Now Hiring for 2026, Our 17th Season

We are looking for energetic people who love people and animals and are looking to be a positive, cheerful member of the Hidden Valley team. Scheduling is flexible, but employees are expected to work most weekends and holidays. Having flexibility to cross-train and work other positions makes you versatile to give meal breaks to other positions and pickup additional hours.

Safari Park Positions:

  • Concession Cashier-Attendant (Sundays): Assist guests with food & beverage purchases, taking and filling orders; stock product, expedite orders, handle payments, maintain a clean & sanitary restaurant. Perform opening & closing duties for restaurant. Be knowledgeable of menu items including modifiers, allergens, and pricing. Be knowledgeable about Hidden Valley's park operations to enhance guest experience. Qualifications:  Polite, well-spoken, require little supervision to stay on task, positive personality, and punctual attendance. Excellent math and communication skills. Team player. Able to operate point-of-sale system. Attention to detail is a must. Able to lift 25 pounds. This is a customer focused service position.

  • Trailside Grill Line Cook (Sundays): Perform opening & closing kitchen duties for food service operation.  Be knowledgeable of food & beverage menu items, modifiers, allergens. Ability to work the kitchen grill and fryers cooking food for proper time. Prepare and cook food with consistent quality to meet guest expectations. Assemble food orders. Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen. Adhere to all Wyoming County Health Department code requirements for food safety. Keep a clean and professional appearance. Qualifications:  Team player. Require little supervision to stay on task, positive personality, and punctual attendance. Excellent math and communication skills. Ability to walk & stand throughout the shift. Able to lift 40 pounds. Able to multi-task at your workstation. Able to use kitchen display system to view-bump guest orders. Attention to detail is a must. Must be at least 19 years old.

  • Trailside Grill Cold Line Cook (Sundays): Assist guests with gift shop purchases, sell game meat, price items, stock shelves, maintain a clean & organized store. Roast nuts as needed, clean machine and materials. Be knowledgeable about Hidden Valley operations to enhance guest experience. Qualifications:  Polite, well-spoken, require little supervision to stay on task, positive personality, and punctual attendance. Excellent math and communication skills. Able to operate iPad reservation system and retail point-of-sale system. Attention to detail is a must. This is a customer focused service position.

  • SAA Cashier Attendant: Greet and check-in presale guests prior to entry into SAA; sell admission; sell carrot & animal feed, snacks, and beverages; instruct guests on SAA Rules; Stock beverages & snacks and fill animal water buckets at end of shift. Maintain a clean shed. Qualifications: Polite, well-spoken, require little supervision to stay on task, positive personality, and punctual attendance. Able to operate iPad reservation system and point-of-sale system. Lift and carry 5 gallons of water from hydrant to animal sheds. This is a customer focused service position.

  • SAA Animal Welfare Caretaker (7am – 10am): Clean SAA animal stalls, sheds, fenced pens, and public areas; bed animal areas; clean animal water pails and fill. Sweep SAA main entry/exit. Qualifications: Self-motivated, require little supervision to stay on task, ability to take direction and perform tasks in a time efficient manner. Attention to detail is a must. Positive personality and punctual attendance. Comply with all HVAA safety protocols. Ability to fill and push a wheelbarrow from cleaning area to soiled bedding collection area.

  • Trading Post Cashier Attendant: Assist guests with gift shop purchases, sell game meat, price items, stock shelves, maintain a clean & organized store. Roast nuts as needed, clean machine and materials. Be knowledgeable about Hidden Valley operations to enhance guest experience. Qualifications:  Polite, well-spoken, require little supervision to stay on task, positive personality, and punctual attendance. Excellent math and communication skills. Able to operate iPad reservation system and retail point-of-sale system. Attention to detail is a must. This is a customer focused service position

  • Drive-Thru Admissions Cashier Attendant: Verify if guest purchased presale admission or if you need to sell admission. Sell drive-thru feed and souvenir cups. Fill grain feed cups/totes for Safari Bus tours. Fill grain buckets and cups for drive-thru guests. Use iPad booking system for sales. Capture license plate information for every vehicle entering the Park. Maintain a clean & organized shed. Communicate with other staff members using a two-way radio. Perform closing duties to include using golf cart to restock safari bus grain bins and to empty bucket/cup collection bins on roadway. Be knowledgeable about Hidden Valley’s offerings and operations. Qualifications: Positive personality, polite, well-spoken, and punctual attendance. Excellent math and communication skills. Able to operate iPad point-of-sale/reservation system. Able to work independently with very little supervision to stay on task. This is a customer focused service position.

