Volunteer Opportunities

If you are outgoing and enjoy making information “come alive” for an audience, we need you on our team. In this role, volunteers greet and welcome visitors as they explore the Zoo, Park and The Leaf. Engagement Ambassadors enrich the visitor experience by providing directions, assistance, and sharing information about everything Assiniboine Park and Zoo has to offer!

Using friendly inquiring techniques and tools, conversation and storytelling, Engagement Ambassadors interact with adults and children inspiring a connection to the environment and conservation.

Engagement Ambassadors also help with special events, such as Zoo events like Red Panda Weekend and Polar Bear Weekend, The Leaf events like The Leaf After Dark, and larger events like Boo at the Zoo. Ambassadors can choose shifts in different areas.

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Concierge volunteers assist the Visitor Services team at the Zoo and The Leaf entrances in this high energy position. Volunteers guide visitors from around the world and close to home, answer questions, and keep the lineups moving.

Concierge volunteers enhance the visitor experience by:

• providing line support.
• answering questions, providing directions and highlighting key attractions and experiences.
• helping visitors plan and make the most out of their visit to the Zoo or The Leaf.

The Animal Care Workforce Volunteer position is ideal for someone studying for an animal-related or conservation career. If you are, the Animal Care Workforce Volunteer position might be right for you! If you have an interest in spending quality time at Assiniboine Park Zoo and supporting our staff in their daily tasks, we invite you to join our dedicated Workforce Volunteers.

Applications for this position are now closed for 2025.

This is a unique opportunity for youth aged 14 to 18 to earn community service hours while working with 6 to 13 year old children under the direction of our Education team. The Camp Crew supports camp staff as campers participate in a variety of activities and explore the Zoo and Park.

The Camp Crew enhances the camp experience by:

• entertaining campers during free time and befriending individual campers as needed.
• setting a positive example and fostering an appreciation of nature.
• assisting staff with set-up, take-down, and clean-up during camp activities.

Applications for this position are now closed for 2025.

This opportunity is for youth ages 14 to 18 looking to earn community service hours while working with visitors at the Zoo and The Leaf. Teen Ambassadors greet visitors, provide directions, help create a welcoming environment, and more! This opportunity requires a commitment of a minimum of one volunteer shift per week for the months of July and August.

Applications for this position are now closed for 2025.

The Conservation Leadership and Outreach Team is a brand-new volunteer program being piloted this year!  The mission of this program is to nurture an understanding and a passion for conservation in the leaders of tomorrow while simultaneously spreading the conservation message to the visitors of today.

Applications for this position are now closed for 2025.

Special Events Volunteers support special events throughout the year at the Zoo including Boo at the Zoo and Zoo Lights. Recruitment for special event volunteers will occur in the lead up to such events. Check back for more information! 

Businesses, schools and community organizations of 5 – 15 people are welcome to apply for the opportunity to come out and help beautify the park. We supply the equipment and you supply the people power to pick up litter throughout the Park. Volunteers must be 14+ years of age. We require at least one adult volunteer chaperone for every 10 volunteers between 14 and 18 years of age. The request must be received at least 30 days in advance.

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