Attendant: Animal Care - Full-Time
Ottawa Humane Society•Ottawa, ON
•CA$22 - CA$25•Onsite
About The Position
The Attendant: Animal Care is responsible for providing animal husbandry and cleaning of animal care facilities at the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS). There are two vacancies available with different work schedules. Applicants will be asked to indicate their schedule preference as part of the application process.
Requirements
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of six months’ experience in animal care
- Working proficiency in spoken and written English is required
Responsibilities
- Maintain animal health by ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, enrichment, and any special instructions are completed
- Clean and maintain animal care equipment and facilities
- Monitor the health and welfare of the animals and maintain up-to-date records
- Restrain animals for veterinary procedures
- Support the activities of volunteers, students and work placements and provide training and orientation as required
- Be thoroughly familiar with pertinent legislation, regulations, guidelines, OHS policies, procedures, collective agreement, and good animal care practices
- Produce and maintain accurate reports, records, and files
- Participate in supervision, evaluation, training and other meetings as required
- Participate in the identification and evaluation of OHS program goals and objectives
- Participate in professional development opportunities
- Represent the OHS in a professional manner
- May be required to assume the responsibilities of Attendant: Kennel Kitchen
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
