Seabird Rehabilitator

SANCCOB Gqeberha seeks to employ a full-time **Seabird Rehabilitator** in the Eastern Cape.

**Key responsibilities and duties will include**:

- Daily care and treatment of various species of seabirds, of all ages, including after hours on-call duties and emergency response.
- Rehabilitation of seabirds to allow successful release into the wild.
- Cleaning of bird enclosures, pools, and hospital areas.
- Maintenance of the facility.
- Ongoing training and supervision of local and international volunteers.
- Mentoring seabird rehabilitation interns.
- Presenting talks on seabird rehabilitation topics.
- Daily detailed record keeping of all seabirds in care.
- Assisting the veterinary team in the SANCCOB seabird hospital.

**Key competencies**

**Qualification and Experience**
- A tertiary qualification in Biological Science, wildlife or conservation preferred.
- At least two years’ experience working in wildlife rehabilitation, especially seabird experience would be advantageous.
- Experience working according to standard operating procedures.
- Experience supervising small teams.
- A valid driver’s licence.
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office package).
- Only open to South African ID holders.
- Flexible to deploy to an emergency incident at short notice.