Seasonal Assistant Wildlife Rehabilitator

Seasonal Assistant Wildlife Rehabilitator
PAWS Wildlife Center - Snohomish, WA 98296
Overview
Salary Range
$17.13 - $17.13 Hourly
Position Type
Seasonal
Job Shift
Any
Category
WL - Rehabilitation
Description
Department: Wildlife
Location: Snohomish, WA
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Position Status: Temporary, full-time
Position Location: 100% Onsite
Salary Grade: $17.13/hour
Reports to: Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager
ABOUT THE POSITION
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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.
Qualifications
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION:
• A minimum of two years of college level education preferred, or the equivalent in education and experience, with a proven interest in wildlife.
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
• A minimum of three months of experience in a wildlife rehabilitation center or related field.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Familiarity with computer systems preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, OR REGISTRATIONS:
• 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.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
• 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.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• Training is provided on the job.
SCHEDULE:
• 4 – 10 hour shifts weekly, including some weekends, evenings, and holidays
TRAVEL:
• None
VACCINATIONS:
• None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this 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.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• 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.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
SCOPE OF SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Guides the work of volunteers and interns, supporting them as needed.

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