Applications Available at www.detroitzoo.org

ROYAL OAK, Mich., March 9, 2009 – The Detroit Zoo is looking for smiling, energetic, friendly and enthusiastic people for summer seasonal employment. 

The Zoo is seeking employees to work flexible schedules in the following positions: cashiers, sales representatives, guest relations assistants, ride operators, park safety officers (security), and Summer Safari camp teachers and aides. 

In addition, concessions, retail and some custodial and groundskeeping positions will be filled by Service Systems Associates, the concessionaire that provides these services to the Zoo.

Applicants must be at least 17 years of age by their start date.  Pay rates and job and age requirements vary by position.  Candidates must be available to work on weekends, evenings and holidays. 

The Detroit Zoo and Service Systems Associates are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to diversity in the workforce.  The Zoo performs background checks and pre-employment substance-abuse screening and maintains a drug-free workplace.   

For more information or to download and print an employment application, visit http://www.detroitzoo.org/Jobs/Jobs/Jobs/ and click on the appropriate link to apply for either Detroit Zoo or Service Systems Associates openings.

The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.  Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak.  The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October.  Admission is $11 for adults 15 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 14; children under 2 are free.  For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.  The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. Admission is free.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 
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