Animal Care Attendant - ACA1

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Williams Lake; On-site; CAD 24,796 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) seeks an Animal Care Attendant for Williams Lake, BC. This on-call, casual position supports daily animal care duties and a fast-paced team environment.

Reporting to the Animal Centre Manager, you will ensure proper care, sanitation, and welfare of animals, while adhering to ShelterSense protocols and five freedoms.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid Class N or 5 BC Driver's License and driving record.
• Strong customer service skills: patience, professionalism, positive attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Team player with ability to build relationships with colleagues and volunteers.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of animals, breeds, characteristics, and diseases.
• Experience in kennel/animal care is an asset.
• Willingness to work seven days a week, including holidays.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kennels, runs, and cat cages in a clean, sanitary, and functional state.
• Monitor animal health and welfare using kennel cards and daily logs.
• Provide daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment.
• Perform bathing and grooming of animals.
• Treat animals humanely and in line with BC SPCA five freedoms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Team player

Self-starter

Knowledge of animals

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Weekend/holiday availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

709 Bond Lake Rd, Williams Lake, BC V2G 3N1, Canada

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, July 21, 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

LOCATION: Williams Lake, BC

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
• 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
• 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 vision, mission, and strategic directions of the BC SPCA.

How to apply:

If you are interested in joining our 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 https://spca.bc.ca/about-us/careers/

We are committed to a transparent, human-led hiring process. While we use technology to support application management, applications are not screened, scored, or ranked by AI systems. All hiring decisions are made by human hiring managers based on skills, experience, and alignment with the organizational values.

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

The BC SPCA is a Registered Charity BN 11881 9036 RR0001