Paid Field/Research Assistant: Avian Nursery Assistant (NZ)
BirdCare Aotearoa wild bird hospital (BCA) is seeking an avian nursery assistant to care for baby birds in assigned nursery areas each day and ensure that they are weighed, fed, watered, and cleaned and that the pens and habitats are clean, safe, and tidy. This position has an immediate start, so applicants must be New Zealand citizens, residents, or have a valid work visa. Deadline to apply: 10 January 2024.
Agency/Organization: BirdCare Aotearoa
Location: Green Bay, Auckland, Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Website: Click here
Job Description: Caring for the baby birds in your assigned nursery areas each day and ensuring that they are weighed, fed, watered and cleaned and that the pens and habitats are clean, safe and tidy. Providing treatment and medication if required. Logging all observations and changes in the patient files.
BirdCare Aotearoa wild bird hospital (BCA) is a registered charitable trust dedicated to providing professional care and rehabilitation for sick, injured and orphaned wild birds in the greater Auckland area. Based at a large site in Green Bay, BirdCare operates a Department of Conservation approved avian hospital and rehabilitation facilities, handling around 6,000 birds per year. The centre is run by a small team of staff assisted by a larger team of volunteers.
Qualifications: The ideal candidates will have bird handling experience, be self-motivated, able to work under pressure, and unsupervised. They will be respectful, kind, and compassionate towards the birds in care and the other people at the centre.
The Nursery Assistant must be a quick learner, with confidence in handling tiny nestling birds, and able to work from 7am until 7pm on rostered shifts, mainly working alone and unsupervised.
Wage: N/A. The position of Nursery Assistant will be fixed-term until 5 April 2024.
To apply: For more information, click here. To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter to Raewyn Stone by 5pm Wednesday 10 January (general.manager@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz). This position is available for an immediate start, therefore it is necessary to be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid work visa.
Application Deadline: 10 January 2024
Start Date: Immediate start
Contact: Raewyn Stone (general.manager@birdcareaotearoa.org.nz)
