Wildlife Care

6 days ago

North York, Canada Toronto Wildlife Centre Full time

**Position Posting and Description**

**Position Title**: Wildlife Care

**Location**: Currently based at Downsview Park, but will soon be moving to the Rouge National Urban Park

**Job Type**: Part-Time / Full-Time, Temporary (Various Positions Available)

**Reports to**: Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager

**Compensation**: Starting at $15.50, commensurate with experience

**Start Date**: ASAP

**About Toronto Wildlife Centre**

Toronto Wildlife Centre is the one of the few wildlife centres in the Greater Toronto Area and the busiest in Canada. Approximately 6,000 wild animals are admitted to the centre each year representing 300 different species of wildlife.

Dedicated to the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife, and to educating the public on wildlife-related issues; TWC was the first wildlife centre in Canada with a full veterinary hospital (which is now accredited) and is the only one with a Wildlife Rescue Program. Approximately 40,000 phone calls from the public are handled each year through TWC’s Wildlife Hotline.

As a registered charity, TWC relies primarily on donations from members of the public and like-minded organizations.Volunteers work in all areas of the centre from wildlife care to administrative support.

**Position Summary**:
Wildlife Care staff are involved in all aspects of the care of wild animals at Toronto Wildlife Centre - ranging from cleaning and setting up species-specific enclosures to preparing highly specialized diets, tube feeding of weak or sick wild patients, assisting with medical treatments, documenting care on charts, and assisting with the training and support of more junior staff and volunteers.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Maintains a positive, professional, and safe working environment at all times
- Provides daily care to wildlife patients, including but not limited to cleaning, weighing, nutritional, caging, enrichment and any other needs
- Adheres to tubing and feeding schedules and other schedules as they arise
- Administers prescribed treatments and medications according to schedules and policies
- Maintains wildlife care charts
- Assists Wildlife Rehabilitation Supervisors in moving wildlife through the rehabilitation process in a timely and successful manner
- Assists with laboratory procedures
- Provides assistance in training and supervising rehab personnel
- Takes a leadership role in providing a professional working example at all times
- Meets all other wildlife care needs as they arise
- Handles wildlife in a manner that maximizes human and wildlife safety while minimizing stress to wildlife at all times
- Cleans and maintains facilities daily

**Requirements and Qualifications**:

- Pre-exposure Rabies vaccine with copy of current titre highly preferred
- Must be available for some weekend and evening work, flexible hours
- Previous experience working with wildlife preferred
- Valid Driver’s License and access to a vehicle is an asset

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well with a large and varied team
- Strong attention to detail and organization skills
- Ability to follow instructions and protocols well and work with mínimal supervision
- Must be skilled in organization and delegation and able to work effectively with a range of personalities
- Able to work with mínimal supervision

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract, Casual

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

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