FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – If you are looking for work this summer – the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo may just have something for you. Zoo representatives say they are hiring for the upcoming season and holding a job fair soon.
Zoo representatives released the following:
The Zoo opens for the season in April, and we are searching for friendly and outgoing individuals to join our team. The Zoo Job Fair is being held Saturday, March 9 and requires pre-registration. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and Service Systems Associates, the Zoo’s food and retail partner, will be interviewing for more than 150 seasonal positions to serve the 600,000 annual Zoo guests. Seasonal Zoo job openings include Education Interpreters, Education Program Counselors, Event Associates, Front Gate Associates, Horticulture Associates, Operations Associates, Food Service Associates, and Gift Shop Sales Associates. All openings are temporary positions, ranging from 15 to 40 hours per week during the Zoo season (April through October). For more information, click here
If you are unable to attend on March 9th, applications are accepted before and following the Job Fair.
For additional details, registration, and application forms, visit our website
About the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo: The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is northeast Indiana’s largest tourist attraction, hosting more than 600,000 guests annually. In 2021, the Zoo was voted Visit Indiana’s “Summer Bucket List Top Attraction” and is consistently named one of the nation’s Top Ten Zoos for Kids by national media outlets.
The Zoo is a conservation leader, contributing more than $272,000 annually to local, regional, and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats. The Zoo cares for more than 1500 animals and participates in 45 cooperative species survival plans and 42 taxon advisory groups.
As a self-supporting facility, the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo receives no tax dollars for operations. The Zoo’s operations are funded entirely by earned revenue and donations.
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