Farm Animal Care Attendant - Surrey, Canada - BCSPCA

BCSPCA

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Surrey, Canada

4 hours ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you.

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:

POSITION:
Farm Animal Care Attendant - Auxiliary (Casual)

JOB STATUS:
Permanent;

SHIFT:
Will Vary

LOCATION:
Surrey Farm/Education & Adoption Centre

CLASSIFICATION:
CUPE 1622

WAGE:
$20.00 per hour

CLOSING DATE:
Open until filled

You are an energetic team player who will participate in all farm animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals based on the Five Freedoms.

You care deeply about animals and uphold the highest farm animal care standards.

About the Position:

The main responsibility of the Farm Animal Care Attendant position is to provide primary care and support to all Farm Animals Centers, including feeding and medicating animals, and cleaning of stalls and enclosures, and routine maintenance of facilities, grounds and farm equipment.

FACA might also be requested to travel to animal foster homes to provide care services as needed.

Socialization/behaviour modification and transportation of various farm animal species may also be required from time to time.

What you will do:

Ensure the health and wellbeing of animals in care are maintained in accordance with the BC SPCA policies and procedures and following the five freedoms.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Treating animals humanely, with compassion and concern;
Maintaining proper diet, ensuring daily feeding and watering requirements are met;
Administering approved medications as specified by the attending veterinarian, registered veterinary technician, or other authorized shelter staff;
Corresponding with veterinarians to arrange examinations, treatments and incare treatment plans to ensure all animals involved with the good shepherd barn and the provincial equine and farm animal foster program (PEFAFP) receive the veterinary care they require;
Performing behaviour modification activities related to handling, husbandry, and socialization in a safe and effective manner as directed; and
Assisting with euthanasia, as requested, ensuring this process is conducted in a humane, respectful, compassionate, and stressfree manner.
Follow all safety protocols to ensure both human, animal, and physical location safety.
Perform screening and processing of adoptions for farm animals in the Good Shepherd Barn and through the Provincial Equine and Farm Animal Foster Program (PEFAFP).
Ensuring all procedures for receiving and/or adopting all animals are conducted according to procedure and meeting the needs of stakeholders.
Maintain the entire physical facility and grounds in a clean, sanitary and efficient manner as well as ensuring barn stalls, pastures and paddocks are kept in a manner that is bestsuited for the animal health and welfare.
Provide excellent customer service, internally to BC SPCA staff and volunteers and externally to members of the public and other organizations we work with.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Ensuring that people feel welcome and their questions are answered within the scope of this role;
Deferring to appropriate authority when questions or issues arise that are out of scope of this role;
Answering telephones in a courteous manner, providing information satisfactory to the needs of the caller; and
Representing the interests of the BC SPCA and portraying the image of the organization in a positive light.
Assist in cruelty investigations where required and submit a review of findings through Shelter Buddy for continuing investigation purposes.
Work collaboratively with other BC SPCA staff and volunteers.
Attending meetings, as required.
Identifying not only potential issues, but also offering solutions for consideration.
When assigned, acting as lead hand on Barn matters in the absence of the Manager.
Other duties as assigned.
High school diploma or equivalent plus a minimum of two years working directly with horses and farm animals such as sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, etc.; or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer.
Valid Class N or 5 BC Driver's License
A sound knowledge of farm animals and horses, their breeds, characteristics, behaviors, and more common diseases
Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment
Welldeveloped interpersonal skills, including an ability to work respectfully with a diverse group of stakeholders, and experience delivering excellent customer service
Ability to prioritize demands and complete tasks on time
Physical ability to meet demands of the job including heavy lifting, pushing and pulling, which requires the ability to maintain a level of fitness and endurance to fulfill the required duties; must not have allergies to farm animals