Wildlife Husbandry Technician

General Description:
The Wildlife Husbandry Technician role is an entry level position. The Wildlife Husbandry Technicians assist with all aspects of daily husbandry and rehabilitation in Appalachian Wild’s animal care facility. These positions work directly with the Operations Coordinator and Executive Director on a daily basis to oversee and manage intake, care, and rehabilitation of wildlife. This position will help supervise and train a team of volunteers and interns on a daily basis. The Wildlife Husbandry Technicians will regularly provide support and guidance to fellow staff, interns, and volunteers to ensure successful performance of all duties and tasks associated with positions. 
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Duties & Responsibilities:
The Wildlife Husbandry Technician has a wide range of duties that include, but are not limited to:

• Overall daily upkeep of facility and all procedures and protocols for cleanliness and sanitation
• Participation in day to day husbandry and rehabilitative or basic medical needs of wildlife patients and ambassadors in care including duties such as:

             - Enclosure upkeep
             - Feeding and medicating 
             - Initial intake and examination
             - Basic treatments and diagnostic procedures
             - Daily enrichment 
             - Monitoring of patient progress
             - Daily patient and ambassador evaluations
             - Maintenance of feeder insect colonies
             - Recordkeeping

• Effective communication with the operations team
• Basic identification of veterinary needs and appropriate communication with the veterinary team
• Identification and communication of facility maintenance need
• ​Basic facility maintenance support - this may include tasks such as filter cleaning/changing, installation/removal of shade sails, enclosure repair, and more
• Implementation and follow through of protocols and procedures
• Ensuring best practices are implemented and followed
• Communication with the public for found animal inquires, arrivals, and final dispositions
• Assisting with animal care needs inventories
• Maintain a safe, professional, and positive work environment for all fellow staff, interns, volunteers, and any visiting public
• Managerial type support duties may include:

            - Training and supervision of interns and volunteers in animal care positions
            - Identification of and positive communication to encourage animal care volunteers and interns to improve knowledge and skill
            - Recognizing tasks, projects, and duties and delegating to appropriate team members