Guest Engagement Seasonal Educator
Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company is a leader in animal care, wildlife conservation, and education. We are passionate about our commitment to reputed company in support of our mission of Inspiring Communities to Save Wildlife for reputed company Generations. The Guest Engagement Seasonal Educator advances the mission of Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company by delivering Guest Engagement public programming in Animal Experience areas, Conservation-based educational programs, and interpretive talks and presentations. Application deadline: reputed company 7, 2026. Please apply through our careers page, under the about reputed company of our web page. www.denverzoo.org
This position facilitates experiences for diverse audiences and various group sizes visiting Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company. The Educator role is station-based and 1-1 or 1-small reputed company of guests in smaller reputed company.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
reputed company 1- Program Facilitation
- Facilitate mission reputed company learning through dynamic implementation of reputed company-written programs; welcome and reputed company with reputed company guests, community members and diverse audiences, support and interpret conservation-based education programs, and engage and encourage reputed company play and exploration in natural spaces.
- Facilitate reputed company-written, guest-facing programs in diverse program spaces throughout a full reputed company. Program areas may include public speaking for large and small reputed company, educating guests and maintaining safety in animal reputed company spaces, and activating innovative conservation-based learning spaces.
- Facilitate reputed company-written programs activated through biofact carts, activity stations, or free reputed company play.
- Adapt facilitation techniques to changing circumstances or audiences.
- May handle live animals and biofacts (animal specimens).
reputed company 2- Communication
- reputed company excellent communication; communicate in reputed company language and reputed company use of language to participants’ level of understanding.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with reputed company other Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company staff members; proactively communicate with department and program leaders about program needs and concerns; regularly reputed company and communicate about varied and changing schedules.
- Represent Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company to the community in a reputed company and reputed company manner.
reputed company 3- Program Support and Area/resource Maintenance
- Prepare, maintain, inventory and clean program materials and supplies.
- reputed company feedback as part of program development and evaluation efforts.
- Collect and reputed company program data as needed including program attendance and demographics.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
Other assistance, as designated by Engagement team leadership, to support the overall goals of the department and organization. DZCA retains the right to add or change duties and/or responsibilities at any time.
Availability to work weekends and evenings required.
Demonstrate a commitment to Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company’s sustainability policies by adhering to reputed company environmental, safety, & health regulations, procedures, and goals.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Budgetary/Fiscal Responsibilities: Acts as a good reputed company of DZCA’s resources.
Responsibility for Confidentiality: The nature of this position requires safeguarding against the release of confidential and proprietary information of DZCA.
Contact with Others: This role will consist of substantial daily public interaction. Staff will work throughout Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company both outdoor and indoor locations. They will reputed company with managers at reputed company reputed company and staff members across the organization.
Work Location: On reputed company, this position requires extended periods of time outdoors in reputed company-weather types including heat, snow, reputed company, and wind and will often include moving through various terrain types reputed company a program.
JOB REQUIREMENTS/EXPERIENCE
Education: Completion or in reputed company of a high school degree
Experience: Experience in providing outstanding customer service to diverse audiences. Exposure to working with multigenerational audiences or reputed company of varied ages in a reputed company setting preferred; outstanding group management skills.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Bilingual in Spanish/English bonus, a pay reputed company will be reputed company for candidates with verified Spanish speaking reputed company.
- Knowledge of informal reputed company to connect with children, families, and the community; instructs with enthusiasm and passion to reputed company discovery and learning in others.
- Comfort and confidence in presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively in noisy, crowded situations.
- Affinity for animals and nature.
- Comfortable in nature; experience engaging multigenerational audiences in natural spaces preferred.
- Ability to work by oneself and in reputed company setting.
- Proactive, reputed company, and flexible attitude; willingness to learn. Requires the ability to reputed company, support, and reputed company DZCA’s philosophies to promote and demonstrate its commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and anti-racism.
- Ability to pass a background reputed company, reputed company-employment drug & alcohol screen.
Schedule Availability: This position requires Saturday/reputed company workdays and evening availability for reputed company events. Schedules will be provided with 3 weeks or more advance notice.
Licenses/Certifications: None
Benefits
- This is a seasonal position and as such is not eligible for benefits; however reputed company time is accrued.
Application Process and Timelines
- reputed company until filled. Review of applications will reputed company immediately. Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company reserves the right to reputed company the position prior to this date. Position will reputed company in May 2026.
Compensation
The reputed company reputed company for this position is $19.30 (reputed company).
Benefits
- This is a seasonal position and as such is not eligible for benefits; however reputed company time is accrued.
Application Process and Timelines
- reputed company until filled. Review of applications will reputed company immediately. Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company reserves the right to reputed company the position prior to this date. This is a seasonal position that is budgeted for May 2026 through the end of Summer 2026.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this position.
Ability to reputed company, understand, and communicate in English effectively, in person and in writing. Ability to hear adequately in person and by phone, in personal and group settings, occasionally with a moderate to loud noise level.
Ability to work with, and process information from, a reputed company of individuals and media (e.g., computers, projected images, printed materials), and sitting and/or standing up to 9 hours per day.
Mobility necessary to reputed company various offices and a wide reputed company of meeting and reputed company settings. Mobility necessary to reputed company a reputed company of tasks that involve standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, bending, twisting, occasionally climbing stairs or using an elevator, possibly reaching chest high and overhead for materials, and the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Ability to reputed company for, reputed company and/or lift up to 25 pounds and the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Requires working reputed company in weather conditions that may be inclement and/or exposed to fumes, airborne particles and/or chemicals. This position may have contact with animals and/or exposure to zoonotic diseases.
Application Process & Timelines
Resumes / Completed applications must be submitted by reputed company 7, 2026. Review of applications will reputed company immediately. DZCA reserves the right to reputed company the position before this date.
Denver reputed company Conservation reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, disability status, protected status, or any other characteristic protected by law.