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Wildlife Care and Rehabilitation Technician

3 months ago

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Yukon Wildlife Preserve Full time
Wildlife care and rehabilitation technician (2 summer positions )
Yukon Wildlife Preserve

  • Whitehorse, YT


 Full Time
  • Compensation: $20.10 Hourly $19.33/hour + 4% Vacation Pay.
Environmental & Natural Resources

Other

Recreation & Tourism

Duration

  • Term
    Job Level
  • Entry level
    Intended job posting audienceThis is a term fulltime, position May 1st
  • August 31st, 2023 that attends to the core daily needs of both the Animal Care and Wildlife Rehabilitation Departments at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
Work includes weekends, holidays,early mornings and late evenings up to 40 hrs/week. Work location is the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, KM 8, Takhini Hot Springs Road, 30 km from downtown Whitehorse, Yukon.


If you are a mature, energetic and driven person with career goals in Biology/Environmental science, renewable resource management or a related field and love the Yukon outdoors you will benefit from the experience at the Yukon Wildlife preserve (YWP).

The YWP offers a unique opportunity to learn about behavior of various species of Yukon native Wildlife while providing daily care to more than 180 animals in YWP collection as well as injured and orphaned wildlife in rehabilitation.


This position provides direct, hands-on the experience working with wildlife (both rehabilitation and captive wildlife) will be a benefit to anyone pursuing careers in the fields of biology, veterinary medicine, renewable resources and/or wildlife management.

Training in animal care procedures and standards will be provided by a Veterinarian, contributing to the future employability.

While interesting, satisfying and diverse, the work is physically demanding and at times occurs under difficult conditions and inclement weather.

As staff and public safety is a top priority, appropriate training and equipment will be provided to meet Yukon Occupational Health and Safety standards.

This position will be trained and supervised by the Veterinarian (Director of Animal Care).

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Feeding animals
  • Animal counts
  • Animal health and behavioral observations
  • Cleaning and organizing equipment
  • Accurate record keeping
  • Sample Collection
  • Maintain and improve animal enclosures
  • General maintenance related to animal care
  • Implement species specific environmental enrichment protocols
  • Supervise access to animals for visiting researchers and photographers as required
  • Mentor volunteers during animal care related activities
  • Collecting browse and other ingredients of animals' rations on and off YWP site (as required)
  • Other duties as required.

Qualifications

  • Patience, attention to detail, flexibility/adaptability to challenging situations and ability to work long hours.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of the team, reliable, neat and detailorientated, good oral communication skills, excellent problemsolving abilities and common sense
  • Proficiency with use of hand and power tools;
  • Study in the field of Biology/Environmental Science, Renewable Resource Management or a related field and previous related work experience are considered an asset

Technical Requirements

  • Valid Class 5 driver's license with clean drivers abstract and reliable vehicle
  • Standard First Aid Certificate
  • Physical fitness to repetitively up to 30lbs and occasionally up to 80lbs
  • Tetanus vaccination
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