Career Opportunities

Would you like to join the team at the Topeka Zoo and Friends of the Topeka Zoo? There are many types of positions that work together to make a zoo run!

Education Camp Counselor - As a Summer Camp Counselor, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality, engaging, and educational programming that aligns with our mission of wildlife conservation and education. Through your passion and enthusiasm, you’ll enrich the community and contribute to positive change by providing fun and memorable experiences for campers while supporting our sustainability goals. You’ll help drive guest engagement and participation by providing impactful and enriching experiences that support our overall objectives. Please send resumes to smiles@topekazoo.org

Finance Director - The Finance Director is responsible for leading the day-to-day financial operations to ensure long-term financial sustainability, compliance, and accurate reporting. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this role provides strategic financial guidance to senior leadership, assumes primary accounting responsibilities, and oversees designated financial functions of the organization.  The Finance Director plays a critical role in supporting the Zoo’s mission by ensuring sound financial stewardship, effective internal controls, and transparent reporting to leadership, the Board of Directors, and external stakeholders. Please send resumes to smiles@topekazoo.org

Vet Tech  - As a Vet Tech, you would assist with maintaining the Animal Health program, schedule and assist with preventative maintenance, participate in medical procedures, prep equipment for surgery & anesthesia, prep animals for surgery, test equipment pre-surgery, provide animal care for patients in hospital and undergoing quarantine, set up housing, treatments as prescribed, cleaning, feeding, and enrichment, provide laboratory services, maintain parasitology schedule for the animals, and maintain the pharmacy. Please send resumes to smiles@topekazoo.org