Bird Nursery Caretaker
Location: PAWS – Progressive Animal Welfare Society
Wildlife Center (WL)
Address: 13508 Stae Route 9 SE,
Snohomish, WA 98296
Note: Applications for this position are closed for the year. Onboarding will begin again in January 2024.
Duties: Bird Nursery Caretakers spend their shift hand-feeding nestling and juvenile songbirds, such as robins and chickadees. Other duties include:
- Set up and clean animal enclosures
- Prepare diets (includes live insects)
- Dishes and general cleaning
- Hand-feed nestling and juvenile songbirds
- Monitor bird health and communicating issues to staff
- Assisting with other wildlife care duties as needed
Dates Available: May 1-September 15 (end date is variable, dependent upon patient numbers); volunteers are encouraged to apply starting in January in order to begin volunteering in May.
Qualifications: Volunteers must sign up for a regular, weekly shift and attend these for the entirety of the season (May through August/September).
Shifts are available seven days a week at the following times:
8am-1pm
1pm-6pm
6pm-10pm
Location: PAWS Wildlife Center, Lynnwood, WA
Candidate Requirements:
- Attendance at a New Volunteer Orientation, Wildlife Info Session, and Basic Skills Training (including an online training component).
- Must be able to work cooperatively with staff, volunteers, and interns.
- A superior attention to detail.
- Comfortable with quickly picking up new skills and working in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
- Capable of working under limited supervision, after fully trained.
- Comfortable approaching staff with questions and asking for direction when needed.
- Shows good judgment.
Minimum age: 18
Direct Animal Handling: Yes