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Sea Otter Care Intern (Jan-July 2027 & Jul-Dec 2027)

Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcare$18/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description about mission, DEI, internship program. Use

for headings. No job title heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions? We need to remove application instructions? The instruction says: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove lines about application instructions (like "Please refer to your College/University's student services division.", "Early submission of applications is encouraged.", "Internship Application Requirements:", "Required Materials:", "A resume, letter of interest, and two letters of recommendation are required...", "Any applications that lack required materials...", "Application Deadline: Friday, October 30th, 2026.", "This internship opportunity has two time periods...", "Only apply to time periods you are able to commit to.", "Availability changes or requests for alternate time periods after the position has closed..."). We need to preserve substantive information: mission statement, DEI, internship program description, core responsibilities, required skills, desired skills, pay rate, maybe note about housing/STEM internship? The line: "This Internship Program is a paid STEM Internship opportunity. Pay rate of $18.00 USD per hour, Housing or STEM Internship may be applicable. College credit may also be available." We need to keep pay rate and mention housing/STEM internship maybe as part of Benefits? But we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It mentions "Housing or STEM Internship may be applicable." That's vague. Could treat as part of Pay/Schedule? Probably we can include a Benefits section if there is mention of housing or college credit. But the instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state pay rate, so we can have a Pay section. It also mentions housing or STEM internship may be applicable, college credit may also be available. Those could be benefits. So we could have a Benefits section with those items. However we need to avoid filler like "may be applicable" maybe still substantive. We'll include. Schedule: Not explicitly stated besides six-month commitment of 24 hours each week, and project task assignments may include weekends and holidays as assigned. That's schedule info. So we can have a Schedule section. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No job title given explicitly but we can ignore. We need to use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. We have: - About the role / Internship program description: mission, DEI, internship program overview, outcomes-based, project report. - Responsibilities: Core Responsibilities list. - Requirements / Qualifications: "Absolutely Required Skills / Knowledge / Ability / Experience or Education" list. - Desired Skills: "Desired Skills / Knowledge / Ability / Experience or Education" list. - Pay: Pay rate $18.00 per hour. - Benefits: Housing or STEM Internship may be applicable, College credit may also be available. - Schedule: Six-month commitment of 24 hours each week, weekends/holidays as assigned. We should not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. We need to remove duplicated lines. There's some duplication: "A resume, letter of interest, and two letters of recommendation are required to be considered for this position." and earlier "Required Materials: Resume/CVCover Letter/Letter of InterestTwo (2) Letters of Recommendation". Those are application instructions, which we should remove. So we remove those lines. Also remove "Please refer to your College/University's student services division." etc. We also need to remove "Early submission of applications is encouraged." etc. We also need to remove "Internship Application Requirements:" and "Required Materials:" lines. Also remove "Application Deadline: Friday, October 30th, 2026." etc. Also remove "This internship opportunity has two time periods available: January - June, and July - December. You may choose to apply to one time period, or both, depending on your availability. Only apply to time periods you are able to commit to. Availability changes or requests for alternate time periods after the position has closed, whether during the interview period, or after selection, may result in rejection of your application." All that is application instructions, remove. Now we need to keep the statement about "Must be authorized to work in the United States, the Aquarium is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this internship." That's also an application requirement (eligibility). Might be considered application instruction? It's a requirement for eligibility. The instruction says remove application instructions. But this is a substantive eligibility requirement. Might be considered part of Requirements. The posting includes it under "Internship Application Requirements:" but it's a requirement. We should keep it as a requirement. Similarly "Must be a current student at an accredited college or university, or graduated during the term immediately preceding the internship". That's also a requirement. We'll keep those under Requirements. Thus we need to parse the text and keep those. Let's extract substantive content: Opening paragraph: "At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We firmly believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together increases our capacity to serve our visitors and fulfill our mission. We welcome people from all walks of life into our team and strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply." Then: "Join Our team The Monterey Bay Aquarium Internship Program is a rich learning resource for interns and externs, enabling them to partner with the Aquarium in pursuit of our shared DEI objectives and take our mission to the next level. Targeting underrepresented communities of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), the Internship Program will provide eligible college, undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful work experience under the direction of an Aquarium mentor. The Internship Program is outcomes-based, requiring a project report at the conclusion of the program, further documenting the participants’ growth along their developmental pathway." That's about the role/program. Then "Core Responsibilities: Project responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily care and feeding of ill, injured, and orphaned sea otters, maintenance and cleaning of animal tanks and enclosures, computer data entry. Interns may also assist with rescues of live-stranded otters, tracking of released otters, administration of medication to sick otters, and managing otters in research projects." Then: "Qualified applicants must be able to work in a team environment as well as independently without direct supervision and must have good communication skills." Then "Absolutely Required Skills / Knowledge / Ability / Experience or Education Animal handling experience in a professional environment (must include experience with mammals)At least 18 years of ageSix-month commitment of 24 hours each weekProof of current tetanus vaccinationValid driver’s licenseProject task assignments may include weekends and holidays as assignedA project-based report will be required at the end of the internship" Note: Some of these are also schedule-related (six-month commitment, weekends/holidays). We'll separate. Then "Desired Skills / Knowledge / Ability / Experience or Education Strong Interest in and awareness of animal husbandry and marine science/ecologyExperience with wildlife rehabilitation or handling potentially aggressive animalsWillingness to get wet and dirtyAttention to detailAble to lift up to 50 poundsAbility to multi-taskResearch, writing, academic literature and organizational skillsInterpersonal skills and proven ability to work effectively with colleagues Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPointProficiency with SharePoint a plus" Then: "This Internship Program is a paid STEM Internship opportunity. Pay rate of $18.00 USD per hour, Housing or STEM Internship may be applicable. College credit may also be available." Then eligibility: "Must be authorized to work in the United States, the Aquarium is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this internship.Must be a current student at an accredited college or university, or graduated during the term immediately preceding the internship" We need to format. We'll create sections:

