assist with tadpole and adult care as needed.
• Perform daily feeding, maintenance, and observation of raising and CBP tree frogs and toad froglets, ensuring proper care and growth to sellable size and age.
• Collect and record data to establish trends and improve departmental metrics.
• Maintain strong attention to detail and commitment to animal welfare.

For this position, you MUST possess:

• Strong work ethic and motivation to learn new skills
• Good problem-solving abilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Prior animal care or husbandry experience is ideal

Special consideration is given to those with:

• Prior animal husbandry experience

Examples of how an employee could exhibit our core values in this position:

• Integrity - Never cutting corners on essential cleaning tasks. Communicating limitations; if a task can’t be finished to SOP standard, it’s better to ask for help than to cut corners at the expense of the animals’ well-being.
• One Team - Working with other departments when the need arises, as well as helping complete tasks when team members are out.
• Constantly Growing - Innovating a new way to perform animal husbandry tasks that improves efficiency or quality of animals.

Herpetoculture is booming, and we're the proof! Josh's Frogs was one of the INC 5000's fastest-growing businesses in 2022, and we're proud of it. What's more impressive is that this is Josh's Frogs' FIFTH year in a row on the INC 5000 List! Only 5% of businesses have made the list five years consecutively. One of our core values isn’t “constantly growing” for nothing; the proof is in the pond. Come join the team and expand alongside one of America’s top-growing companies!

• Due to the high volume of applicants, our recruiters are unable to contact every candidate. If our team is interested in pursuing your candidacy, we will be in contact via phone or email. If you'd like to reach out to us through Indeed, you may send us a message, or you can send us an email [email protected]. Please do not reach out to Josh's Frogs customer service team with application inquiries.

It is the policy of Josh’s Frogs to provide equal employment opportunity in recruitment, selection, training, compensation, promotion, job transfer, and assignments. These opportunities and other conditions of employment are extended to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or other protected categories under applicable laws.

It is also the policy of Josh’s Frogs to make reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, and to extend employment opportunities to such persons, as well as to special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam era, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, and other protected veterans. The Vice President of Human Resources is the Equal Employment Policy Officer for the company.