What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adventure Guide position at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium?
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Adventure Guide
Job Description Title: Adventure Guide
Job Description: Job Title: Adventure Guide
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Hours: Part-time seasonal (flexible schedule including weekends and holidays; most positions available March-November)
About the role:
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is seeking an Adventure Guide to guide child/adult play interactions in Children’s Adventure Trails exhibit. Adventure Guides help to develop the child’s physical capabilities, cognitive abilities and strengthen social emotional skills. Adventure Guides implement new play activities and model the best child/parent interactions. Adventure Guides strive to enrich children’s natural curiosity through diverse, child-centered explorations. This position reports directly to the Children’s Adventure Trails Supervisor.
Duties and Responsibilities (include but not limited to):
- Use open-ended and multiple outcome experiences for children developing their physical, social emotional and cognitive abilities.
- Maintains a safe, educationally sound, and engaging environment for guests. Provides excellent customer service.
- Connects children with nature through play.
- Knowledge of early childhood education techniques.
- Ability to utilize play activities while also allowing for open-ended and multiple outcome experiences with guests in Adventure Trails.
- Potential for play activities and experiences with guests at the Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park.
- Other interpretative tasks as assigned including, but not limited to, interpretive guided tours and talks.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age or older.
- Valid Driver’s License required.
- High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree) preferred but not required.
- Training in early childhood teaching techniques preferred but not required.
- Supervisory experience of children preferred but not required.
- An ideal candidate embraces children as curious, collaborative, and innovative individuals.
- Must have a fun, outgaining, enthusiastic, and imaginative personality. Should enjoy singing, dancing, storytelling, and pretending with children.
- Ability to multitask, use good judgement and enhance guest experiences while children are playing in the Adventure Trails exhibit.
- Must have strong guest service and public speaking skills.
- Must work well under pressure and in diverse weather conditions.
Candidates might be (depending on position) required to pass a pre-employment background check, drug test, negative skin tuberculosis test, and possess a valid driver’s license with a good history.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
- Position requires standing for long periods, walking, and the ability to use hands to signal and feel.
- Reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch and/or crawl; talk and hear; occasionally sit; frequently lift a minimum of 30-50 lbs.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Work is performed indoors and outdoors under all weather conditions.
- This position requires a minimum of 20 hours of availability weekly during the summer season to include at least one weekend.
DISCLAIMER
The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor is it to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC.
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