Are you a teen wanting to learn more about zoo or garden related careers while gaining life skills and hands-on experience for your résumé? Our Junior Curator Teens are a specially selected group of students who assist our Zoo staff with their daily routines to gain a better understanding of careers and conservation.
Apply here for the 2024-2025 year.
Opportunities
Our Junior Curators (JCs) have an opportunity to assist Zoo staff with animal and plant care and help educate our guests about conservation and wildlife.
Commitment
- Complete orientation and training.
- Commit to at least 100 hours of service in specific areas between Oct 2024 – Aug 2025.
- Attend at least 5 monthly meetings.
Requirements
- Must be 14-17 years old. (The deadline for the age range is August 1.)
- Applicants must complete an application form and be approved through an interview process.
- Purchase a uniform shirt for $15.
- Provide proof of a negative TB test.
- Work in a manner that supports and protects the health of the assigned collection, to include wearing assigned PPE and limiting exposure to known contagions.
- Ability to independently understand and follow directions.
- Strong sensory skills, including eyesight and hearing.
- Ability to work independently and as a team.
- Good oral communication skills.
- Ability to walk, stand, and sit for up to four-hour increments at a time.
- Ability to bend, stoop, and kneel.
- Ability to independently push, lift, and carry objects weighing more than 10lbs.
- Hand dexterity to use kitchen knives and small tools.
- Ability to tolerate extreme weather conditions.
- Ability to maintain a calm manner around animals.
- May be exposed to potential allergens, loud noise conditions, and strong odors.
Additional Information
- Click here for the Frequently Asked Questions about our Junior Curator program.
- The OKC Zoo is not designated as a 501(c)(3).
- Please contact mkesler@okczoo.org with any additional questions.