  • Building Cleaner: Clean Lodge lobby, entrance and restrooms; Clean walk-thru area in Lodge kitchen. Clean Trailside Grill (cleaning windows, floors, restroom toilets and sinks, emptying garbage where needed, wiping down stairway railings, cleaning stairs, clean entrance/exit, vacuum entrance rugs, office rugs.). Clean employee restroom. Clean Trailside Grill outside patio area (windows). Sweep & mop hotel hallway, dust windowsills. Clean Lodge event room and hotel rooms as needed. Complete daily towel-mop laundering and hotel bed laundering as needed. Appropriately use cleaning products to maintain building cleanliness for staff and guests. Take garbage bags from cleaning areas to Lodge kitchen. Responsible for reporting need of cleaning materials in a timely manner. Qualifications: Positive personality and punctual attendance. Self-motivated, require little supervision to stay on task, ability to take direction and perform tasks in a time efficient manner. Attention to detail is a must. Must be organized. Able to occasionally lift 25 pounds. Able to routinely bend, reach up and perform repetitive motions with arms and legs while cleaning. Able to work independently with very little supervision to stay on task.

  • General Laborer:  Assist with upkeep of Hidden Valley property. Pick up wood in Park. Use equipment to string trim weeds, mow lawns, mow weeds/grass in animal areas, remove rocks from animal areas. Remove fallen trees. Power wash sidewalks. Paint outside areas. Wash outside compressors and filters. Clean decking. Fill in potholes. Able to run an edger. Other maintenance type of work as needed. Qualifications:  Punctual attendance. Able to take direction. Able to maintain equipment and use properly/safely. Require little supervision to stay on task. Team player. Attention to detail is a must. Able to stand for long periods of time. Able to operate a string trimmer for a period of time. Able to lift 50 pounds.

  • Animal Welfare Caretaker (AM &/ or PM shifts): Follow daily feed sheets for am and pm to feed, water and maintain habitat for animals outside the Park (SAA, the pond enclosures, Black Belly exhibit, male donkeys-horses) and inside the Park as directed. Clean animal enclosures. Ability to work with and handle small animals in guest area, observe animal health. Qualifications: Passion for animals. Self-motivated, require little supervision to stay on task, ability to take direction and perform tasks in a time efficient manner. Strong communication skills, verbal & written. Positive personality and punctual attendance. Attention to detail is important. Ability to work with others. Comply with all HVAA safety protocols.

  • Guest Services Admin Attendant (front desk): Assist guests in person and on the phone. Book walk-in guests for desired experiences. Communicate with Safari Bus Drivers. Pull retail stock for gift shop. Assist staff, multi-task to complete various job duties including testing water, checking phone messages, attending to Lodge bathroom trash and quick cleanups, maintain copier paper supply, replenish forms and checklists for staff. Qualifications: Positive personality, polite, well-spoken, and punctual attendance. Excellent math, communication, and time management skills. Able to operate iPad point-of-sale/reservation system and point-of-sale system. Attention to detail is important. This is a customer focused service position.

  • Safari Bus Driver-Guide (must be 21 or older): Perform bus readiness inspection using provided checklist. Wipe bus seats when needed prior to tours. Complete tour log. Greet, verify guest presale admission using iPad booking system, handle animal feed, load guests on and off the bus. Educate guests throughout tour about Park animals, history, stories. Monitor guests throughout the tour, maintaining a safe tour for guests and animals. Sell animal feed to guests wishing to purchase more while in the Park. Communicate with Guest Services and Drive-Thru Admissions before departing for tour. Quick sweep bus between tours. Sweep, clean bus after last tour at end of shift. Comply with all HVAA safety protocols. Qualifications: Ability to safely drive bus through the Park trail, cattle guards, gates, covered bridge and along loading platform. Ability to understand bus vehicle needs and do vehicle checks at start of shift. Self-motivated, require little supervision to stay on task, ability to prioritize tasks for best time management, be well-spoken, have a positive personality, and punctual attendance, need excellent math (handle money) and communication skills. Able to operate iPad reservation system. Attention to detail is a must. This is a customer focused service position.

  • Park Tour Operations Supervisor: Oversee and assist Park staff to ensure efficiency and smooth execution of Park tour operations. Monitor the Park to ensure guest and animal safety, pickup feed buckets on roadway. Problem-solve guest issues as they relate to Park operations. Sell animal feed to guests wishing to purchase more while in the Park.  Observe animal health while driving through Park. Perform closing duties. Comply with all safety protocols. Qualifications: Self-motivated, require little supervision to stay on task, ability to prioritize tasks for best time management, well-spoken, positive personality and punctual, need excellent math and communication skills. Able to operate iPad point-of-sale/reservation system. Attention to detail is a must.

Click on the button below to fill out an application. Once completed please email it to barbara@hiddenvalleyadventure.com.

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