Animal Care Attendant - ACA1

Clear Destination Inc.; Prince Rupert; Hybrid; CAD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

BC SPCA in Prince Rupert, BC is seeking an Animal Care Attendant for on-call, casual work. You will participate in daily animal care duties and uphold the Five Freedoms, delivering compassionate support in a fast-paced shelter environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining clean kennels and cages, monitoring animal health with records, feeding, exercise, grooming, and collaborating with staff. The role requires flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid BC driver's license (Class N or 5) with clean abstract.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Experience with animal care or kennels is preferred.
• Comfort with physically demanding tasks and lifting.
• Proficiency in Windows and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean, sanitary kennels, runs, and cages.
• Monitor health and welfare using kennel cards and logs.
• Provide daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment.
• Perform bathing and grooming of animals as needed.
• Collaborate with BC SPCA team to uphold welfare standards.
• Work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Team player

Initiative

Animal welfare knowledge

Stamina

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Windows

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

POSITION: Animal Care Attendant

STATUS: On-Call; Casual

SHIFT: Various Shifts

LOCATION: Prince Rupert, BC

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

WAGE: Hourly

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

About the Position:

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.

You care deeply about animals and uphold the highest animal care standards. If you are hard-working, collaborative, highly skilled and passionate about making a difference, you will find yourself among like-minded people at the BC SPCA.

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
• 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 will be considered an asset
• Demonstrable interest in all aspects of animal welfare
• 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
• 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
• Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision and strategic direction of the BC SPCA.