Job Description

Student Employee - Nature Center/Robbins Crossing

$12.00 per hour

1. Position Purpose

The nature center is open during most business hours, with some evenings and weekend work hours possible. The focus of the work study position is to care for, feed, clean and handle the captive animal specimens. There will be extensive supervision and training with certain kinds of animals that must be completed in order to maintain this position. Housekeeping and grounds work, and helping with visitations, classroom activities, educational programming and ongoing projects will be included in work requirements. Students must demonstrate they are trustworthy and can work unsupervised on certain tasks.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

• Handle live animals including, but not limited to raptors and snakes.
• Capture local herps and aquatic animals.
• Care, cleaning and feeding of live specimens.
• Assist with programs and Nature Center visitation's.
• Coordinate with nature center direct and graduate intern.
• Supervise students and volunteers.
• Assist in custodial, grounds, and maintenance work as needed.
• Answer phones, take messages, in a helpful manner.

1. Qualifications - Education, Experience, and Skills

• Must be willing to work outdoors and with live animals
• Good academic standing with a minimum 2.0 GPA
• Background or interest in some aspects of Natural Resources
• Strong communication skills with adults, young adults and children.
• Able to assist with educational programs.
• Flexible, energetic, solid sense of humor.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Reasonable accommodations may be requested and reviewed according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Hocking College

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Internship, Local area, Outdoor, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift,

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