Internships

• Provide daily care of the animals, including cleaning and food preparation

• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous maintenance

• Assist keepers with special projects, including research and exhibit construction

Schedule:
8 hours per week minimum. Hours are generally completed
during regular business hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), any day of the week

Student
Objectives: The Avian Care Intern will
work with Zoo staff to:

• Provide daily care of the animals, including cleaning, feeding, and behavioral enrichment

• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance

• Assist keepers with special projects as needed

• Support office projects, including filing and updating records

Title: Avian Nutritional and
Behavior Internship

Schedule:
16 hours per week minimum. Hours need to be completed
on weekday mornings, preferably Monday—Thursday

Student
Objectives: The Avian Nutritional and
Behavior Intern will work with Zoo staff to:

• Develop a baseline of data to determine the nutritional intake of the birds in our mixed species environments

• Make recommendations, as needed, to improve the nutritional intake of individual birds/species within the collection

• Evaluate those recommendations, as needed, to maximize the health and welfare of the birds in the Zoo’s collection

Schedule:
16 hours per week minimum during the school year.  24 hours per week minimum during the summer. Hours are generally completed during regular business hours (8:00 – 5:00), any day of the week.

Student
Objectives: Education Animal Center Interns will work with Zoo staff to:

• Provide care of the animal (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, aves), including cleaning and food preparation

• May perform behavioral observations and make behavioral enrichment

• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including Nature’s Neighborhood set up or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance

• Should be prepared to do informal public presentations before the end of internship experience

Schedule:
4 hours/week minimum. (Sunday - Thursday).

Student
Objectives: Entomology Interns will work
with Zoo staff to:

• Provide daily care of the animals, including cleaning and food preparation

• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous maintenance

• Assist keepers with special projects, including research and exhibit construction

Title: Herpetology Curatorial
Internship

Schedule:
15 hours per week minimum. Hours are generally completed
during regular business hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), Monday - Friday

Student
Objectives: The Herpetology Curatorial
Intern will:

• Perform office management duties, including filing and data entry

• Support research initiatives as necessary

• Provide care for the animals, including cleaning, feeding and enrichment

• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance

Title: Mammal Department Animal
Care Internship

Schedule:
16 hours per week minimum during the school year. 24 hours
per week minimum during the summer. Hours are generally
completed during regular business hours (8
a.m. - 5 p.m.), any day of the week.

Student
Objectives: Mammal Department Animal Care
Interns will work with Zoo staff to:

• Provide care of the animals, including cleaning and food preparation

• May perform behavioral observations and make behavioral enrichment

• Assist keepers with exhibit maintenance, including lobby or other cleaning and miscellaneous yard maintenance

• Should be prepared to do informal public presentations before the end of internship experience

Schedule:
6 hours per week minimum. Hours are generally
completed Monday - Friday during regular business hours
(8 a.m. - 5 p.m.).

Student
Objectives: The Wildlife Management Intern
will work with the Zoo Registrar to:

• Enter data related to medical and behavioral records

• File records related to the Zoo’s animal collection

Title: Youth Program Development
Internship

Schedule:
10 hours per week minimum. Internship is weekend-focused
during the school year, but very flexible during the summer.
Hours are predominately served during Zoo business hours(8
a.m. - 5 p.m.).

Student Objectives: The Youth Program Development Intern will work with the Volunteer Program Staff to:

• Develop and implement new programs for ZOOTeen volunteers

• Coordinate team-building activities and social/educational outings

• Provide on-grounds and off-grounds supervision of ZOOTeen activities

Title: Zoo Snoozin’ Program
Intern

Schedule:
2 - 4 hours per week minimum (average). This is a school-year
based program with a heavy weekend emphasis. Hours are
predominately served during the evening from 7:00 - 11:00
p.m.

Student
Objectives: The Zoo Snoozin’ Program
Intern will provide animal demonstrations to program attendees.
Interns should be comfortable public speakers and enjoy
working with children.

Prospective Intern Applicants must
meet the following requirements:

• Complete and submit the Volunteer Application.

• Submit a resume.

• Submit a cover letter highlighting any relevant past experience that you have (both practical and classroom), future goals, and how an internship at The Toledo Zoo will help you reach your educational and/or career goals.

• Attend an informal interview at The Toledo Zoo (unless distance precludes a face-to-face interview, in which case, a phone interview may suffice).