Animal Care Attendant - ACA1

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA)•Cranbrook, BC

63d•CA$22 - CA$22•Onsite

About The Position

The BC SPCA is seeking an Animal Care Attendant to ensure optimal levels of care for shelter animals based on the Five Freedoms. This role involves providing primary care and support, including feeding, cleaning kennels, socializing animals, and transportation as needed. The position requires maintaining the physical plant in a clean and sanitary manner, ensuring kennels and cages are suitable for animal health and welfare according to ShelterSense protocols, and monitoring animal health through record-keeping. Responsibilities also include maintaining proper diets, exercise, and enrichment for animals, performing general grooming, and treating animals humanely and compassionately in line with the BC SPCA's five freedoms. The role may also involve other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Valid Class N or 5 BC Drivers’ License and driver’s abstract
Strong desire to provide excellent customer service skills: patience, professional, positive attitude, attention to detail, adaptability
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with colleagues, customers and volunteers
Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision
A sound knowledge of animals, their breeds, characteristics and common diseases
Demonstrable interest in all aspects of animal welfare
Position is physically demanding and includes heavy lifting, pushing and pulling which requires an individual with the ability to maintain a level of fitness and endurance to fulfill the required duties
Computer experience: Windows, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Must be flexible and able to work weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays.
Philosophical harmony with the vision, mission, and strategic directions of the BC SPCA.

Nice To Haves

Previous kennel or animal care experience will be considered an asset

Responsibilities

Maintain the entire physical plant in a clean, sanitary, and efficient manner on an ongoing basis and in a collaborative manner.
Ensure kennels, runs, and cat cages are kept in a manner that is best suited for the animal’s health and welfare as per the ShelterSense protocols.
Monitor the health and welfare of the animals through the maintenance of up-to-date kennel cards, recording information on whiteboard and daily logs, and completing daily welfare sheets.
Maintain animals on a proper diet ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment.
Perform general bathing and grooming of animals.
Treat animals humanely, with compassion and concern, and in a manner consistent with the BC SPCA’s five freedoms.
Perform other duties as assigned.