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Opportunities (updated 08/12/23)
- Caretaker (PAID)
- Caretaker Assistant (1 Positions)
- Marketing Assistant
Please, send your CV to rarec.center.adm@gmail.com
Job specifications:
Caretaker
Full-time, Paid, Food and accommodations included.
General tasks are:
- Teach, supervise and lead participants of the Long-Term Caretaker Internship in assigned tasks, they are part of the Caretakers team.
- Teach, supervise and lead regular volunteers in assigned tasks (temporary help)
- Teach, supervise and lead vet students when they are helping in husbandry (as part of the Vet Program)
- Give lectures about conservations topics to interns and volunteers.
- Coordinate the participants of the Long-Term Caretaker Internship to give conservation lectures.
- Prepare and organize with the responsible for projects as camera traps, enrichment projects, introduction of a new member of a troop, etc.
- Lead and organize to a responsible in the preparation of food and water for animals.
- Review of the effectiveness of the diets with the Veterinarians,
- Keep and teach the caretakers team how to keep nursery and quarantine records.
- Coordinate and lead the daily cleaning of enclosures, animal sleeping areas, kitchen and storage areas.
- Monitoring the deep disinfection of dens and enclosures (pools, ropes, tires, hammocks), following the protocols, with biosecurity, when is necessary.
- Observation and general management of wildlife animals’ health following standard operating procedures (Daily Sanctuary Rounds) informing the Head Vet.
- Monitoring of enclosures, dens (internal structures, doors, slides, roofs, tabs) twice a day, in shift with professionals in charge of other areas.
- Evaluate the separation or recycling of organic waste, plastics, cardboard, etc. at the quarantine area, animal’s kitchen, nursery area, etc.
- Monitor the enrichment program on a weekly basis.
- Monthly enrichment reports to the director/manager.
- Responses to identified health problems may include dispensing medication.
- Support during rescue events and similar activities if possible. Report abnormal conditions to the rest of the Team.
- Report maintenance needs to Administration
- Plan and coordinate conservation projects with your team specially those aimed to prepare the releases.
- Plan and coordinate environmental education with Volunteer Coordinator and your caretakers’ team
- Plan animal releases in coordination with the director, veterinarians and biologists at the biological station.
- In charge of the planning and performance of training animals for future release and operant conditioning for animals that are not possible to release.
- Inventory and management of equipment and supplies
- Management of caretaker staff (weekly meetings, coordinating day off and activities).
- Monitoring biosecurity and health of care staff specially when they are in direct contact with primates and animals in quarantine and nursery.
Caretaker Assitant
This is an unpaid position with 3 meals per day and accommodations included.
About the role: 5-days a week, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, breaks at certain times of the day for food and snacks.
General tasks are:
• Prepare food and water for animals
• Keep animal records
• Report abnormal conditions to superiors
• Clean enclosures, pools, animal sleeping areas, kitchen and storage areas
• Support the animal`s enrichment program to assigned animals
• Perform routine maintenance on enclosures
• Guide and help the volunteers and interns in the activities and projects
Requirements:
• Commitment for 3 months (mandatory)
• Studies in wild animal husbandry, biology or related fields
• Knowledge about safety practices around wild animals
• Applicants must be able to comprehend and use oral and written English.
• Spanish speakers (optional)
Marketing Assistant
Start date: December
This is an unpaid position with 3 meals per day and accommodations included.
About the role: 5-days a week
General tasks are:
- Manage RAREC social media accounts, metric analysis, and post content
- Update web content
- Design social media campaign ideas
- Prepare newsletters
- Assist with photo/video shoots
Requirements:
- Commitment for 3 months (mandatory)
- Relevant qualification
- Experience and skills in marketing, preferably in the tourism sector
- Spanish speakers (optional)
Internship in Wildlife Tracking Data
Project: Amazonian Manatee Release
Start date: December
This is an unpaid position with 3 meals per day and accommodations included.
General tasks are:
Working in the Amazon Rainforest using VHF tracking
We are looking for individuals with skills in data collection and fluency in written and spoken English.
Requirements:
• Commitment for 3 months (mandatory)
• Applicants must be able to comprehend and use oral and written English.
• Spanish speakers (desiderable)