Animal Care/Senior Animal Care Associates
About The Position
As an Animal Care Associate, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our shelter pets are free from stress, fear, and anxiety, while providing a safe and clean environment for them. This position isn't for everyone. It can be loud, smelly, and sometimes stressful. But if making a significant difference in the lives of shelter pets and their future loving families is something you're passionate about, this might be the most fulfilling job you've ever had! The Animal Care team focuses on cleaning, feeding, and providing enrichment for all shelter pets on their way to finding their loving homes. Mornings begin with routine wellness checks and participation in playgroups for dogs and group socialization sessions for cats to ensure all animals receive critical socialization and exercise. Throughout the day, you'll transport animals for medical procedures, monitor their health and behavior, and provide the compassionate care that helps them become adoption-ready. Afternoons are spent spot-cleaning, adding enrichment activities, providing additional socialization time in communal cat rooms and with individual dogs and cats, and assisting other shelter areas depending on daily needs. An ideal candidate for this position loves to flex between team projects and independent work, thrives in a hands-on learning environment, and has a passion for helping people and pets.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs regularly.
- Comfortable interacting with and handling both dogs and cats of varying temperaments.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Reliable transportation.
- Reliable attendance with minimal unscheduled absences.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- 3-6 months of related experience in animal care (shelter, veterinary clinic, kennel, or rescue).
- Knowledge of dog and cat behavior and body language.
- Experience with dog playgroups or cat group socialization.
- Previous volunteer experience in animal welfare.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring shelter pets are free from stress, fear, and anxiety.
- Providing a safe and clean environment for shelter pets.
- Cleaning, feeding, and providing enrichment for shelter pets.
- Performing routine wellness checks.
- Participating in playgroups for dogs and group socialization sessions for cats.
- Transporting animals for medical procedures.
- Monitoring animal health and behavior.
- Providing compassionate care to make animals adoption-ready.
- Spot-cleaning.
- Adding enrichment activities.
- Providing additional socialization time in communal cat rooms and with individual dogs and cats.
- Assisting other shelter areas depending on daily needs.
Benefits
- Pay starts at $17/hr.
- Senior Associate pay starts at $18/hr.
- Paid weekly.
- Paid time off and Holiday Pay.
- Medical, dental, vision insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Retirement plan available, matching funds after 1 year.
- Significant discounts on veterinary services.
- Employee pet adoption benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
