Animal Care & Animal Admissions Staff – Full Time
CCHS has an open full-time position on the Animal Care + Animal Admissions Staff.
The Animal Care + Animal Admissions staff member is responsible for scheduling animal relinquishment appointments and processing animal intakes at the humane society’s animal shelter. This employee also works as a member of the Animal Care Staff, which includes performing the following tasks: Cleaning of kennels/cages, cleaning of animal housing areas & supply areas, animal feeding, animal handling, dog walking, taking note of animal health and behavior, and data entry.
Hours will include weekend days, some evenings, and some holidays. Starting pay is $16.75 an hour.
Qualifications
- Applicants must be 21 years of age or older
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Animal handling experience (dogs, cats, various small animal species)
- Calm under pressure
- Experience handling animals in an animal shelter or veterinary environment is a plus
Benefits:
- Employee health insurance plan
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Simple IRA plan
- Employee Assistance Program (free mental health counseling)
Responsibilities include:
- Respond to all animal-intake inquiries via phone and email
- Accurately communicate CCHS processes and policies to people seeking to relinquish pets to CCHS
- Schedule animal admissions
- Process animal admissions (paperwork, administering vaccines/preventatives, customer service, etc.)
- Enter all pertinent animal-intake-data into the animal management software
- Maintain effective communication with supervisors and management regarding intake-capacity and the flow of animals from arrival to adoption
- Assist animal care staff with daily tasks, including cleaning of animal cages/kennels, animal feeding/watering, cleaning and maintenance of animal housing areas and work areas, inventory management, animal handling, observing and noting animal health and behavior, and data entry.
- Other duties as assigned
Physiological Considerations:
- Physically demanding position and involves exposure to loud noise
- Exposure to strong chemicals/cleaning products
- Exposure to extreme weather conditions
- Heavy lifting (minimum of 50 lbs)
Please email resume and letter of interest to Karen@cuhumane.org.