    About the Role

    ... (mission, DEI, internship program overview)

    Responsibilities

    • ... list items

    Requirements

    • ... required skills list
    • ... eligibility items
    Maybe also separate Qualifications? But we can combine Requirements and Qualifications. The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can have both Requirements and Qualifications if we have distinct content. But we have required skills and desired skills. Could put required under Requirements, desired under Skills. Or we could have Qualifications for required and Skills for desired. Let's follow typical: Requirements = mandatory, Qualifications = preferred? But we have both required and desired. We'll put required under Requirements, desired under Skills. Thus:

    Requirements

    • Animal handling experience in a professional environment (must include experience with mammals)
    • At least 18 years of age
    • Six-month commitment of 24 hours each week
    • Proof of current tetanus vaccination
    • Valid driver’s license
    • Project task assignments may include weekends and holidays as assigned
    • A project-based report will be required at the end of the internship
    • Must be able to work in a team environment as well as independently without direct supervision
    • Must have good communication skills
    • Must be authorized to work in the United States; the Aquarium is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this internship
    • Must be a current student at an accredited college or university, or graduated during the term immediately preceding the internship
    Note: The six-month commitment and weekend/holidays also belong to Schedule but we can keep them under Requirements as they are requirements. However we also have a Schedule section; we could move those to Schedule. Let's think: The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have many sections already. Maybe we can combine schedule info into Requirements or Schedule. Since we already have a Schedule section, we can put the time commitment there. But the requirement also includes "Six-month commitment of 24 hours each week" and "Project task assignments may include weekends and holidays as assigned". Those are schedule details. So we can put them under Schedule. Thus Requirements will focus on skills/experience/eligibility. Let's list required skills/experience: - Animal handling experience in a professional environment (must include experience with mammals) - At least 18 years of age - Proof of current tetanus vaccination - Valid driver’s license - Must be able to work in a team environment as well as independently without direct supervision - Must have good communication skills - Must be authorized to work in the United States; the Aquarium is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this internship - Must be a current student at an accredited college or university, or graduated during the term immediately preceding the internship - A project-based report will be required at the end of the internship (maybe more of an outcome, but could be requirement) We'll keep that. Now Skills section for desired skills: - Strong interest in and awareness of animal husbandry and marine science/ecology - Experience with wildlife rehabilitation or handling potentially aggressive animals - Willingness to get wet and dirty - Attention to detail - Able to lift up to 50 pounds - Ability to multi-task - Research,

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