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Job description
These volunteers are trained to care for the Mammal species we rehabilitate.
We are currently only looking for volunteers that are willing to make a weekly commitment and go through our training process which includes: orientation, class training, and one-on-one training sessions.
Year round weekly 3 or 4-hour shifts are preferred for this opportunity, but not required. However there is an absolute minimum shift commitment of one 3 or 4-hour shift per month, year round.
Normal vacations, if you are sick, or if you need to take time off for finals/etc., are all acceptable reasons to not be able to come in every week.
Our busiest time of year is April through September (Baby Season), were we would really like to see volunteers consistently coming in on a weekly basis, which is required if the volunteer would like to be taught how to syringe/bottle/tube feed babies. The more you come in, the more you will learn. Volunteers who are unable to come in consistently may be barred from working in certain nurseries, and/or will be only tasked with basic tasks.
Mammal Nursery Volunteers primarily work with opossums, squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons.
Tasks may include:
Cleaning & providing food for juvenile and adult opossums, squirrels and rabbits.
Cleaning & providing food for juvenile raccoons.
Cleaning & syringe feeding baby squirrels. *Requires weekly commitment through Baby Season.
Cleaning & bottle feeding baby raccoons. Requires weekly commitment through Baby Season.
Cleaning & tube feeding baby opossums. Requires weekly commitment through Baby Season.
Cleaning & tube feeding baby rabbits. Requires weekly commitment through Baby Season.
Cleaning & hand-feeding bats. Requires a minimum commitment of three 4-hour shifts per month, November through April, + rabies vaccination w/ current titers.
Bird, Herptile, and Mammal Nursery Training Classes are only held November through March.
These classes have prerequisites of:
Attendance of a New Volunteer Orientation
Cleaning & Diet Preparation Training Classes
10-hours of Cleaning experience, onsite at NWR's Baldwin Wildlife Center
10-hours of Diet Prep experience, onsite at NWR's Baldwin Wildlife Center
*All volunteers must be over the age of 18.
Worksite address
omaha, NE, 68197, US
Who can apply
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