<p>Overview:</p> <p>Spend your days surrounded by curious minds and beautiful animals! After undergoing in-park training, you will be responsible for educational program instruction and facilitating animal interaction programs. Based on experience, you may also be responsible for general care, cleanliness, and maintenance of education animal areas and assigned education animals.</p> <p>This is a seasonal position lasting for the 2026 operating season only. Seasonal associates are let go for a period of no less than 13 weeks at the end of the 2026 operating season.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <p>You'll impact our guests by:</p> <ul> <li>Lead groups on educational tours for Wildlife Discovery and Discovery Field Trips. </li><li>Educate and engage guests participating in all animal interaction programs. </li><li>Act as a host to our Guest, greeting and checking them in. </li><li>Assist in education conservation days. </li><li>Maintain cleanliness of offices and break areas. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Must be a minimum of 18 years or older. </li><li>Must enjoy working with adults and children and be a positive role model for all Guests. </li><li>Must be able to handle possible stressful situations. </li><li>Should exhibit good problem solving skills, be flexible, organized, creative, and outgoing. </li><li>Must be available to work weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays. </li><li>Studies in biology and/or education preferred. </li><li>Must be able to speak with excellent public speaking skills, in front of large groups of people. </li><li>Be able to work in a fast paced environment; must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. </li><li>Capable of working proactively, in a team and independently. </li><li>Capable of facilitating strong communication among team members and be able to communicate effectively in English verbally and in writing. </li><li>Must be computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Access. </li><li>Capable to traverse the park property, and able to lift up to 50lbs. </li><li>Must be able to work around animals, salt water, in an indoor and outdoor environment in all weather conditions. </li></ul>