Animal Care Attendant - ACA1

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 20,664 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

The BC SPCA is seeking an Animal Care Attendant to support daily animal care duties across our facilities. Reporting to the Animal Centre Manager, you will participate in feeding, grooming, enrichment, and welfare monitoring to ensure animals receive compassionate care in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes safety, animal welfare, and teamwork, with on-call, casual status. A high school diploma and a valid BC driver’s license are required, along with excellent communication and

Qualifications

• 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, professional, positive attitude, attention to detail, adaptability.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the entire physical plant in a clean, sanitary, and efficient manner on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure kennels, runs, and cat cages are kept in a manner that is best suited for the animal’s health and welfare.
• Monitor the health and welfare of the animals through up-to-date kennel cards and daily logs.
• Maintain animals on a proper diet with daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment.
• Perform general bathing and grooming of animals.
• Treat animals humanely and with compassion per the five freedoms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Patience

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Description

Posted Monday, July 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Expires Friday, January 1, 2027 at 10:59 AM

We welcome diversity, value differences, and foster inclusion in our employment practices. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion by reading our Foundational Principles on our website. We invite applications from all qualified individuals who are philosophically aligned with our mission, vision and values.

The BC SPCA is a dynamic organization with facilities and services across the province of BC. Join an expanding team in an exciting time of change in an organization that makes a difference! Please read below for additional details and let us know if you have the skills and experience we are looking for by submitting your application.

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: On-Call; Casual

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

WAGE: Hourly

About the Position:

Reporting to the Animal Centre Manager, you bring energy and enthusiasm to a team environment while you participate in daily animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals based on the Five Freedoms. You are a positive, engaging people person and thrive in a fast paced environment with lots of changing needs and priorities.

Some specific duties:

• 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

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, professional, positive attitude, attention to detail, adaptability
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