Employment
Mark your calendar to attend Knoxville Zoo's Job Fair on Saturday, February 20 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Come prepared to apply and interview for seasonal positions.
Click Here to Download the 2010 Job Fair Information Sheet
Current Openings:
Title: Part-Time Keeper I in Special Exhibits/Red Panda/Program Animal Building
Dept: Animal Collections
Report To: Curator of Red Pandas/Special Exhibits/Program Animals
Date Posted: January 27, 2010
Knoxville Zoo is currently seeking a part-time Keeper I (20 hours per week, no benefits) to work with the red panda collection, marmosets, program animals, and any animals and duties associated with seasonal exhibits in the Pilot Traveling Exhibits Building. Responsibilities include animal husbandry, area maintenance and interacting with guests.
Qualified candidates will have a minimum high school diploma, excellent communication skills, and ability to work with all varieties of animals, large and small, scaly, furred, feathered or finned, warm or cold-blooded, two, four, six or eight-legged. Candidates must possess a valid Tennessee Driver’s License and have the ability to work holidays and weekends and potentially more than 20 hours per week.
To apply, download an application from our website and submit completed application and/or resume to Human Resources Manager at Knoxville Zoo. Materials may be emailed to jhunt@knoxville-zoo.org, delivered in person to the Ranger Station at the Zoo or faxed to 865-637-1943. Deadline to apply is February 10, 2010.
It's great to work at the zoo. We offer all our full-time employees:
- 98% Paid Medical and 100% Paid Dental and Life Insurance
- Zoo membership with reciprocal admission benefits to over 180 other zoos and aqauriums
- Attractions Exchange Program tickets
- Sick Leave/Personal Time Off
- Retirement and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Company Provided Uniforms
- Tremendous Opportunity for Advancement
We accept applications and resumes for the positions listed in the following manner:
- By fax at (865) 637-1943
- By mail to Knoxville Zoo; P.O. Box 6040; Knoxville, TN 37914
- In person at the Ranger station at the front entrance, Monday-Friday from 8-5 p.m.
Please clearly indicate on the application specifically which position you are interested in. Once your application is received, HR will forward your package onto the appropriate hiring manager for consideration. If you are one of the ones chosen for an interview, you will be contacted directly by the hiring manager for an interview. Please note that HR does not store applications for any position at any time. We encourage you to check the Web site often as new positions are posted frequently.
Interested in
a zookeeping career? Learn more...
Interested in obtaining
and completing an employment application for Knoxville
Zoo? Please contact:
Jennifer Hunt, Knoxville
Zoo
P.O. Box 6040
Knoxville, TN 37914
Telephone: (865) 637-5331 ext. 407
Fax: (865) 637-1943
jhunt@knoxville-zoo.org
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Zoo's employment application in pdf format:
Knoxville Zoo offers positions
in many areas such as animal keepers, guest services,
professional and trade positions.
Knoxville Zoo is an equal-opportunity
employer and a drug-free workplace. It does not discriminate
in employment opportunities and practices on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or
any other characteristics protected by law.
