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King Conservation Leadership Academy Assistant Seasonal

Brookfield Zoo Chicago · Brookfield, Illinois, US

Join the PRIDE and Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s mission to ignite emotional connections with wildlife that spark conservation action while leading vital programs...

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Join the PRIDE and Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s mission to ignite emotional connections with wildlife that spark conservation action while leading vital programs to protect endangered species. Our beautiful 235-acre campus offers a living classroom that is home to over 3,500 animals representing 500 species. Brookfield Zoo Chicago is embarking on a groundbreaking, ambitious Next Century Plan to achieve our vision. It is the beginning of an exciting transformative journey! This King Conservation Leadership Academy Assistant Seasonal contributes to the success of Brookfield Zoo Chicago (“BZC”) by extending BZC’s mission to the variety of communities it serves, including generating consistent, positive exposure for BZC through on-site and off-site community engagement in experiential learning opportunities. The primary goal for this position is to support high-quality informal S.T.E.A.M. education while building strong, sustainable relationships with a diverse spectrum of audiences and age ranges partaking in onsite, offsite, and virtual programming. This is a seasonal non-union hourly position, grade S007 with a pay rate of $17.10 per hour. Please see Benefits Summary section below the j...