Animal Caretaker III - Morrilton AR

POSITION:                 Animal Care Attendant STATUS:                    On-Call; Casual SHIFT:                        Various Shifts LOCATION:                Port Alberni, BC CLASSIFICATION:    Exempt WAGE:                       Hourly              CLOSING DATE:       Open Until Filled   About the Position: Reporting to the Animal Centre Manager, you bring energy and enthusiasm to a team environment while you participate in daily animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals based on the Five Freedoms. You are a positive, engaging people person and thrive in a fast paced environment with lots of changing needs and priorities.   Some specific duties: * To maintain the entire physical plant in a clean, sanitary, and efficient manner on an ongoing basis and in a collaborative manner * To 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 * To 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 * To maintain animals on a proper diet ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment * To perform general bathing and grooming of animals * To treat animals humanely, with compassion and concern, and in a manner consistent with the BC SPCA’s five freedoms * To perform other duties as assigned   Qualifications you need to have: * High school diploma or equivalent * 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 * Previous kennel or animal care experience will be considered an asset * 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) * The animals in our care require attention seven days a week, must be flexible and able to work weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays * Valid Class N or 5 BC Drivers’ License and driver’s abstract * Philosophical harmony with the vision, mission and strategic directions of the BC SPCA.

POSITION:                 Animal Care Attendant STATUS:                    Temporary; Part-time      SHIFT:                        28 hours per week - 8:30am-4:30pm Wednesday to Saturday. Weekends required. LOCATION:                Sunshine Coast Animal Centre in Sechelt, BC CLASSIFICATION:    Exempt WAGE:                       Hourly                                                  CLOSING DATE:       Open Until Filled   About the Position: Reporting to the Animal Centre Manager, you bring energy and enthusiasm to a team environment while you participate in daily animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals based on the Five Freedoms. You are a positive, engaging people person and thrive in a fast paced environment with lots of changing needs and priorities.   Some specific duties: * To maintain the entire physical plant in a clean, sanitary, and efficient manner on an ongoing basis and in a collaborative manner * To 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 * To 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 * To maintain animals on a proper diet ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment * To perform general bathing and grooming of animals * To treat animals humanely, with compassion and concern, and in a manner consistent with the BC SPCA’s five freedoms * To perform other duties as assigned   Qualifications you need to have: * 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 * Previous kennel or animal care experience will be considered an asset * 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) * The animals in our care require attention seven days a week, 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.