Wildlife technician Jobs in Ottawa, ON

The Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (RVWS) is a registered charity located between North Gower and Kemptville, Ontario. RVWS rehabilitates up to 1,000 injured, sick or orphaned wild mammals and turtles annually with the goal of returning them to the wild. RVWS also provides advice to the public on co-existing peacefully with wildlife, and preventing and solving wildlife problems.

Wildlife Rehabilitator Job Description

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Assist with maintaining a positive, healthy and safe work environment
• Assist with upholding organizational policies, procedures and practices to ensure high quality animal care standards
• Assist with overseeing wildlife rehabilitation interns and volunteers, and other staff
• Collaborate and coordinate with other wildlife rehabilitators and supervisors

Assist with coordinating wildlife rehabilitation operations

Animal care

Provide advanced animal care

Administer medications, fluids and other treatmentsAttend to sick or priority cases

Assist at veterinary appointments

Monitor clients and inquiries

Communications and outreach

Other related duties as required

Eligibility

International students are not eligible participants.

Qualifications

Term and Compensation

This is a 35 hr / wk position for 8 to 16 weeks, beginning as early as April 20. Wages are $19.00 / hr. Some shift work, weekends and evenings are required. This is an essential on-site position.

A limited number of shared, on-site accommodations are available for out of town applicants.

Application Instructions

To apply, send your resume, cover letter (including your goals if you get the position, and your availability and eligibility under the Canada Summer Jobs program), and two written references by email to info@rideauwildlife.org.

Although applications are open until March 15th, we will be conducting interviews as we receive applications and may fill positions before the application deadline. We urge potential applicants to submit their applications as early as possible.

Only complete applications will be accepted. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please no inquiries.

The rabies pre-exposure vaccine is a series of three injections given in your arm on days 0, 7 and 21. You are able to start working with rabies-vector species after your 2nd vaccine on day 7. You can obtain a prescription and get your injections from your family doctor, and order the vaccine from any pharmacy. You can also obtain the vaccines from a travel clinic without a doctor’s prescription. Most health plans cover such vaccinations. If not, the cost is about $700. To check if your health plan covers the vaccine, you will need the following Drug Identification Numbers : RabAvert – DIN 02267667; Imovax – DIN 01908286. If you have had the rabies vaccine in the past, you need to provide proof of protective titre levels (blood test for levels of antibodies) every two years, which you can obtain from your family doctor.

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