Zoo Support Application Form (Amaz-Hort)

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Zoo Support Volunteer at the National Zoo.

Please fill this form out completely. If you wish to include a resume with your application, you can attach a PDF in the application.

Please Note: These positions are highly competitive and there are limited spaces available. Submission of an application is not a guarantee of placement. The Smithsonian Institution and FONZ are committed to providing the safest environment for our staff and volunteers, as well as for our guests. Select applicants will be interviewed by keeper staff, and those that are provisionally accepted must pass a Smithsonian background check which includes fingerprinting as a requirement for approval as a Zoo Support Volunteer prior to beginning to volunteer.

If you are a current or former volunteer please log in before filling out this form. Go to https://nationalzoo.vsyslive.com/pages/Login to sign in with your email address and password. If you don't remember your password, contact Suzanne at houghsm@si.edu to reset it.

New User Details

User ID

User ID (verify)

Password

Password (verify)

FONZ Zoo Support Volunteer Application: Amazonia Horticulture Keeper Aide

Basic Information

First name

Middle name

Last name

Are you a current member of FONZ?

Date of Birth

Gender

Please use this application if you wish to apply to become a horticulture keeper aide in the Amazonia exhibit.

Please note: if you are not accepted to this program, we will keep your application on file for three months, and then will delete it.

What day(s) of the week are you available? Please check all that apply.

Wednesday

Saturday

Sunday

How did you hear about this FONZ program?

Home Address

Line 1

Line 2

City

State

Zip/postal

* E-mail

* Mobile phone

Home phone

Work phone

Emergency Contact Address

Contact name

Relationship

E-mail

Home phone

Work phone

Mobile phone

General Medical Information

Allergies or any other medical information we should be aware of in an emergency?

Have you had a TB (skin test) in the last six months? If so, when?

Have you been vaccinated for tetanus? If so, when?

Have you received a flu vaccine in the last 12 months? If so, when?

Experience

What are your career plans?

Have you ever volunteered with or worked for FONZ or the Smithsonian's National Zoo?

Worked for Smithsonian

Worked for FONZ

Which SI or FONZ area?

Have you ever held a volunteer position before?

Please list your previous volunteer position(s)

Do you have any previous animal care experience? Explain briefly.

List relevant animal care experience you have.

Please list any conservation organizations that you support, are employed by, or have previously or currently volunteered.

Please use this link to attach a PDF of your resume.

Background and References

Have you been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in the past seven years, other than a minor traffic offense, which has not been pardoned or expunged from your record?

Previous felony conviction?

(Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor will not automatically disqualify you from employment)

If yes, please list date, city, charge, and disposition.

Please list one employment supervisor or teacher and one non-family member reference:

Reference Name 1

Relationship

Phone

E-mail

Reference Name 2

Relationship

Phone

E-mail

Write your full, legal name to indicate the information provided above is correct.