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Position
Title:
Attendant, Exhibits
Department:
Animal Management
Reports
to:
Manager, Animal Collection
FLSA
Status:
Non-exempt/Hourly
Pay
Rate:
$9.27/hour
Posting:
Applications are now being accepted for Exhibits Attendant
in the Animal Management Department at the Woodland Park Zoo
in Seattle. There are approximately 16 part-time, seasonal,
non-benefited positions to be filled at this time.
Summary:
Serves as guide to visitors and special groups and
provides information about exhibits, regulations, and facilities.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities: include the
following:
- Staff
the public areas of the exhibit, interpreting the exhibit
to the public.
- Oversee
crowd flow and ensure viewing etiquette guidelines are
followed by visitors.
- Insure
quarantine of butterflies within Butterflies in Flight,
the butterfly free flight area of the exhibit.
- Release
newly emerged butterflies from eclosion box in accordance
with USDA standards.
- Provide
routine care and observations of animals as assigned.
- Provide
assistance to Zoo Keepers.
- Monitor
the public, animals, buildings and exhibit areas when Keepers
have left the work areas.
- Close
the exhibit at the end of the day.
- Staff
the exhibit at special after-hours events upon request.
- Perform
other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
- Knowledge
of the zoo, preferably gained through working at the zoo
in a volunteer or staff capacity.
- Ability
to coordinate volunteers, and manage crowds and difficult
situations.
- Good
interpretive skills.
- Attentive
to detail.
- Enjoy
working with the public and serving a diverse population.
- Demonstrated
reliability and punctuality.
- Posses
a customer service-oriented demeanor.
- Ability
to work effectively as a team member, and independently
with little supervision.
- Ability
to work a non-standard/flexible schedule, which may include
weekends, evenings and holidays.
- Commitment to the mission of the zoo and the institution’s
Core Values.
Physical
Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee
is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision,
depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work
Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed
to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate.
How
To Apply:
Woodland
Park Zoo is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a
policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including
race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability,
veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.
<No Phone Calls Please>
Our
Application for Employment is available below in
two formats:
- Online
Fill out the online application (which allows you to attach your cover letter
and resume) and submit electronically.
- Portable
Document Format
Print and send the application along with a Cover Letter and Resume via U.S.
mail or fax. If you experience difficulty downloading the PDF document you
can obtain the necessary software (Adobe Acrobat Reader) here.
Attn: Exhibits
Attendant
Fax: 206-548-1538
Email: hr@zoo.org
US Mail:
Human Resources
Woodland Park Zoo
601 North 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
Application
Deadline: Ongoing interviews and hiring - apply now!
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