Wildlife and Conservation Manager

Overall responsibility for worlking with and supervising volunteers and patients. Liaise with our veterinary team. To manage the daily operations ensuring that volunteers are maintaining best practice and it meets the highest standards.,

• Ensure our volunteers provide appropriate care for our patients


• Manage the daily operation win a diligent manner, maintaining best practice, and effectively recording data according to our agreed protocols


• Be willing and able to be hands on with pateints


• Supervise volunteers and their roles, wildlife admissions, releases and use this to guide future adaptation to discuss with CEO


• Induct volunteers within our Standard Operating Procedures and oversee the continued developement


• Liaising with veterinary team and other staff, Be responsible for all patients


• Ensure adequate stocks of PPE are maintained.


• Maintain good public relations and help to maintain a high profile for the charities


• Meet agreed objectives, undertake an annual performance review and undertake training as required


• Be flexible and willing to take on special projects or other reasonable duties as requested


• While at work all staff are required to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts and omissions


• To be aware of and comply with the requirements stated within the Staff file and other policies and operational procedures as issued from time to time
  
  Working on bank holidays and week ends will be a regular requirement of this role as animals must be cared for 365 days a year.


• The post holder needs to be aware that the role is physically challenging and emotionally demanding. Due to the nature of the work the role requires reaching, squatting, kneeling, bending and stretching. The role also required lifting and carrying.


• You may be working alone at times, Relevant administrative related qualification


• Excellent IT skills especially Word, Excel, internet and email


Qualities

• You must love wildife.


• Enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team


• Flexible, self-confident, reliable and able to work alone


• Resilience to stress and emotionally strong


• Ability to deal with all issues with tact and diplomacy


• Calm when under pressure even when faced with confrontational situations


Honest and trustworthy

Experience and Skills

• Experience with computers, excel and word or equivelent


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Excellent communication skills


• Management of volunteers is desirable


• High degree of emotional stamina and the ability to cope with wildlife trauma


• Willingness to undertake training as and when required


• Prepared to work flexibly including evenings and weekends, cover sickness and holiday periods.


• Car driver with full clean driving licence May 2024


Job Type: Full-time,
• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
  
  Company pension


• On-site parking


• Work from home


Schedule:

• Day shift