Applications are being accepted for a full-time Area Curator position with a focus on special projects to include resource management, animal transports, exhibit audits, and species planning. This position will cross train to cover curatorial duties across the zoo as needed and work closely with other departments to help manage animal-related projects. Must enjoy creating and conducting impactful guest experiences through Wild Encounters, Keeper Chats, and VIP tours. Experience hand rearing a variety of species is preferred.
Responsibilities: The Area Curator is a management position that directly oversees, organizes, and administers operations in specified animal areas, provides general supervision of employees, and assists with other zoo operations as required. See www.kidszoo.org for a full job description.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a related field and five years of zoo experience and two years of supervisory experience, or equivalent combination, are required. Demonstrated knowledge of species and systems in area of assignment; knowledge of wellbeing, enrichment, and operant conditioning; and other experiences related to specific situations in the assigned areas are preferred.
Benefits: This is a full-time, exempt position requiring availability for at least a 40-hour work week year-round. Full-time benefits include Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, 403b Plan, 403b Matching, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Days Off, Paid Holidays, and Paid Parental Leave as well as optional Dental, Vision, Life, and Pet Insurance Programs. All team members receive Employee Perks such as free zoo admission, friends and family passes, and concessions discounts as well as appreciation and recognition programs and events.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2024
About the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is northeast Indiana’s largest tourist attraction and well-loved community treasure, welcoming more than 600,000 guests each year and consistently named as one of the nation’s Top Ten Zoos for Kids by national media outlets. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo team provides exceptional animal care to 1,500 animals and 200 species throughout our 40 acre campus, participating in over 60 cooperative species survival programs. The zoo is committed to engaging diverse communities in our conservation work, delivering high-quality and educational community outreach programs, building a supportive and safe team culture, creating fun and welcoming experiences for all guests, and providing animals with opportunities to thrive physically and mentally through healthcare, nutrition, and advanced behavioral husbandry programs.
Mission: Connecting kids and animals, strengthening families, and inspiring people to care.
Vision: To create future generations of nature enthusiasts through leadership in animal care, educational experiences, and conservation.
