Every position at Potter Park Zoo is critical to achieving our mission. We are hiring! Our team of passionate individuals will impact our guests and help us to inspire conservation of animals and the natural world!
To request reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Cynthia Wagner at cwagner@ingham.org.
Maintenance – Now Hiring Seasonal Maintenance Team Members
Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor, Seasonal Zoo Maintenance Workers perform routine maintenance on zoo and park grounds, buildings and equipment, landscape and garden installation and maintenance. May also perform light construction. Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with visitors, and provide assistance to visitors as required promoting positive visitor experience. This position has a limited term of 9 months.
- Completes work orders as assigned including trash removal, cleaning bathrooms, landscaping and ground maintenance including painting, mowing, planting, weeding, mulching, snow, brush, and leaf removal, light construction, etc.
- Ensures pavilions are clean and ready for rental.
- Delivers maintenance cleaning supplies to various departments as needed.
- Works with zoo volunteers and seasonal maintenance employees.
- Assists full time maintenance employees with work order projects as assigned.
Customer Service – Now Hiring Seasonal Guest Service Team Members
$15/hr. – 20 to 40 hrs./week (3–9 mo.)
We are hiring passionate and attentive individuals to contribute to the zoo’s mission and to provide a memorable experience for all zoo guests. As we look to build our 2026 team, some job openings are immediate, while others will begin in the spring and summer months ahead.
- Customer Service Attendants serve as the first and often the last employee contact for our visitors. With important roles throughout the zoo, which include food & beverage prep, sales, & delivery, parking, admissions, and retail sales. Team members in these areas must commit to ensuring prompt, efficient, accurate, and friendly customer service to all zoo visitors.
- Successful candidates must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with visitors, maintain a balanced cash drawer, adhere to all health code and zoo safety standards, and complete daily reports, cleaning, and stock dependably.
- To apply: Prepare your cover letter telling us why you think this is the perfect job for you. Then follow this link, search for “zoo” and look for TEMPORARY CUSTOMER SERVICE ATTENDANTS – POTTER PARK ZOO. Follow instructions to apply!
Animal Care Worker
$15/hr. – 29 hrs/week (9 mo.)
- To apply: Follow above link and look for SEASONAL ANIMAL CARE WORKER – POTTER PARK ZOO. Follow instructions to apply!
- Under the supervision of the Animal Care Supervisor assists keepers in the daily husbandry tasks. Also receives direction from Keeper 500s. Maintains hand-written and electronic records related to animal care. Provides exceptional husbandry for animals as assigned. Provides excellent guest services at all times. Must always strive to maintain best practices as established by AZA and exceed USDA guidelines.
- Must be 18 years or older to apply.
