Animal Care Attendant - Chilliwack, Canada - BCSPCA
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:
Animal Care Attendant
STATUS:
Temporary; Full-Time
SHIFT: 35 hours per week
LOCATION:
Chilliwack Animal Centre
- Chilliwack, BC
CLASSIFICATION:
CUPE 1622
WAGE:
$ 20.79 per hour
CLOSING DATE:
Open Until Filled
About the Position:
Some specific duties:
Under the direction of the Animal Centre Manager your passion and experience with animals will assist you:
- 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 uptodate 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, professionalism, 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 selfstarter who takes initiative with mínimal supervision
- A sound knowledge of animals, their breeds, characteristics and common diseases
- Previous kennel or animal care experience considered an asset
- Demonstrable interest in all aspects of animal welfare
- Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision and strategic direction of the BC SPCA
- Previous animal control, welfare or enforcement experience an asset
- 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
- Familiar with working in a union environment
- 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
How to apply:
The BC SPCA is a Registered Charity BN RR0001
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