Looking for a summer job on the wild side? John Ball Park Zoo has more than 130 job openings available, and they are filling up fast.
The positions are both part-time and full-time for the summer months. There are opportunities in the gift shop, concession stand, events and rental department, experiences (like the zipline and touchable stingrays), education department, membership, and maintenance. For most positions, there is no experience necessary.
Nancy Johnson, interim human resources manager at John Ball Park Zoo says that, beyond the need to make some spending money, this is the ideal summer job for those pursuing a job in education, hospitality and tourism, biology, zoology, horticulture, and environmental science/conservation.
"Those looking for internships may be able to use their work experience here to fulfill those requirements,” she says. “Many of the jobs offer a good experience base for building a career."
Johnson recommends that all job seekers attend a zoo job fair on Saturday, March 4, from 10am to 3pm. The zoo suggests responders apply online before attending the fair, where they’ll have an opportunity to speak to the hiring managers about the jobs. Applicants can easily apply for multiple jobs through the online application process.
"It's a great place to work,” Johnson says. “You get a lot of great experience, meet wonderful people and it's a wildly fun atmosphere."
The job fair will be held in the John Ball Zoo ballroom, located on the second floor of the zoo administration office outside of the zoo gate. People can find out more by going to:
www.jbzoo.org/careers. Applicants must be 16 years of age and older.
John Ball Zoo is located at 1300 W. Fulton, 1 mile west of downtown. For more information, call (616)336-4300, email
[email protected], check out the zoo’s
Facebook page, JB Zoo, or
visit www.jbzoo.org.
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