Cincinnati Zoo Unto Others Animal Crew Member

Cincinnati Zoo Unto Others Animal CREW Member

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden 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. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : The incumbent is a full-time AmeriCorps position serving 1,700 hours (40 hours per week) over an 11-month term of service. Schedules will serve 5 days a week, 8-hour days, Monday-Friday.

RESPONSIBILITIES General laboratory upkeep, including, but not limited to: Washing dishware Maintaining and sterilizing equipment Preparing media Processing fecal samples from a variety of species Observing and scoring behavioral videos Other tasks as required. There may be some work with other species as well (felids and polar bears), but the internship will focus on CREW's AIRS research.

Evaluate, assess, and report program goals and outcomes. Measure impact of and goals for the program year. Participate in a mid-year and end-of-year performance review process with supervisors.

Complete bi-weekly timesheets to accurately report hours served. Participate in professional development workshops through AmeriCorps in-service days, service projects and training opportunities.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage , Training .

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