Animal Care Associate
About The Position
San Diego Humane Society is hiring Animal Care Associates for our Oceanside Animal Care team! How you’ll impact our mission: At San Diego Humane Society, we’re united by our mission to Inspire Compassion. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing daily care and enrichment for our shelter animals, including feeding, cleaning, disinfecting, grooming, vaccinating, medicating, and possibly performing euthanasia. This role delivers service at the gold standard level in alignment with the SDHS Way, to meet the needs of animals and the people who love them by leading with compassion, finding creative solutions, providing personalized care and building connections. This role delivers service at the gold standard level in alignment with the SDHS Way, to meet the needs of animals and the people who love them by leading with compassion, finding creative solutions, providing personalized care and building connections. If you’re passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement, we’d love to talk to you. What’s in it for you? At SDHS, we’re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and commit to being a place where every person – staff, volunteer, and guest – can feel a sense of belonging. We support and invest in employees through conscious delivery of benefits and a workplace environment based on our Core Values. As an employee you’ll enjoy: Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!) Comprehensive benefits package, training and well-being programs 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year Free pet adoptions, pet vaccines and spay/neuter services …and so much more! Career Growth through Job Levels: Animal Care offers three job levels as you grow within your role. Growth is based on time worked in your SDHS Animal Care role and meeting other training and performance requirements – everyone can advance once they meet the requirements! Advancing levels is recognized through a title change and pay increase.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- One (1) year experience working with animals in a shelter, kennel, vet clinic or volunteer environment preferred.
- Working knowledge of animal breeds, general care, and behavior related information preferred.
Responsibilities
- Complete daily husbandry routines, including appropriate feeding and exercise, maintaining assigned area in a clean, organized and professional manner.
- Monitor the health of shelter animals; follow established procedures if symptoms of illness arise based on the degree of illness or injury.
- Administer daily medications, vaccinations and other treatments as appropriate.
- Monitor animals daily and record details of diet, physical condition, elimination and behavior.
- Provide kennel enrichment, training, and socializing of animals in conjunction with Behavior & Training, as time permits.
- Perform dog introductions and facilitate dog play groups with multiple dogs, following current protocols.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!)
- Comprehensive benefits package, training and well-being programs
- 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year
- Free pet adoptions, pet vaccines and spay/neuter services
- …and so much more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
