Year-Round Volunteers

Join the Zoo’s diverse team of active and outgoing adult Volunteers creating champions for wildlife!

 

Toronto Zoo Volunteers...

  • connect kids and adults to the natural world by sharing important conservation messages on guided tours or at the many on-site interpretive stations 
  • greet guests, provide directional assistance and help with plans to make the most of their day at the Zoo 
  • support on-site and off-site events to engage the community to join us and support our conservation work 
  • embody the Zoo's mission everyday by connecting people, animals, and conservation science to fight extinction

Requirements & Perks:

  • Flexible commitment of 2 to 4 shifts per month (min 75 hours per yr. for 2 yrs.)
  • Training is provided.
  • No contact with our 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.
  • Successful applicants for this and all Zoo Volunteer opportunities are required to obtain a satisfactory Police Reference Check with Vulnerable Sector search at their own expense before carrying out any Volunteer duties.
  • Toronto Zoo is accessible and welcomes Volunteers of all physical abilities. Volunteers must be able to move themselves throughout the Zoo’s large site.

Training:

  • Year-Round Volunteer Training involves both in-class components and on-site hands on practical sessions through which trainees learn the animal knowledge and interpretive skills required for their role.
  • Volunteer applicants must complete all weeks of training before volunteering at the Zoo.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering as a Year-Round Volunteer. Recruitment for this program is closed and will re-open in the early fall 2023. Please continue to check this page for updates. We look forward to receiving your application when recruitment does open.

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Volunter working with kids at the Zoo Year-Round Volunteer Guides
Join our diverse team of dynamic and outgoing adults educating and inspiring visitors, taking the lead at special events, and promoting wildlife conservation.
Summer Information Volunteers 
Inspire visitors' curiosity at seasonal interpretive stations throughout the Zoo, provide information to guests, and assist at special events.
Volunter working with kids at the Zoo Zoo Ambassador Student Volunteers
Secondary and post-secondary students are invited to enhance visitors' experiences at special events throughout the year and at our Zoo Kids camp during the summer months.
Short-term Volunteer Opportunities 
Fun and flexible Volunteer opportunities that allow you to use your people skills and get a taste of what volunteering at the Zoo is all about.