Spend your summer immersed in nature while building valuable personal and professional skills. Seasonal Camp Counselors develop communication, critical thinking, creativity, and hands-on leadership skills. If you're passionate about positively impacting the next generation, this role may be for you.
The Indianapolis Zoo is seeking passionate, dedicated, patient, and fun-loving individuals who enjoy actively engaging with children and being outdoors. We are looking for applicants with an interest in education and working with children through Zoo walks, interactive games, engaging lessons, and nature play. Seasonal Camp Counselors will help children develop and nurture a respect for wildlife and nature, encourage environmental protection, and create a fun and memorable experience. In addition, counselors will have opportunities to work with our conservation education team to continue to develop their professional, educational, and personal skills.
Ideal candidates are committed to advancing the Zoo's mission to protect nature and inspire people to care for our world. Successful applicants will be able to communicate ideas in an engaging manner, and maintain a professional, positive, respectful, and enthusiastic attitude to all guests, volunteers, and coworkers. Prior experience working with the public, especially children in a formal or informal educational institution is highly desirable.
Our on-grounds summer camp programs for children ages 5 to 14 take place from late May through early August. Seasonal Camp Counselors are needed Monday through Friday to conduct fun, educational programming. Typical hours are from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. This position pays $13.00/hr.
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Employment at the Indianapolis Zoo is contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment testing including a background check, motor vehicle check (if applicable) and a drug test.
Opened in 1964, the Indianapolis Zoo is the largest privately funded zoo in the nation. Located near downtown in White River State Park since 1988, the 93-acre Zoo was the first to be triple accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Alliance of Museums as a zoo, an aquarium and a botanic garden. Hosting more than a million visitors annually, the Zoo has also emerged as a global leader in animal conservation and research, receiving international recognition for work with conservation and breeding programs including the world’s first successful artificial insemination of an African elephant. Funding from the Indianapolis Zoo also supports the efforts of animal conservation organizations around the globe.
At the Zoo, guests can connect year-round with nearly 1,300 animals within living habitats that closely resemble their native regions of the globe. The beautiful 3.3-acre White River Gardens is also part of the Zoo and continues its tradition of connecting animals, plants and people.
