Volunteers

Join our team of over 350 Volunteers educating and inspiring visitors on the Zoo site. Outgoing and dynamic, our Volunteers do not handle plants and animals directly. Instead, they promote wildlife conservation and help create an enriching experience for Zoo visitors.

Year Round Volunteer Guides

• are educators, enhancing our visitors' experiences (we provide the training!)
• are lifelong learners who enjoy the outdoors and have an interest in and respect for wildlife
• are adults (this program is not suitable for high school students)

Year Round Volunteer Guides complete a comprehensive training course and volunteer two to four shifts per month for at least two years.

Year Round Volunteer Recruitment 2010 Now Open!

• We are recruiting for:
  • Weekday Volunteers to assist with our student workshops, leading curriculum-based tours on the Zoo site. 
  • Weekend Volunteers to assist at special events and operate educational areas on the Zoo site.
• Commitment of 2 to 4 shifts per month
• Training is provided
• Volunteers do not have any direct contact with the Zoo’s plants or animals
• Zoo Volunteers receive free admission for themselves and a guest as well as free Zoomobile rides and a discount at the Zoo shop

Applications are due no later than Friday, September 17, 2010. You will be contacted if you qualify for an interview after this date.

To download a copy of the Year Round Volunteer Guide application form please click here.

Click here to learn more about this program

Summer Information Volunteers

• Inspire visitors' curiosity at interpretive stations throughout the Zoo site, provide information to guests, and assist at special exhibits and events
• are adults (this program is not suitable for high school students)

Summer Information Volunteers complete a three-day training session in the spring and commit to one afternoon or evening shift a week during the summer months, volunteering at least 36 hours over the course of the summer. High school students are not eligible for this volunteer opportunity.

To submit an application for 2011, please complete the application form below and return it to the Zoo  no later than Friday March 26, 2011. Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview after this date.

To download a copy of the Summer Information Volunteer application form please click here.

Zoo Ambassador Student Volunteers

• enhance visitors' experiences at special events throughout the year and at our Zoo Kids camp during the summer months
• are high school or college/university students

Zoo Ambassadors complete a one day training course in the winter. They are expected to make a 2 year commitment, volunteering a minimum of 20 hours per year.

To submit an application for 2011, please complete the application form below and return it to the Zoo no later than Friday January 7, 2011. Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview after this date.

To download a copy of the application form, please click here

Please call Volunteer Services at (416) 392-5942
or e-mail tzvolunteers@torontozoo.ca
if you have any questions or for more information.