Center for wildlife
Internships, apprenticeships & Careers
Join a passionate team that shares a love for animals, the environment, and human health!
Careers
Volunteer & Intern Coordinator
Now Accepting Applications
Center for Wildlife (CFW) is looking for a motivated and curious individual with a passion for humans, wildlife, and conservation to join our growing team. This position is part-time, (24 hrs/wk) and will be responsible for the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of our volunteers and interns. CFW utilizes over 100
volunteers and interns annually between the Wildlife Medical Clinic and Education & Outreach Departments.
Summer camp lead staff
Now Accepting Applications - 2 Positions Open
Under the supervision of the Education and Outreach Director, the two Summer Camp Lead Staff are responsible for the daily functions of nature-based summer day camps including: Daily setup and break down of activity spaces and gear; camper check-in and check out; planning daily camp schedules; running camp activities; oversight of camper safety; parent communication; and communication with CFW education staff, interns and volunteers to ensure camps are run smoothly. CFW Summer day camps are for children ages 5-12 and run for eight weeks (June 29 - August 20, 2026). Camps run Monday-Thursday each week.
Wildlife educator & caretaker
Now Accepting Applications
Under the supervision of the Education and Outreach Director, the Wildlife Educator & Caretaker is responsible for delivering a wide variety of programs; for creating and stewarding our Nature Center and Campus educational areas; for the care and enrichment of Ambassador animals; for training others to work with ambassadors; for overseeing and managing volunteers; and for representing CFW at events. The Wildlife Educator & Caretaker is a member of the CFW team and provides the EOD with support in all aspects of the Education program.
Internships
environmental education
internship
Accepting Applications
The Environmental Education Internship is an unpaid learning role for those studying science communication, education, outdoor recreation, and care of disabled wildlife living in sanctuary. This position is an exciting pathway to careers in outdoor leadership, animal care, conservation biology, and education.
Interns learn by working alongside our experienced Education and Outreach Team, animals included! They have the opportunity to change the world every day by connecting community members of all ages with nature through educational programming and connections with our ambassadors and natural spaces.
Wildlife care
internship
Accepting Applications
The Wildlife Care Internship Program at the Center for Wildlife is a non-paid learning and professional experience for individuals interested in wildlife, conservation, rehabilitation, ecology, and animal care. These positions can serve as an exciting pathway into wildlife career opportunities.
Some opportunities include hands-on animal care, 1:1 mentorship, and introduction to a huge variety of wildlife career paths. Wildlife Care interns learn primarily by performing genuinely impactful work alongside experienced Wildlife Specialists, Wildlife Rehabilitation Apprentices, and Volunteers.
Apprenticeships
wildlife rehabilitation apprenticeship
8-Month Position February through October 2026
Center for Wildlife’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Apprenticeship offers practical, experiential learning opportunities in a wildlife rehabilitation clinic for those who have previous experience working with wildlife. Some of the skills learned include providing wildlife hotline and admissions assistance, species identification, husbandry and handling techniques, basic medical exams and triage, feeding and fluid therapy techniques, outdoor cage and facilities maintenance, and monitoring and evaluating patients throughout the rehabilitation process. Apprentices will initially be focusing on orphaned animal care, managing mammal and bird nurseries, and pre-release patients, with the potential to learn about advanced medical care techniques, diagnostics, and critical patient care as their apprenticeship progresses.
