The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
is seeking nominations and applications for youth employment opportunities for
teens from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to work in our Education
Department.
Qualified teens will be selected
through competitive interview process to join the sophomore year of our program
as a W.I.L.D. Steward (Wildlife Immersion and Leadership Development). This
program seeks to offer enriching year-round, paid positions for low-income
teens to develop their sense of confidence, responsibility, leadership ability,
and public speaking skills. Teens will play, learn, work, and serve with our
Education staff to support our vision of inspiring everyone within our reach to
take positive action to protect wildlife and wild places. W.I.L.D. Stewards
will create and deliver educational presentations using live animals at
locations within the community. Must be from one of the following zip codes:
Apply by following this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WILD2017
If you know a teen between the
ages of 15 and 18* who would be an asset to this Zoo program, please nominate
them, or have them contact:
Christopher
Conner
W.I.L.D.
Program Coordinator connerc@jacksonvillezoo.org
(904)
757-4463 x 484
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