Wildlife Helpline & Rescue Assistant

Hours: 30 hrs/week (7.5-hour days, 4 days a week)

Dates: 8 weeks contracts, Starting July 8th – Ending August 31st

Pay: $13.85

Closing: once filled

Want to make a difference for wildlife? Enjoy talking to people, giving advice, coordinating activities? Wildlife Rescue is seeking enthusiastic, hard-working Wildlife Helpline & Rescue Assistants to perform essential daily duties at our rehabilitation centre. Come and work alongside staff and volunteers, and help keep our Outpatient Care Program in operation 7 days a week during our very busy baby bird season.

Positions are made available through the federal Canada Summer Jobs program, administered by Service Canada. To be eligible, applicants:

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate daily transports to and from Wildlife Rescue 
  • Respond to incoming calls on the Wildlife Helpline 
  • Support volunteers in various roles within the Outpatient Care Program 
  • Grow and maintain relationships with partner organizations  
  • Provide direction to members of the public with injured or orphaned wildlife 
  • Educate the public on species-specific behaviors of urban wildlife and common

human wildlife conflicts 

  • Arrange releases of animals in care 
  • Liaise with hospital staff and volunteers 
  • Represent Wildlife Rescue in a positive manner as a first contact to the public 
  • Follow data collection procedures 
  • Engage in donor conversations with finders and members of the public
  • Assist in collection, distribution and storage of in-kind donations
  • Facility clean-up and inventory control

Requirements

  • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment (e.g. restaurant, retail)
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good organization and time management
  • Demonstrable passion for animals, preferably wildlife
  • Reliability
  • Patience and compassion
  • Comfort around small birds and mammals
  • Able to work 4-5 days a week, which can include weekends

Training

  • Introductory training to our systems, protocols and procedures
  • Ongoing training and support in species specific and seasonal wildlife behaviours  

Benefits

  • Become part of a small team and make a difference
  • Increase your knowledge of local bird species and how to cohabit with urban wildlife
  • Expand your knowledge and skills in communications, customer relations, and administration
  • Learn about the field of rehabilitation and network with other animal care centres in the Lower Mainland
  • Build your resume!

To apply for a position, please send a cover letter and resume together in a single pdf file, with your name and the position (WHRA) in the title, to recruitment@wildliferescue.ca

Please be advised that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews, but Wildlife Rescue would like to thank all applicants in advance for their interest.