The Loft and My Big Backyard are exibit areas that inspire guests through hands-on experiences with animals up-close in new and exciting ways.
THE LOFT’s MISSION
Our mission in the Loft is to help instill a lifelong love of nature and animals by offering guests a hands-on experience with our animal ambassadors.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?
In the Loft, your job is to help instill a love of our animals and the Zoo in our guests by engaging them in conversation, guiding them in helping with husbandry tasks, and introducing them to our animal ambassadors. You will also assist staff in other chores and projects as assigned.
DAILY TASKS
As you work in the Loft you will be trained on various husbandry tasks and animal handling protocols. There is a minimum of three steps of training toward the sign-off process:
– In the first step, you will Learn It. Loft staff will demonstrate what to do, and you will go through it once on your own.
– The second step is Practice It. During this step you will go through the process on your own with a trained person there to answer questions and help if needed. If you are unsure of anything, you can repeat this step as often as you need to feel comfortable moving on.
– The final sign-off is Excel At It. You will get this sign-off when you have shown that you know this task well enough to complete it fully and properly on your own and without staff asking you to do so.
