ANIMAL CARE COORDINATOR (full-time):

The National Marine Life Center, a marine animal rehabilitation and release facility on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, seeks a full-time animal care coordinator to work with stranded sea turtles and seals.  If you are flexible, organized, conscientious, and a team player with initiative, read on!

Responsibilities include:  developing husbandry policies and protocols, animal husbandry, animal handling and restraint, food preparation, feeding, administering vitamins and medications, cleaning, facilities maintenance, water quality testing, and maintaining the life support systems.  Additional duties include:  volunteer training and supervision, presenting educational programs to the public, participating in fundraising activities, and assisting with general office duties.

Requirements:  experience rehabilitating sea turtles and seals; B.A./B.S. in biology, zoology, or related field, and/or veterinary technician degree/certification, and/or equivalent work experience; excellent verbal and written communication skills; proficiency with standard MS Office software.  Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

Send cover letter, resume, and the names of three professional references to Kathy Zagzebski, President & Executive Director, kzagzebski@nmlc.org, (fax) 508-759-5477, National Marine Life Center, P.O. Box 269, Buzzards Bay, MA, 02532-0269.

Application deadline:  28 February 2007.

The National Marine Life Center is an equal opportunity employer.  www.nmlc.org.

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Kathy Zagzebski

  President & Executive Director

      The National Marine Life Center

P.O. Box 269, 120 Main Street

Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-0269

  phone:  508 743-9888 x15

  fax:  508 759-5477

  e-mail:  kzagzebski@nmlc.org

  web:  http://www.nmlc.org/

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Kathy Zagzebski

  President & Executive Director

      The National Marine Life Center

P.O. Box 269, 120 Main Street

Buzzards Bay, MA 02532-0269

  phone:  508 743-9888 x15

  fax:  508 759-5477

  e-mail:  kzagzebski@nmlc.org

  web:  http://www.nmlc.org/

     “Caring for stranded marine animals.”

 I GoodSearch for the National Marine Life Center.

 You can help, too, just by searching the Internet

 with GoodSearch -  www.goodsearch.com.

 Thanks for your support!

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