Wildlife Technician Assistant

Laredo College•Laredo, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Wildlife Technician Assistant reports directly to the Wildlife Education Coordinator and is responsible for wildlife care, assisting with maintaining and developing all exhibits at the Environmental Science Center, grounds keeping, and for assisting with activities among the various groups and organizations associated with the Environmental Science Center. Laredo College policies are available online (www.laredo.edu) for official use. The Institutional Advancement (IA) Division Protocol are office procedures and recommendations for the IA Division set forth by the Vice President of Institutional Advancement. These expectations, handbooks and college policies must be adhered to at all times.

Requirements

Highs School Diploma with 3-year wildlife handling experience.
Minimum three-year wildlife handling, experience in a work setting that requires facilities management and interpersonal skills.
International Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition Basic Training Certificate.
Must have CPR/AED certificate and CPR/First Aid for mammalians or must be received within 9 months of hire.
Must obtain Food Handler Certificate from the City of Laredo.
Must have a valid Driver’s License and current car insurance to travel as required.
In accordance with CJ (Local) while driving on College District business, employees are required to abide by all applicable laws, rules, regulations ordinances, policies, and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in wildlife management, zoology, biology, or related field with 2-year wildlife handling experience.
Aquarium, plant, animal care, and indoor/outdoor facility maintenance experience.
Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.
Knowledge of basic accounting skills.

Responsibilities

Assists the Wildlife Technicians with indoor/outdoor maintenance and reporting of all exhibits, including feed logs, maintenance log, and health care logs.
Cares for plant and animal species used in living exhibits and rehabilitation care.
Maintains freshwater/saltwater aquariums and enclosures for fish and other aquatic species along with mammals, reptiles and avian species.
Assists with the inventory of supplies, medications, and ensure their availability for daily operations. This includes re-stocking of any items that are needed such as handtowels, napkins, hand soap, gloves, gowns, and cleaning supplies.
Assist with water changes for aquatic species, clean filters, change substrates, feeding and add proper habitats.
Assit with feeding, enrichment and enclosure maintenance such as substrate changes and habitat re-orgnization as needed for mammals, avian, and reptilian species.
Provides daily reports, but not limited to, feeding, cleaning, maintenance, and others assigned by the Director.
Cleans, vacuums, checks filter pumps, and performs other duties related to pond maintenance.
Mows lawns and power mower; trims weed and grass with weed eater; and edges lawns with gas or electric edger inside the animal enclosures and common areas as needed.
Develop beautification projects within the complex and El Paso del Indio Trail that includes native vegetaion and other common plant species for students and community to enjoy.
Sweeps, trims, paints or cleans sidewalks, pathways, steps and other outdoor surfaces to maintain a clean and safe environment as needed for common spaces and animal enclosures.
Sweeps, mops and scrub floors using broom, dust mop, and other electrical driven cleaning tool as needed inside animal care facility, reptile room, animal food prep area, main lobby, restrooms, and other public facilities located within the complex.
Assist with the development of new exhibits as the need arises for reptiles, mammals, avian species and water animals.
Attends professional development workshops, trainings and conferences that will ensure the safety of animal handling.
Performs additional duties as assigned by Director, VP of Institutional Advancement, and/or President.