Employment Opportunities
Seasonal Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant
(Posted 7/29/26)
Purpose: Sarvey Wildlife is seeking a full-time seasonal wildlife rehabilitation assistant to aid our staff during the late summer, fall, and winter season. Applicants must have experience caring for a variety of bird (including raptors) and mammal species found in Washington state. The applicant should be organized, hardworking, and efficient.
Candidates must have a minimum of one "baby season" experience at a high-volume center as an intern or seasonal employee. Applicants should have strong communication and interpersonal skills, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have experience with capture and restraint techniques.
Key Responsibilities
- Following opening and closing procedures
- Assist with admits
- Provide daily care for all patients
- Follow treatment plans and administer medications
- Record progress notes and maintain accurate, up-to-date patient charts
- Assist with training/supervising volunteers and/or interns
- Maintain a clean, sanitary and safe environment
Technical Skills
- Experience with gavaging raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl
- Experience with gavaging and/or syringe feeding small mammals
- Some knowledge of medical terms
- Experience with IV, IM, SQ injections
- Experience analyzing and preparing fecals
- Experience handling wildlife, capture/restraint
- Experience dosing medications
Please submit both a resume and cover letter, in PDF format to Suzanne West, Executive Director
Email: suzanne @ sarveywildlife.org
This position will remain open until filled. Candidates will be reviewed as applications are received.
The position start date is flexible, preferably ASAP.
This is a seasonal role with the potential to become permanent as we move into the 2027 Baby Season.