Job 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:

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The BC SPCA is looking to fill the following job opportunity:
POSITION: Animal Care Attendant

TYPE: Permanent, Casual

SHIFT: On-call

LOCATION: Abbotsford Community Animal Centre

CLASSIFICATION: CUPE 1622

WAGE: $18.44 per hour

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

We welcome diversity, value differences, and foster inclusion in our employment practices. We invite applications from all qualified individuals who are philosophically aligned with our mission and guiding principles.

The BC SPCA Abbotsford Community Animal Centre seeks a casual Animal Care Attendant. The successful candidate will be working upon call confirmation of our Manager-Centre, and the working schedule might include weekdays, weekends, and statutory holidays.

You are an energetic team player who will participate in all animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals based on the Five Freedoms. You have experience in customer relations and previous experience in animal husbandry. You care deeply about animals and uphold the highest animal care standards. Under the direction of the Branch 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 up-to-date 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

To succeed in this role, you have:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid Class 5 BC Drivers’ License in good standing
• Strong desire to provide excellent customer service skills: patience, professional, 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 self-starter who takes initiative with minimal 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:
If you would like to be a part of our Abbotsford team and are legally entitled to work in Canada, we would like to hear from you. Click on apply now or use the link to apply: http://spca.bc.ca/about-us/careers/

We thank you for your interest in the BC SPCA, however; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please.

The BC SPCA is a Registered Charity BN 11881 9036 RR0001

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