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.