Cheerful Zoo Knoxville worker; image submitted.

KNOXVILLE - Zoo Knoxville will be accepting applications and interviewing candidates to fill 98 seasonal, variable hour positions on Friday, January 18, 2019. Applications and interviews will be done in two sessions: 10:00 a.m. – noon and 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Zoo Knoxville.

Positions to be filled are rides and attractions operators, tram driver, guest services photographer, window cleaning associate, annual pass sales associate, corporate sales event staff, retail associates, technology support representative, groundskeepers and housekeeping associates. Candidates should share Zoo Knoxville’s core values of care, respect, service, integrity, education and fun.

Applications can be filled out online in advance at zooknoxville.org or in person at the job fair the day of the event. The job fair will take place at Zoo Knoxville, located at 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive.

Zoo Knoxville is an equal-opportunity employer and a Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace. As a condition of employment, both a drug screen and background check will be conducted.

Zoo Knoxville is a nonprofit entity situated on 53 wooded acres just east of downtown Knoxville. Zoo Knoxville features exhibits of wild animals in natural habitats and is world renowned for its efforts in conservation and species survival. Zoo Knoxville is nationally accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and is committed to the highest standards in animal care and well-being, ethics, conservation, and education. Knoxville’s largest attraction, the zoo is open every day except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Currently, the zoo is open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. daily. Admission and ticket sales stop one-hour before the zoo closes. For more information visit zooknoxville.org.