Wildlife Summer Assistants

Location: West Hatch Wildlife Centre, West Hatch, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5RT
Closing Date: 30th March 2012
Ref: WA/586/SSW
Salary: £8.13 per hour
Hours: Varied part-time hours

The RSPCA, the World's largest and oldest animal welfare organisation is looking for three casual Wildlife Assistants to join the team at West Hatch Wildlife Centre, working for the rehabilitation of wild animal casualties and their integration back to the wild. These posts are summer placements for a period of up to 6 months, and involve shift work (early and late).

The main responsibilities of the post include:
• Admitting, caring for, preparing for release, releasing and monitoring wildlife casualties according to the standard procedures and protocols of the centre.
• Accurately recording information and assisting in the collation of statistics.
• Carrying out all care and rehabilitation procedures, as defined in the centre protocols, for the benefit of the injured wildlife.

The successful candidate should have:

• Bird identification skills
• Wild animal handling experience
• Good communication skills
• Driving licence
• Experience of working in a wildlife rehabilitation centre, veterinary practice or animal centre preferred.

All posts will involve working to rosters, including some evening and weekend work.

An application pack can be downloaded from the right hand side of this page or you can write, quoting reference WA/586/SSW to:
Mr Peter Venn, Manager, West Hatch Wildlife Centre, West Hatch, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5RT.

Completed application forms only will be accepted, which must be received at the above address no later than Friday 30th March 2012.

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We value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community.