An Animal Care Intern’s primary responsibility is assisting the year-round Animal Care team with husbandry tasks and assiting the year-round Education team with facilitating animal encounters and daily programs as needed. This position is designed for the college student interested in working with wildlife, or for entry-level animal care professionals looking to gain more experience. Works days and hours assigned by Animal Curator; full 40 hours and 5 days per week, maximum 8 hours per day. The internship position is for up to 20 weeks with a minimum duration of 16 weeks available for the right candidate.
Job Duties
- Assists keepers with husbandry tasks (diet preperation, browse collection, habitat cleaning, feeding, watering, enrichment, dishes, etc.)
- Facilitate animal encounters with porcupine, Sitka black-tailed deer, reindeer, moose, and bears
- Frontline interpretation ensuring positive guest interactions and managing guest behaviors and needs
- Lead daily programs, talks, and tours with the Education team as needed
- Assist with orphaned animal care as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Necessary Skills
- Ability to work in a team environment to help achieve AWCC’s goals and objectives
- Be comfortable working around animals in human care
- Ability to work outdoors in drastically changing weather including extreme wind, temperatures, pouring rain, and winter conditions
- Ability to work directly with the public and diverse audiences providing information and assistance as needed
View the complete position description and apply on our website: www.alaskawidlife.org/education/internship-program/
Applications must be submitted through our application link. Applications through handshake will not be considered.