Animal Care Attendant - Currently Hiring
Position: Animal Care Attendant
(Part-time) Starting at $15.50/hr
Job Description
Serving as the permanent part-time Animal Care Attendant, on location, at Canada’s first no-kill, no-cage Adoption Centre in Canmore, Alberta, you will be responsible for all aspects of caring for our animals and keeping our Centre clean.
Reporting directly to Adoption Centre Manager, you will support the successful implementation of policies and directives established by the Board of Directors.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for animals and animal welfare, and is a hardworking cleaner. While you will get to hang out with animals all shift (best "coworkers" ever!), the focus of your job will be ensuring that the animals have a clean and healthy environment, so we need hard workers who aren't afraid to get dirty. Being comfortable to work alone with dogs of all sizes, breeds, temperaments, and behavioural challenges is important, as well as being comfortable administering medications to dogs and cats. We are looking for dependable and hardworking individuals.
Duties
- Feeding all dogs and cats
- Medicating all dogs and cats (pills, liquid medications, eye and ear drops, injectable meds, etc.)
- Cleaning all cat chalets, and dog cabins (scooping litterboxes, picking up poop, scrubbing walls and floors, washing windows, vacuuming, mopping, doing dishes, washing and folding laundry, sanitizing rooms etc.)
- Cleaning all common areas of the building (vacuuming and mopping hallways, reception area, bathroom, shoveling snow/yardwork etc.)
- Exercising and enriching the lives of our canine residents
- Following training plans for dogs and cats put forth by the Adoption Centre Manager in collaboration with training teams
- Monitoring and tracking the physical health and wellness of all resident animals
- Monitoring and tracking the emotional wellbeing of all resident animals
- Being a representative for the BVSPCA and answering phone inquiries as needed
- Adhering to strict health and safety protocols for animals in quarantine or isolation
Currently Hiring:
We are currently hiring for:
- A casual staff member available to cover morning (7am-12pm) and/or evening (4pm-9pm) shifts when permanent staff members are unavailable to work, with training to begin immediately. Individuals with flexible schedules for mornings, evenings, and weekends are preferred. Number of shifts per month varies based on availability of permanent staff.
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter (highlighting your animal and cleaning experience) to daisy@bowvalleyspca.org. Applications will remain open until suitable candidates are found. We thank all that apply, but please note that only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.