Seasonal Part Time Wildlife Technician

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Seasonal part time (25 hours per week) wildlife rehabilitation beginning April 1st, 2026 and scheduled through Mid/Late September. This position reports to the Interim Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation and senior staff members within the hospital and will largely provide secondary assistance to a wildlife rehabilitator. Compensation is $20 per hour and the position is non-exempt. Duties for this position will be as such:

Position Duties:

Wildlife Hospital (80%)

Perform examinations and basic rehabilitation assessments on incoming patients. Administer medical treatments, maintain animal care records and date entry of these records.
Lead and assist animal care volunteers in fulfilling daily care plans of wildlife patients including but not limited to nutritional, caging and medical needs
Assist in maintaining complete and accurate patient records, and surgery, radiology, laboratory, necropsy
Ensure cages and facilities are cleaned and maintained daily, feeding schedules are adhered to, and other animal care needs are met
Supervise, train and mentor animal care volunteers, and interns. Delegate and ensure satisfactory completion of tasks.
Ensure that animals are being handled in a manner that maximizes human and animal safety.
Ensure that protocols to minimize risk of contraction of zoonotic disease are being adhered to.
Admit animals from the public and provide assistance both in person and over the phone regarding animal rescues, transport, emergency care, and human-wildlife conflicts
Encourage donations during intakes, rescues and hotline calls
Drive Think Wild vehicle, when necessary, to rescue and transport wildlife and rehabilitation supplies. Assist in the coordination and release of animals as needed
Assist the DWR in revising species protocols and rehabilitation research as needed
Work directly or indirectly with the Wildlife Veterinarian to assure the safety and health of wildlife patients, assuring that all veterinary procedures are performed in a highly efficient and effective manner
Perform daily activities that include patient rounds, emergency and critical care treatment, restraint and handling of animals, routine collection and analysis of laboratory diagnostic samples (in-house and outside labs), assist with anesthetic procedures, surgical assisting, and monitoring the vital signs and condition of wildlife patients in the perioperative period
Evaluate health and behavioral needs of patients and communicate needs to the Wildlife Veterinarian and interim DWR
Euthanize wildlife patients without the use of controlled drugs, according to written policies and procedures
Ensure compliance with established disease control, and health and safety rules
Maintain a high level of cleanliness, sanitation, disinfection and quality control in the treatment, surgery, radiology and laboratory areas
Other duties as assigned by the interim DWR

Wildlife Hotline (20%)
Answer wildlife hotline during open hours or call back within one hour of call
Respond to incoming hotline calls in a timely and professional manner – assess situations, provide accurate information and resolve wildlife issues with members of the public
Provide wildlife education advice over the hotline as appropriate, including renesting and reuniting directions, humane exclusion methods, safe capture and transport, etc. Follow up via text or email as necessary.
Log all hotline calls in hotline call log
Respond to patient update follow-up texts and calls
Coordinate volunteer rescue and transport of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife to appropriate facility as needed in Slack
Solicit donations during animal intakes
Assist with wildlife drop-offs, admit donations, and fill out and log wildlife admit forms in WRMD
Assist with other wildlife rescue and rehabilitation duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications
Certified Euthanasia Technician license
Minimum of 3 months time in a wildlife rehabilitation setting

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and three professional references to Pauline Hice at Pauline@thinkwildco.org to be considered for this position by February 1st, 2026.