Are you passionate about wildlife? Looking to learn all about Ontario’s native wildlife and how to help the public with wild encounters? Do you thrive in a fast paced environment?
Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre is hiring for our administrative assistant team! This is a seasonal full-time role beginning April 29th until September 1st.
Job description:
- Working full-time hours on a rotating schedule; days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Forward facing with the public, answering phone calls and emails, guiding them through the process of wildlife encounters
- Learning how to handle a variety of situations with wildlife including learning their natural biology and histories
- Setting up admission appointments
- Assisting in the clinic as needed
- Maintaining our database by inputting records into a specialized software program
- Other administrative tasks as required
What can you expect to gain from this experience?
- Working as a part of a close knit team
- Meeting a large community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about wildlife
- How to navigate difficult situations
- Exceptional growth and development of communication skills
- Immeasurable amount of knowledge gained about Ontario’s native wildlife
- The opportunity for growth within the organization
Qualifications:
- Positive, high-energy, friendly
- Between the ages of 18-30 (to meet requirements of Canada Summer Jobs program)
- Capable of working independently as well as conscientiously as a part of a team
- Comfortable dealing with the public over multiple communication platforms
- Priority will be given to those who have completed or are currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in a related field
If interested, please email a cover letter and resume to clinic@salthaven.org and include “Administrative Assistant” in subject line by end of day March 25th.
Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 4 months
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-03-25
Expected start date: 2024-04-29