Job Abstract

The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) serves some of Orange County’s most vulnerable student populations and provides support and mandated fiscal oversight to 28 school districts serving more than 600 schools and approximately 475,000 students. In addition to providing direct instruction to students through its own alternative and special education programs, OCDE administers an array of programs and services that are critical to the operations of local school districts and community colleges, facilitating professional development, legal guidance, payroll, career and technical education support, high-speed internet access, Local Control and Accountability Plan assistance and approval, resources for families, and student enrichment. OCDE’s vision is that “Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success.” Department staff are working to achieve this goal in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development, from early childhood through higher education, and in partnership with families, businesses and community organizations.

We are currently recruiting for an energetic and caring professional to serve as our Animal Care Assistant for Inside the Outdoors (ITO) program. Our ITO School and Field Program is a unique hands-on environmental education program that provides Science Field Trips and Traveling Scientist programs for preschool to High School students. Our Animal Care Assistant will be assigned to the Inside the Outdoors unit, under the Education Services Division. This position is located at our administrative office which is located in Costa Mesa. Our Animal Care Assistant provides assistance with cleaning animal cages, feeding, monitoring records, and exercising animals for the program.