Employment Opportunities
WE ARE GROWING! Check out our employment opportunities on this page.
NWR is operated by a small staff and a dedicated army of volunteers. If we have employment opportunities available, they will be listed here. Please note that experience is generally required and competition is high for permanent positions in wildlife rehabilitation. If you are looking to gain experience and/or just want to get involved, please consider joining us as a volunteer. If you are a college student looking for experience in the field, check out our internships! We'd love to meet you!
Wildlife Care Specialist
The Wildlife Care Specialist is responsible for daily wildlife care tasks including cleaning animal enclosures and feeding and medicating patients. Supervised by the Wildlife Rehabilitation Director and Senior Wildlife Rehabilitators, Wildlife Care Specialists work closely with other staff members to ensure that all the husbandry needs of our wild patients are met and that NWR’s facilities are clean and healthy for our patients. Duties include bottle- and hand-feeding orphaned wildlife and providing for the nutritional and environmental needs of our adult wildlife; medicating wildlife under the supervision of our Veterinary Team; and helping to guide volunteers and interns in daily care tasks. This job requires a minimum of 500 hours of previous Wildlife Rehabilitation experience (with native wild animals).
You can find the full job description here. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to:
Carly Portinen, Wildlife Rehabilitation Director carly@nebraskawildliferehab.org
Veterinary Technician (Seasonal - April-September)
The Veterinary Technician, working under supervision of the Medical Director, will perform daily wildlife care and medical triage, including calculating dosages and drawing up medications, performing radiographs, performing fecal exams and blood work, monitoring anesthesia during surgeries and other procedures, keeping accurate medical records, and other duties as assigned. The Veterinary Technician will also keep the veterinary clinic and affiliated rooms clean and organized, help with supply ordering, and assist with wildlife husbandry as needed. This is a seasonal position from spring through late summer, with start and end dates negotiable and requires a Nebraska LVT license. A typical seasonal work schedule would be full-time from April or May through September.
You can find the full job description here. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to:
Dr. Allison Carter, Medical Director and Laura Stastny, Executive Director laura@nebraskawildliferehab.org
Hotline Specialist (Seasonal)
The Wildlife Hotline Specialist works under our Public Relations & Special Project Coordinator. This position is responsible for the administration of our public hotline, which requires answering calls from the public, resolving nuisance wildlife issues, and determining when animals need to be rescued and coordinating those rescues. This position is also responsible for answering public inquiries by e-mail and assisting the public in those inquiries (wildlife issues, donations, speaker requests, etc.) . This employee will greet and manage walk-ins at the Wildlife Center, check-in animal drop-offs, handle event and other walk-in traffic, and be responsible for animal data entry and lobby cleaning tasks.
You can find the full job description here. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to:
Ayet Nguyen, Public Relations & Special Projects Coordinator info@nebraskawildliferehab.org
Veterinary Extern- and Internships
Are you a veterinary student or veterinarian looking for opportunities to work with wildlife? Check out our Veterinary Student Externship and Veterinary Internship pages!
