INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS & CAREERS
Facilities Coordinator
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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Center for Wildlife is looking for a self-motivated, professional and curious individual with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for wildlife and conservation to join our growing team. This is a full-time, salaried position and will be responsible for coordinating and carrying out the facilities and
maintenance of Center for Wildlife’s growing campus.
Our facilities and campus includes public education areas, intern housing,
office space, wildlife veterinary clinic, nature center with exhibits, pollinator gardens and native landscaping, along with 40 outdoor enclosures for recovering wildlife and those that live in sanctuary with us due to permanent injury.
The Facilities and Maintenance Coordinator (FMC) is responsible for managing and implementing the maintenance and repair schedule of the facility and its campus. This includes scheduling and coordinating vendors, facilitating annual inspections, maintaining accurate records, performing grounds care, organizing and coordinating facilities and gardening volunteers and workdays, along with maintaining and repairing CFW vehicles and equipment. The FMC also performs maintenance and repairs, along with seasonal inspections for patient and ambassador enclosures and exhibits. This position must work within set budgets, meet deadlines, communicate pro-actively across departments and report out on anticipated maintenance expenses.
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.
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Wildlife Care Internships
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.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Apprenticeship
NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME
The 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.