Wildlife Rehabilitation Associate

Wildlife Rehabilitation Associate

San Diego Humane Society is hiring full-time Wildlife Rehabilitation Associates for our Ramona and San Diego Project Wildlife teams!

How you'll impact our mission:

At San Diego Humane Society, we're united by our mission to Inspire Compassion. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing care for critically injured and orphaned local wildlife. This position provides intake and direct care to wildlife patients including restraint, handling, diet preparation, animal husbandry, accurate record keeping and physical exams.

This role delivers service at the gold standard level in alignment with the SDHS Way, to meet the needs of animals and the people who love them by leading with compassion, finding creative solutions, providing personalized care and building connections. If you're passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement, we'd love to talk to you.

What's in it for you?

At SDHS, we're proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and commit to being a place where every person staff, volunteer, and guest can feel a sense of belonging. We support and invest in employees through conscious delivery of benefits and a workplace environment based on our Core Values.

As an employee you'll enjoy:

• Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!)
• Comprehensive training and well-being programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year
• Free pet adoptions, pet vaccines and spay/neuter services
• and so much more!

What you'll do:

• Safely handle and identify injured, ill and orphaned wild animals upon intake
• Prepare diets and follow daily schedules for feedings and provide daily cleaning of patients, equipment and the facility
• Identify and alert veterinary team to possible contagious illness or medical conditions; identify and use good judgment to alert veterinary team to all other patient medical concerns
• Follow all quarantine and isolation guidelines and protocols, including utilizing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Safely operate Society vehicles to transport patients between SDHS locations and the Bahde Wildlife Center, and to release sites
• Maintain detailed written medical records and patient updates in the medical database (WRMD)

What we're looking for:

• High School graduation or equivalent required; advanced learning certificate(s) or degree in related field preferred.
• Prior experience in an animal welfare and/or shelter environment or equivalent field, with wildlife experience preferred.
• A general knowledge of rehabilitation, conservation and federal/state wildlife laws preferred.
• In accordance with CDC and ACIP guidelines, must be willing to follow appropriate rabies pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) vaccine and titer check recommendations.
• May be required to obtain Vet Assistant Controlled Substances Permit (VACSP) in accordance with the provisions of the CA Veterinary Medical Board.

Location & Hours: This position will be based at either the Ramona or San Diego Campus, and will provide support to both campuses based on staffing needs. This position works 40 hours a week.

Pay: Starting range is between $20.00 - $22.25 per hour. The actual hourly rate is determined by your related education and experience.