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Zoo Program Education Member Number of positions: 6 ABOUT THE CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN AND AMERICORPS The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (CZBG) offers opportunities for everyone! CZBG and AmeriCorps have partnered to bring a variety of fun, engaging, and conservation-based opportunities to audiences including youth, visitors, animal ambassadors, and more! Together, CZBG and AmeriCorps will provide quality STEM education to economically disadvantaged PreK-12th grade students, will engage Zoo visitors, volunteers, ZooTeens, and community members in environmentally conscious practices and behaviors, grow and maintain Zoo and community garden spaces, facilitate data coordination for animal welfare excellence and conservation research, and support a variety of sustainability initiatives. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is known for many things - our conservation efforts, our green initiatives, our friendly staff... but did you know that we have a strong set of core values that make us the best team around, and a Top Workplace in Cincinnati? We're more than coworkers... we're family. By building Collaborative Relationships, displaying Positivity & Energy, having Pride, Passion & a Sense of Ownership, supporting Accountability, Mutual Trust & Respect, and embracing Progressive Thinking, we have built a team of dedicated staff that focuses on our visitors, our community, & our future. This is what we believe and how we act. If this gets you fired up, we look forward to having you join our team! ABOUT THE EDUCATION AMERICORPS MEMBER POSITION The incumbent is a full-time AmeriCorps position serving 1,700 hours (40 hours per week) over an 11-month term of service (October 1, 2025 to September 25, 2026). They will report directly to and be supervised by the Education Program Managers. Schedules will serve 5 days a week, 8-hour days and assigned as needed Monday-Saturday. Members serving in the Education Department will work within a variety of programming including: Zoo Troop, camps, schools programming, off grounds outreach in the community, and programs for participants with developmental disabilities. This position will be in a cohort of six AmeriCorps Members, creatively collaborating to achieve program goals specifically focused on: Training on and handling live education animal ambassadors, employing the highest care and presentation standards. Providing STEM education to economically disadvantaged PreK-12th grade students to improve science literacy and academic engagement. Serving both school and public education audiences through the recruitment, preparation, instruction, development and maintenance of curriculum, and evaluation of educational programming offered through the Living Classroom Education Access Fund (LCEAF). Teaching programs with children with varying developmental and physical disabilities. Assisting with teacher professional development, program instruction, and evaluation. Collaborating with a local public school to offer urban learning garden programs in-school and after-school. Supporting community-based conservation service opportunities at the Zoo and at surrounding partner sites. Developing and promoting inclusive practices and resources across all Zoo Education programming. Mentoring high school students (Zoo Academy students and ZooTeens) in conservation and environmental education. Collecting and analyzing data collected from program participants. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Skills Strong writing skills Strong communication and public speaking skills Strong customer service skills Excellent organizational skills with ability to meet deadlines and independently manage multiple tasks and timely follow-through, with flexibility to adapt to changing needs and to w