Education & Outreach Volunteering & Internships
Volunteers and Interns within the education department are key players in the RMRP’s ability to provide conservation education about raptors. Inspiring young and old to care about and conserve these magnificent birds is the primary job of educational volunteers. Seeing the look of awe on a child’s face when they see an owl or hawk up close and in person is very rewarding.
Volunteers and interns will assist with formal and informal education and outreach events, merchandising and fundraising. Most volunteer positions will provide basic husbandry duties to care for permanently disabled ambassador raptors. Volunteers in the educational department will commit to specific shifts a month in advance. Please read the details of each position.
Education & Outreach Raptor Care Volunteer
Volunteers will assist with formal and informal education and outreach events. Volunteers will begin by learning how to provide basic husbandry for permanently disabled ambassador raptors. This will include cleaning enclosures, feeding raw natural food, making observations of raptor health and behavior, enclosure maintenance, facility maintenance, and a variety of other duties. All duties, no matter how small, are critical for the RMRP to be able to continue to function on a daily basis.
We are looking for people that are dedicated, self-starters, willing to work hard, willing to get dirty, detail-oriented and enthusiastic. The volunteer that demonstrates reliability, attention to detail, quality communication skills, creative thinking, and dedicated to learning will be most successful and find volunteering here very rewarding.
Seasonal Outreach Co-Lead Volunteer
The Seasonal Outreach Volunteer position offers opportunities to develop event coordination and leadership skills, learn about local raptor species and habitats, learn to safely work around the non-releasable ambassador raptors, and engage the public about the RMRP’s mission.
This position will co-lead public events to oversee sales of merchandise, fundraising, and help provide conservation education. They will learn what is involved in making public events happen from start to finish in a non-profit. Talking with the public about the organization is a large part of the work, so interactive listening and speaking skills are desirable.
We look for people that are dedicated, self-starting, willing to work hard, detail-oriented and enthusiastic. The intern that demonstrates reliability, attention to detail, quality communication skills, creative thinking, and dedicated to learning will be most successful.
Seasonal Outreach Volunteer
The Seasonal Outreach Volunteer position assists RMRP in providing public outreach through informal exhibits; making public connections; and providing conservation education. Talking with the public about the organization is a large part of the work, so interactive listening and speaking skills are desirable.
Education & Outreach Presentation Internship
The Presentation Internship position offers opportunities to develop conservation education skills, learn about local raptor species and habitats, learn to safely work around the non-releasable ambassador raptors, and discover a variety of ways to connect community members to conservation through educational outreach and programming. These internships are for the person which would like to accomplish a specific learning goal and has more time to commit than the Educational Volunteer position requires. Internships can be completed for school credit or for personal growth.