Cincinnati Zoo AmeriCorps

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Organization

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Job Posted

February 21, 2024

Job status

Open

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Website

https://cincinnatizoo.org/about-us/job-opportunities/

Careers

Contact Name

Stephanie Wical

Contact Email

stephanie.wical@cincinnatizoo.org

Deadline to Apply

Location

Cincinnati, OH
United States
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is known for many things - our conservation efforts, our green initiatives, our friendly staff… but did you know that we have a strong set of core values that make us the best team around, and a Top Workplace in Cincinnati? We’re more than coworkers… we’re family. By building Collaborative Relationships, displaying Positivity and Energy, having Pride, Passion and a Sense of Ownership, supporting Accountability, Mutual Trust and Respect, and embracing Progressive Thinking, we have built a team of dedicated staff that focuses on our visitors, our community, and our future. This is what we believe and how we act. If this gets you fired up, we look forward to having you join our team!

Summary

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden offers opportunities for everyone! CZBG and AmeriCorps have partnered to bring a variety of fun, engaging, and conservation-based opportunities to audiences including youth, visitors, animal ambassadors, and more! Together, CZBG and AmeriCorps will provide quality STEM education to economically disadvantaged PreK-12th grade students, will engage Zoo visitors, volunteers, Zooteens, and community members in environmentally conscious practices and behaviors, grow and maintain Zoo and community garden spaces, facilitate data coordination for animal welfare excellence and conservation research, and support a variety of sustainability initiatives.

The Cincinnati Zoo Unto Others program offers a variety of different AmeriCorps Positions: 

  • Animal Excellence 
  • Conservation Impact 
  • Animal Conservation & Research (CREW) 
  • Plant Conservation & Outreach (CREW) 
  • Sustainability
  • Conservation & Nature Educator 
  • Global Conservation 
  • Pollinator Conservation & Advocacy (Horticulture) 
  • Community Gardens (Horticulture) 

To learn more about each position, please check out our job site at: https://cincinnatizoo.org/about-us/job-opportunities/ 

Compensation Information

  • Living Stipend to be paid bi-weekly over the 11-month service term.
  • Eligible to receive an education award upon successful completion of 1,700-hour service term. *Value dependent on Pell Grant each year.
  • Health care and childcare benefit eligible

(Hoping to have set Living Stipend amount and Education Award Amount by April)