Wildlife Safari
Position Overview
This is a full-time staff position, responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, marketing, and evaluation of all educational programs. Some of the programs involved are: Animal Ambassador Program, Kids’ Day Camps, Outreach presentations, and more. Other responsibilities are professional networking and participation in national zoological educations associations, public relations, and public speaking.
Key Responsibilities
- Works closely with the Executive Director and senior staff to develop long term strategic goals for the Education Department.
- Develops and implements department policies and procedures which provide for the safety of staff, volunteers, public, and animal collection.
- Assures compliance with ethical standards of the profession as adopted by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Zoological Association of America (ZAA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other regulatory agencies.
- Maintains highest level of husbandry for department’s animal collection through proper scheduling, training and development of staff.
- Seeks to continuously develop educational value of collection. Recommends to Curator acquisition of animals to complement education’s collection.
- Works closely with other senior staff to develop educational programs and coordinate activities, which meet the goals and mission of Wildlife Safari.
- Cultivates and solidifies relationships with other education institutions to develop mutually beneficial programs and serve community’s zoological and conservation education needs.
- Works alongside staff in the daily tasks such as animal husbandry, keeper chats, and educational programming.
- Creates, markets and coordinates programs with local educational institutions and home school organizations.
- Creates modules, lessons, activities and programs to promote Safari’s education mission in a variety of settings e.g. camps, after school programs, etc.
- Makes learning fun and builds enthusiasm for Wildlife Safari education programs.
- Conducts outreach with education animal collection as requested by community.
- Coordinates park’s Ambassador program.
- Works closely with other departments for cross training, utilizing other animal collections in public presentations, and to effectively promote education programming.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Educational Requirements and Experience
Graduation from high school or equivalent is required. Additional Bachelor’s Degree in biology, zoology, animal science, educational, or other related field, or minimum three years experience in work relevant to zoo educational programming. Supervisory experience preferred.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work outdoors and indoors in extreme weather conditions. Able to bend, stoop, crawl and walk on uneven surfaces. Ability to lift up to 50 (fifty) pounds. Good physical health, ability to pass drug test (including marijuana) and negative TB test.
Additional Requirements
Demonstrated strong leadership, good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work as a part of a team. Must have maintained a valid driver’s license for minimum of three years with a clean driving record of 3-5 years. Must be able to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and necessary overtime.
This is an all-round position requiring a flexible, motivated, and dedicated team player. Requires strong animal care, interpersonal, and leadership skills and the ability to work effectively with all levels of staff
Benefits
- Health insurance following 60 days. Wildlife Safari pays 75% of the cost.
- Dental insurance following 60 days.
- Supplemental insurance following 60 days.
- Sick leave following 90 days, paid time off after 1-year of service.
- 401k retirement with up to a 3% match following one year of service.
- Free labor on vehicle maintenance.
- Free labor on veterinary care to personal animals.
- Free membership with reciprocal zoo
- 40% off in Restaurant and Gift Shop
- Free animal encounters
- Employee parties throughout the year
Wildlife Safari is a drug-free workplace and applicants must pass a drug screen (including for Marijuana) prior to being offered a position.
TO APPLY:
Forward a cover letter and resume to our email address. Please clearly state the position you are applying for in the email.
Wildlife Safari will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Wildlife Safari will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of physical or mental disability in regard to any position for which the applicant is qualified.
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