Veterinary & Animal Well-being
OUR NEED
We have been working to improve the health of dogs and cats in the Sierra Nevada region (read more here), but we are currently at a standstill in the growth of our program due to the lack of an in house veterinarian. We are currently looking for someone with veterinary skills who can assist in our sterilization programs and in providing medical services to animals in the area.
OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION
The Veterinary & Animal Well-being Intern will help assist in one or all of the following areas of our animal health and well-being program: veterinary services, education and administrative duties related to our animal services projects.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform sterilization operations or any task related during our programmed clinics in Minca and Taganga.
Provide weekly consultations and other services (i.e. deworming and flea and tick treatments).
Help treat emergency cases for street animals
Help us expand our animal care operations to new communities: securing supplies, coordinating projects and providing medical knowledge
Conduct counting cats and dogs census in Minca, Taganga and surroundings.
Support in administrative duties: coordination of pets’ owners, conduct material inventories, writing of reports of the clinics, etc.
Support in communicative duties: covering the clinics in social media and other online platforms, creation of material for fundraising, organization of media database, etc.
Educate people on the benefits of sterilization and preventive medical care for their pets.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education in or experience with veterinary services - ideally someone who has spent considerable time working professionally in the field
Ability to be flexible and creative - capability to work with a lack of resources
Experience and/or interest in working to help secure materials
Experience in communication related to the health field, preferably related to animal welfare
