Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant Supervisor

Rideauwildlife; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a wildlife rehabilitation center as an Assistant Supervisor, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the welfare of injured wildlife. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and mentor summer students and volunteers while overseeing rehabilitation operations. Your responsibilities will include developing treatment plans, coordinating releases, and maintaining a safe work environment. This essential on-site role requires a passion for wildlife and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment. If you're ready to make a difference and support wildlife recovery, this position is for you.

Benefits

On-site accommodations for out-of-town applicants

Hands-on experience in wildlife rehabilitation

Opportunity to mentor students and volunteers

Qualifications

• Experience in wildlife rehabilitation and supervising staff or volunteers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee wildlife rehabilitation operations ensuring patient welfare.
• Coordinate training, scheduling, and performance reviews for staff and volunteers.

Skills

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Supervisory Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Time Management

Teamwork

Physical Fitness

Education

Enrollment in Veterinary or Animal-Related Studies

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant Supervisor supports the Executive Director and Senior Manager, and coordinates duties with other Assistant Operations Managers with:

Leadership

• Maintain a positive, healthy and safe work environment.
• Uphold organizational policies, procedures and practices.
• Help train, supervise and mentor wildlife rehabilitation summer students, administrative officer, administrative support officer, construction labourer, construction helper and volunteers.
• Mentor wildlife rehabilitation summer students, administrative officer, administrative support officer, construction labourer, construction helper and volunteers.

Wildlife Rehabilitation Operations

• Oversee overall wildlife rehabilitation operations to ensure that patient welfare meets the highest standards.
• Oversee veterinary care and follow-up.
• Coordinate identification of appropriate release sites and coordinate releases.
• Oversee the education and volunteer programs.
• Oversee maintenance of facility, equipment and caging.
• Oversee inventory and ordering of supplies, equipment and caging.
• Oversee record-keeping and contribute to reporting.
• Liaise with MNR, and coordinate reporting and inspections.
• Feed animals and clean cages.
• Update medical, diet and other treatment plans.
• Ensure treatment plans are being administered properly.
• Respond to animal emergencies.
• Communicate issues or concerns to supervisors.
• Clean and disinfect rehab supplies and equipment, and indoor and outdoor facilities.

Provide Advanced Animal Care

• Admit and assess new cases.
• Develop treatment plans for new patients.
• Administer medications, fluids and other treatments.
• Attend to sick or priority cases.
• Assist at veterinary appointments.

Human Resources

• Help oversee the training and scheduling of staff and volunteers.
• Help oversee staff and volunteer hours and expense reporting.
• Help with volunteer and staff performance reviews.

Communications and Outreach

• Oversee client communications, including the wildlife hotline, emails and visits.
• Oversee and contribute articles for newsletters, e-news, social media and other communications.
• Regularly take and upload photos and videos of wildlife patients.
• Assist with fundraising and outreach activities as required.

Finances

• Oversee the recording and safe-keeping of walk-in client donations.
• Assist with financial reporting.

Other Related Responsibilities as Required

These jobs are made possible under the Canada Summer Jobs program. To be eligible under the program, youth must:

• Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment.
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

International students are not eligible participants.

Qualifications

• Experience in wildlife rehabilitation.
• Enrollment in a post-secondary institution in veterinary or animal-related studies.
• Experience in supervising staff or volunteers.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle (there is no public transit to our facility in North Gower).
• Proof of double Covid vaccination, tetanus vaccination within the last 10 years, and rabies vaccination within the past 2 years or proof of adequate titre levels.
• Proven verbal and written English communication skills.
• Exceptional planning, organizing and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet tight and evolving deadlines, through the use of strong organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills, and the ability to motivate others.
• Ability to thrive and remain calm in a high-energy, challenging environment.
• Ability to set priorities and work under pressure.
• Ability to work independently under little supervision once trained.
• Ability to meet physical demands of the job, such as heavy lifting and working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

Term and Compensation

This is a 35-40 hr/wk position to begin as early as April 22 for 8 to 16 weeks. Wages are $20.00/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 [e-mail].

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.