Animal Care Attendant - K-9

Job Title: Canine Care Attendant

Department: Animal Care

Reports To: Animal Care Center Manager

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: $15.00 /hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Better Together Animal Alliance, a non-profit animal welfare organization serving over 5,000 dogs and cats annually. Our programs and services focus on keeping pets in homes and out of cages. Within the walls of our 27,000 sq ft animal care center, BTAA services approximately 1,500 pets each year, and an additional 4000 are served outside our animal care center through upstream, community based programs, including Pets for Life, a helpline, pet food bank, clinic, and Home To Home.

We are looking to add an Animal Care Attendant to our team at Better Together Animal Alliance.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to):

• Supports Mission, Vision and Values of Better Together Animal Alliance.
• Sanitizes/disinfects pet enclosures and general boarding areas.
• Provides clean bedding and ensures pets have clean water at all times.
• Makes sure that each pet receives the correct type and quantity of food for each meal and maintains cleanliness of food prep areas.
• Monitor health, physically and behaviorally, and rapidly identify any issues or changes that may require special action and report the information to supervisor immediately.
• Visually checks pet guests for safety and well-being throughout the day.
• May be required to supervise group play for dogs and/or individual activities for pet guests.
• Provide basic grooming services to care center animals as needed.
• Checks and picks up excrement from enclosures and other areas as needed throughout the day.
• Monitors pet belongings; cleans belongings as needed. Performs daily laundering of pet bedding and towels.
• Provide professional customer service while helping customers get to know our animals that are available for adoption

REQUIREMENTS:

Expertise & Experience:

• Compassion and empathy for animals and human clients!
• Professional animal care/kennel experience preferred.
• Displays a professional manner at all times.
• Entry Level role. High school/ College/ Teenagers 18+ encouraged to apply.

Physical:

• Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
• Must frequently lift 40 pounds.
• Must be able to be on feet for the duration of your shift.
• Must be able to handle dogs on leashes.
• Must be able to work in an environment with exposure to disinfectant/sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions.

REPORTS TO: Care Center Manager