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!

Zookeeper - Small Primates, Orangutans, and Ambassador Animals - This position supports the organization by ensuring animals receive quality care while creating memorable and meaningful guest experience. You bring significant value because of the care you provide and the relationships you develop both with the animal collection and our guests. You contribute to the bottom line by delivering quality experiences that increase our guest visits. As an animal keeper you are responsible for daily husbandry care, feeding, implementation of enrichment and training programs, observation, and documentation of animals in the collection at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center. Provides meaningful exhibits, excellent customer service, presentations, and animal care.  Please send resumes/cover letters to cgonzalez@topekazoo.org and wguffey@topekazoo.org

Accountant - The Accountant supports the organization’s mission by ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting while maintaining the fiscal health of the zoo. This role provides essential internal financial knowledge and contributes directly to the organization’s operational success by preparing, maintaining, and reconciling financial records. Responsibilities include processing and recording daily financial transactions such as cash receipts, deposits, accounts payable and receivable, and journal entries; maintaining accurate general ledger records and supporting documentation; reconciling daily cash activity, bank accounts, credit card transactions, and point-of-sale systems; assisting the CFO with monitoring and verifying revenue from ticket sales, memberships, gift shop operations, concessions, donations, and programs; supporting payroll processing and related reconciliations as assigned; and ensuring all accounting entries are completed accurately and in a timely manner.  Please send resumes/cover letters to smiles@topekazoo.org