Seasonal Assistant Wildlife Rehabilitator

PROGRESSIVE ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY•Snohomish, WA

34d•$17 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

The Seasonal Assistant Wildlife Rehabilitator is a member of the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and works in collaboration with the Wildlife Rehabilitators to guarantee all patients receive high-quality food, water, shelter, and enrichment daily. They ensure all team members feel valued, supported, and well-trained while acting to fulfill the organizational mission. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Ensures that cages and facilities are cleaned and maintained daily, feeding schedules are adhered to and other animal care needs are met. Assists in fulfilling daily care plans of wildlife patients including but not limited to nutritional and husbandry needs. Assists with examinations and basic diagnostic procedures on incoming patients. Administers basic medical treatments, under veterinary direction, according to the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center manual and policies. Maintains animal care records and inputs data. Oversees and assists interns and volunteers with daily duties. Assists with training and mentoring of volunteers and interns. Delegates and ensures satisfactory completion of tasks. Ensures that animals are being handled in a manner that maximizes human and animal safety. Ensures that protocols to minimize the risk of contraction of zoonotic diseases are being adhered to. Admits animals from the public and assists both in person and over the phone regarding animal rescues, transport, and nuisance wildlife situations. Additional Responsibilities include the following: Drives own vehicle or PAWS vehicle as needed to rescue and transport wildlife as directed. Performs animal releases as needed. Basic repairs and maintenance of the facility and animal caging. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

A minimum of two years of college level education preferred, or the equivalent in education and experience, with a proven interest in wildlife.
A minimum of three months of experience in a wildlife rehabilitation center or related field.
Must have or be able to obtain a valid Washington State driver's license with no major or repeated minor traffic offenses and auto insurance with required coverage limits.
Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and calmly under stressful conditions; handle multiple responsibilities; and work cooperatively with co-workers (volunteers, interns, and staff), and the public.
Possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills and work effectively and respectfully with diverse groups of people and maintain high quality customer relations.
Ideal candidates embrace and embody the five core values of the organization: commitment, compassion, respect, kindness, and trust.
Training is provided on the job.
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, bend, push, reach, climb, stoop, kneel, and crouch and other moderately strenuous activities.
Daily lifting of a minimum of forty (40) pounds. Lifting heavier weights with the assistance of other staff.
This position relays heavily on all senses every day to evaluate patients.
Must be able to sit/stand for long periods of time, including working at a computer.
Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions year-round
Exposure to noise, odors, chemical fumes, dust, animal hair/dander, parasites, urine, feces, and transmittable disease due to equipment and animals.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred.
Familiarity with computer systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures that cages and facilities are cleaned and maintained daily, feeding schedules are adhered to and other animal care needs are met.
Assists in fulfilling daily care plans of wildlife patients including but not limited to nutritional and husbandry needs.
Assists with examinations and basic diagnostic procedures on incoming patients.
Administers basic medical treatments, under veterinary direction, according to the PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center manual and policies.
Maintains animal care records and inputs data.
Oversees and assists interns and volunteers with daily duties.
Assists with training and mentoring of volunteers and interns.
Delegates and ensures satisfactory completion of tasks.
Ensures that animals are being handled in a manner that maximizes human and animal safety.
Ensures that protocols to minimize the risk of contraction of zoonotic diseases are being adhered to.
Admits animals from the public and assists both in person and over the phone regarding animal rescues, transport, and nuisance wildlife situations.
Drives own vehicle or PAWS vehicle as needed to rescue and transport wildlife as directed.
Performs animal releases as needed.
Basic repairs and maintenance of the facility and animal caging.
Performs other duties as assigned.