ISCO Specialization 5113.1.3 Zoo Educator
Definition
Zoo Educator: Zoo educators teach visitors about the animals living at the zoo/aquarium as well as other species and habitats. They provide information about management of zoos, its collection of animals, and wildlife conservation. Zoo educators can be involved in both formal and informal learning opportunities ranging from production of information signs at enclosures to delivering classroom sessions linked to school or university curricula. Depending on the size of the organisation the education team may be a single person or a large team. Consequently the optional skills reqired are very broad and will vary from organisation to organisation.
Zoo educators also promote conservation efforts. This can involve work within the zoo but also in the field as part of any zoo outreach project(s).
Essential Skills
- Coordinate Events
- Ensure Cross-Department Cooperation
- Zoo Community
- Develop Educational Resources
- Study Topics
- Apply Teaching Strategies
- Conduct Educational Activities
- Fix Meetings
- Build Community Relations
- Develop Educational Activities
- Educate People About Nature
- Establish Educational Network
- Animal Evolution
- Coordinate Educational Programmes
- Carry Out Internet Research
- Communicate With Target Community
- Applied Zoology
Optional Skills
- Develop Craft Activities
- Lead A Team
- Manage A Team
- Provide Nutrition To Animals
- Monitor The Welfare Of Animals
- Integrate Content Into Output Media
- Speak Different Languages
- Animal Training
- Manage Budgets
- Integrate Community Outreach
- Control Animal Movement
- Communicate In English In A Competent Way
- Ecology
- Brief Volunteers
- Supervise Craft Activities
- Train Animals
- Manage Volunteers
- Delegate Activities
Alternative Names
- Conservation Educator
- Schools Engagement Officer
- Guest Experience Assistant
- Engagement Officer
- Aquarium Educator
- Visitor Educator
- Education Instructor
- Learning Officer
- Educator
