Austin Wildlife Rescue is hiring full-time Seasonal Animal Care Technicians to work through the end of October. Technicians work directly with a variety of native Texas wildlife, including mammals, birds and reptiles. We are hiring Full-time Day shift staff only at this time.

Job Location

• Rehabilitation Center 111 Elbow Bend, Elgin, TX 78621

Schedule

• Day shift staff are scheduled for four days a week 6am-4pm.
• Day shift staff work every other weekend (Sat & Sun).

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Cleaning cages
• Feeding animals
• Administering medications
• Maintaining care plans for injured animals,
• Providing direction/guidance to interns and volunteers
• Assisting the public with animals they bring to our facility. ** This is a very physical job that requires a lot of movement and lifting.

Requirements/Preferences:

• A degree in wildlife management or related field is preferred.
• A year of experience working with wildlife is preferred. ** Rabies pre-exposure vaccines are required for this position and cost is the responsibility of the employee.

Benefits/Perks:

• Paid sick-time
• AWR staff t-shirts provided **Hands-on experience working with amazing native Texas wildlife