Position Description 1. Help lead educational activities and Zoo camp tours for children (primarily ages 4-9). 2. Help prepare classroom materials. 3. Supervise and evaluate high school assistants. 4. Learn career-related skills that help prepare you for the professional workplace. 5. Learn to analyze and develop your skills through reflective journaling and mentor relationships with education staff. 6. Some team-teaching opportunities available for those who are interested. (Position does not allow for direct animal handling. Housing not provided.) Requirements 1. Must be a current college student or recent graduate (up to one year past graduation date). 2. Must have some experience with children. 3. Must demonstrate public speaking skills such as enthusiasm, voice inflection and varied facial expressions. 4. Must exhibit consistent professional characteristics such as a positive attitude, ability to show initiative, emotional maturity and self-responsibility. 5. Physical movements required: Must be able to walk through the Zoo for up to two hours; must be able to kneel, squat and carry material storage boxes. 6. International applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without Zoological Society sponsorship. 7. Attend Required Training: a. Intern training: June 5-9, 11-14 (approx. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) b. High school assistant training: June 13 (12 p.m.-8 p.m.) c. Are you a student teacher and have questions about training date conflicts? Call MaryLynn with questions at 414-258-5058, ext. 422 Pay Rate and Dates of Employment Pay rate: $8.50 per hour (M-F, 8 hours per day) Start date: June 5, 2012 End date: August 15, 2012 Work days off: July 4, 5 & 6 (additional days off need approval prior to hiring.) PAID INTERNSHIPS at the Zoo Great teaching Opportunities! Application Process • Cover Letter and Resume should be Mailed OR E-mailed by: MAIL: MaryLynn S.-Zoological Society Education 10005 W. Blue Mound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226 E-MAIL: [email protected] (subject line: 2012 Summer Internship) • Resume should reflect ALL EXPERIENCES with children (volunteer and paid) along with timeline and description of work/ages. • IF YOU QUALIFY, you will be contacted for a March interview date. Interview applicants must provide 2-3 letters of recommendation and fill out an application (which will be emailed upon notification of the interview). The application and letters of recommendation must be presented at the time of the interview. After the interview process is complete, applicants will be notified regarding whether he/she received a position by April 9, 2012. • Questions: call MaryLynn 414-258-5058, ext. 422 (8 a.m.- 4 p.m., M-F) SUMMER 2012 Join our team of educators and volunteers in the Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s Karen Peck Katz Conservation Education Center at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Work with youth ages 2-14 in our 2012 Summer Adventure Camps. Our education programs are designed to help children develop environmental and scientific knowledge through fun, hands-on learning. 5053J11 feb. 13, 2012.

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Page 1: PAID INTERNSHIPS at the Zoo SUMMER 2012 · Position Description 1. Help lead educational activities and Zoo camp tours for children (primarily ages 4-9). 2. Help prepare classroom

relationships with education staff.6. Some team-teaching opportunities available for those who are interested.

(Position does not allow for direct animal handling. Housing not provided.)

Requirements1. Must be a current college student or recent graduate (up to one year past graduation date).2. Must have some experience with children. 3. Must demonstrate public speaking skills such as enthusiasm, voice inflection and

varied facial expressions.4. Must exhibit consistent professional characteristics such as a positive attitude,

ability to show initiative, emotional maturity and self-responsibility. 5. Physical movements required: Must be able to walk through the Zoo for up to two hours;

must be able to kneel, squat and carry material storage boxes. 6. International applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without Zoological Society sponsorship. 7. Attend Required Training:

a. Intern training: June 5-9, 11-14 (approx. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.) b. High school assistant training: June 13 (12 p.m.-8 p.m.)c. Are you a student teacher and have questions about training date conflicts?

Call MaryLynn with questions at 414-258-5058, ext. 422

Pay Rate and Dates of EmploymentPay rate: $8.50 per hour (M-F, 8 hours per day)Start date: June 5, 2012 End date: August 15, 2012 Work days off: July 4, 5 & 6 (additional days off need approval prior to hiring.)

PAID INTERNSHIPS at the Zoo Great teaching Opportunities!

Application Process• Cover Letter and Resume should be Mailed OR E-mailed by:

MAIL: MaryLynn S.-Zoological Society Education 10005 W. Blue Mound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226

E-MAIL: [email protected] (subject line: 2012 Summer Internship)• Resume should reflect ALL EXPERIENCES with children (volunteer and paid) along with timeline

and description of work/ages.• IF YOU QUALIFY, you will be contacted for a March interview date. Interview applicants must provide 2-3 letters of

recommendation and fill out an application (which will be emailed upon notification of the interview). The application and letters of recommendation must be presented at the time of the interview. After the interview process is complete, applicants will be notified regarding whether he/she received a position by April 9, 2012.

• Questions: call MaryLynn 414-258-5058, ext. 422 (8 a.m.- 4 p.m., M-F)

SUMMER 2012Join our team of educators and volunteers in the Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s Karen Peck Katz Conservation Education Center at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Work with youth ages 2-14 in our 2012 Summer Adventure Camps. Our education programs are designed to help children develop environmental and scientific knowledge through fun, hands-on learning.

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feb. 13, 2012.