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Job Posted
January 31, 2023
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Remote
No
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Contact Name
Leigh McGinty
Contact Email
mcgintyl@jacksonvillezoo.org
Contact Phone
Location
United States
Help us engage preschool children while creating a safe, positive culture of innovation, empowerment, and collaboration to meet our mission, "Connecting the community to wildlife with wild places."
Summary
APPLY online https://www.jacksonvillezoo.org
Do you have…
- Public speaking experience?
- A desire to engage and inspire visitors of all ages?
- An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development and/or equivalent combination of training and work experience with teaching young children in an informal setting (such as a zoo, museum, nature center, parks department, etc.)?
- Experience to consistently work around a variety of animals including invertebrates, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
- A passion for conservation, education, wildlife, and an eagerness to make a difference in our natural world?
- Availability for evenings or holidays as required by the needs of the department?
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to work outdoors and indoors under all environmental conditions and temperatures.
- Ability to work with a variety of animals including invertebrates, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
- Able to consistently speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation, public speaking, and general communication with of public audiences.
- Ability to transport and move items occasionally up to 25 pounds without difficulty.
- Ability to consistently remain on feet for prolonged periods of time.
- Ability to access and navigate each department at the organization on foot and/or operate a motorized cart.
- Ability to operate hand or power tools.
- Exceptional visual acuity required, along with the ability to communicate, comprehend and decipher information accurately, using a two-way radio.
- Manual dexterity for standing, reaching, flexibility, and body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling, stoop, bend, lift, kneel, crawl, climb, jump, dig and prolonged standing/sitting.
- Grasp, turn, and manipulate objects of varying size and weight, requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
- Visual and auditory acuity appropriate for animal care, safety and to discern differences for computer screens, documents and/or labels.
- Auditory acuity for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, two-way radio, and face-to-face interactions.
Inclusion, diversity, and equality as a value
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens embraces diversity in a meaningful way and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight, or height.
EOE / DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
Compensation Information
Part-Time (29.5 hour/week)
Compensation depends on experience at a hourly range of $20.00- $24.50.