{"id":42647,"date":"2021-08-04T23:08:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T06:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=42647"},"modified":"2021-08-04T23:08:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T06:08:31","slug":"job-wildlife-rehabilitation-assistant-schuylkill-center-for-environmental-education-philadelphia-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-wildlife-rehabilitation-assistant-schuylkill-center-for-environmental-education-philadelphia-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (Philadelphia, PA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Job Type: Permanent<br \/>Salary Details: $13-15\/hr<br \/><strong>Deadline: Sep 01, 2021<\/strong><br \/>Required Experience: 0 \u2013 1 years<\/p>\n<p>See full details at <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.uw.edu\/career-opportunities\/wildlife-rehabilitation-assistant\/\">https:\/\/environment.uw.edu\/career-opportunities\/wildlife-rehabilitation-assistant\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a part-time hourly position. Position reports to the Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation. The successful candidate will start as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During their shift, the Rehabilitation Assistant will<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Admit wildlife patients, perform triage and conduct physical exams<\/li>\n<li>Perform daily animal care and husbandry including feeding, cleaning cages, and administering medications<\/li>\n<li>Complete care and treatment records in both physical and digital forms<\/li>\n<li>Lead volunteers and interns in completion of animal care and clinic support tasks, assign duties and oversee projects<\/li>\n<li>Respond to emails and phone calls from members of the public, providing excellent client service and accurate education on wildlife issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In general, the Rehabilitation Assistant will also<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist the Director and Assistant Director in all aspects of running the Wildlife Clinic as requested by either.<\/li>\n<li>Work with clinic staff to maintain and improve the Clinic\u2019s physical facilities, inside and outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in professional development and volunteer training as directed by the Director.<\/li>\n<li>Perform other duties as requested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications and Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A passion for wildlife rehabilitation coupled with 6 months experience at a comparable clinic<\/li>\n<li>Perform challenging work to a high standard, working both independently and as part of a team<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of a variety of computer programs, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.<\/li>\n<li>A college degree in a relevant\/related field like environmental science is helpful, but not required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please send your resume and cover letter to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:chris@schuylkillcenter.org\">chris@schuylkillcenter.org<\/a>.\u00a0 No calls, please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3815,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15,26],"tags":[4,28,33,37,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42647"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42648,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42647\/revisions\/42648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}