Greetings Everyone, The Marine Mammal Center's Response Team is hiring a part-time, temporary Response Apprentice at our Castroville Operations: Location of Position: Castroville, California Reports to: Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager Position Classification & Expected Hours of Work, and Travel: This is a temporary, hourly position. This position is 20 hours per week, for 6 months, approx.: March - September 2025. * Days of work are generally Saturday to Wednesday. * Evening and weekend work are required. * Some travel within California may be expected for this position. Compensation Range: $20.00/hr. Benefits: * Sick Time * 401k Retirement Plan * The Marine Mammal Center offers benefits to support the emotional wellbeing of you and your loved ones (Employee Assistance Program) Job Summary: The Response Apprentice will contribute meaningful support to the response & animal care of marine mammals, such as California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals, at our Castroville Operations at The Marine Mammal Center.  The 6-month apprenticeship provides a high-level view of community powered conservation while supporting the advancement of the mission and strategic priorities of the world’s largest marine mammal stranding response programs. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY The Marine Mammal Center actively engages individuals from all backgrounds. We are committed to embracing diversity within our organization because we firmly believe that diverse employee teams help us to achieve our best organizational outcomes and provide the most effective support to the communities we serve. We are deeply dedicated to creating and maintaining an inclusive, equitable and supportive work environment. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. The Marine Mammal Center believes in growth and supporting our employees as best we can so they can become their best selves in and outside of work. We believe that a healthy work environment means building an inclusive culture where people can thrive together and feel supported and empowered. We believe in stretch versus constraint. OUR MISSION The Marine Mammal Center advances ocean health through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, research, and education. ABOUT THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER The Marine Mammal Center is leading the field in ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue, veterinary medicine, science, and education. For more information, please visit our “About Us” page at www.marinemammalcenter.org<https://www.marinemammalcenter.org/about-us/what-we-do> To read the full position posting and to apply, please visit this link: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/3024144/Marine-Mamm... Thank you! Sarah [Icon Description automatically generated with low confidence] Sarah Tatum (she-her) Human Resources Operations Coordinator TatumS@tmmc.org<mailto:tatums@tmmc.org> | MarineMammalCenter.org<http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/> The Marine Mammal Center, 2000 Bunker Road, Sausalito, CA 94965