Get paid for having fun! John Ball Zoo aims to fill 60 seasonal positions

The seasonal hiring at John Ball Zoo has begun, with 30 to 60 seasonal, part-time positions still unfilled. Persons looking for active engagement with people, summertime zoo activities, and even jobs that include working with animals will find 16 different types of jobs spread over eight employment areas on the zoo's website.

The eight employment areas are food services, gift shop, experiences, admissions, business development, education, animal care, and education.

Specific positions include food concessions worker, gift shop supervisor, guest experiences facilitator, lead zoo interpreter, rental and event facilitator, trolley driver, zoo instructor aide, and more.

The concession and retail positions are perfect first jobs for teens ages 16 years and up, says Marketing Manager Krys Bylund. All other positions are open only for applicants 18 years and older.

"Having the seasonal workers is seriously vital," Bylund says. "We could not run the zoo without the support for our full-time people. We're putting through nearly half a million people, so you can imagine the amount of rubbish we have to dispose of, we need people to direct parking cars, we need educators to talk about the animals and to (enable the zoo to) have the interactive displays like the touchable stingrays and the feedable budgies."

Bylund says the number of John Ball Zoo employees more than doubles in the summer months.

To review the open jobs and to apply online, click here.

Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor