Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant

Job Summary:
Assists Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation and other Advanced Wildlife Rehabilitators in all phases/aspects of wildlife rehabilitation: emergencies, critical care, and daily husbandry of all hospital patients, coordinating rescues, treatment, diet plans, administering medications and fluids, assisting with the training and mentoring of interns and volunteers, education programs, help with facility up-keep, especially relating to wildlife rehabilitation and its functions. Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant (WRA) reports to Advanced Wildlife Rehabilitators, Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation. This is a full-time, hourly position and includes some holidays, weekends, evenings, events and on-call emergency hours. Starting hourly pay of $10/hour with 1.5x overtime. (approx. $23,000- $25,000 depending on patient load)
Essential Responsibilities/Duties:
Provide direct animal care such as exams, medical procedures, handling, feeding, and assisting with euthanasia as directed
Provide indirect animal care such as cleaning/sanitizing enclosures and facilities, monitoring patients’ well-being as directed
Maintain accurate patient records such as admission information, updating charts and case reports as directed
Inventory activities such as restocking, monitoring supply levels and alerting supervisor when needed as directed
Facility care such as enclosure construction &/or maintenance, snow removal, brush removal, other light maintenance as directed
Assist supervising and training of interns and volunteers in all aspects of wildlife rehabilitation as directed
Assist in ensuring interns/volunteers follow all safety protocol as directed
Assist in ensuring interns/volunteers provide complete animal care as directed
Assist in presenting educational programs
Assist in developing educational programs
Assist in fundraising and fundraising development efforts
Assist in facility maintenance and monitoring as directed
Ongoing Professional development such as attending conferences, classes, etc.
Other tasks as assigned

Candidate Requirements:
Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in natural resources, biology sciences or animal-related major
Have at least one year of experience in wildlife rehabilitation, two years preferred
Possess or obtain within three months of hire Wisconsin Basic Wildlife Rehabilitator’s license

Candidate Qualifications:
Thrive in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment.
Experience capturing, handling, and restraining wildlife.
Knowledge of rehab techniques, protocols, and medical records in a hospital setting.
Understand or ability to learn basic medical terminology & math, animal physiology and anatomy.
Effectively communicate information on an individual basis and group situations; strong interpersonal skills for interactions with employees, volunteers, and the public.
Knowledge of or ability to learn natural history of a wide variety of Wisconsin native wildlife species (appropriate diets/nutrition, behaviors, habitats).
Great time-management skills with the ability to plan, organize, and multitask.
Self-motivated, confident and disciplined with excellent work ethic.
Passion for wildlife rehabilitation and learning.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Working Conditions:
Fast paced, high stress, emotionally challenging
Physical requirements:
Exposure to all outdoor elements, including insects; Exposure to potential zoonotics
Lifting Requirements: Light to Heavy work as defined below*
Essential to perform job
The ability to:
• Stand stationary for long periods
• Walk/run
• Traverse rough and uneven terrain
• Use hands/fingers to handle small items
• Use hands/fingers to handle/feed many different species
• Stoop/kneel/crouch
• Talk/hear
• Communicate with general public
• See details

*Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.
Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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Heavy work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

How to Apply
Please email current resume and cover letter to Sharon Larson at apply@wildinstinctsrehab.com with your name followed by the letters WRA as the email subject. Applicants that fail to follow instructions will not be considered. Please email with any additional questions about job posting or request for full WRA job description to same email address.