Wildlife Care Center Intern

Bird Alliance of Oregon•Portland, OR

About The Position

Wildlife Care Center Interns will have the opportunity to learn and experience the roles and responsibilities of Care Center staff by observing and assisting with a wide variety of daily operations, including treatment care of injured and recovering wildlife, public outreach, record keeping and facility maintenance. During the spring and summer season, interns will participate in two focus areas: avian husbandry (caring for & cleaning up after baby birds of many species) and wildlife coexistence outreach (providing education on wildlife topics through a variety of media and tending to the needs of callers, visitors, and community members). Interns at the Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Care Center are provided both guided and self-paced training, as well as hands-on experience, and can expect to develop understanding of the wildlife rehabilitation process and practice related skills. Training Areas include: Urban wildlife stewardship & advocacy Wildlife worker health and safety Basic animal handling Managing stress in captive wild animals Captive wild animal husbandry Administration of medications & fluids Medical and animal care recordkeeping Natural history of Pacific Northwest species

Requirements

Minimum age of 18
Current tetanus vaccination
Ability to commit to full internship period, and reliably attend assigned shifts
Team-oriented; well-developed communication & interpersonal skills
Able to learn and follow complex procedures accurately
Basic computer literacy; ability to learn our medical recordkeeping system
Calm & efficient approach to working in busy, high-intensity situations
Respect for and commitment to preserving the wildness of our patients