Adoption Staff - Full Time

Experience Champaign Urbana; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 22,041 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Simple IRA

Mental health counseling

Job summary

CCHS in Champaign operates an animal adoption center and is seeking a full-time Adoption Staff member to greet the public and help adopters find their next animal companion.

Starting pay is $16 per hour with weekend, evenings, and holiday hours required. Responsibilities include answering phones, processing applications, and educating adopters on pet health and policies.

Qualifications

• Experience handling animals is required.
• Knowledge and/or experience related to pet ownership.
• Friendly and outgoing.
• Effective communicator in person, via email, and over the phone.
• Adept at using a computer and performing accurate data entry.

Responsibilities

• Answering phones and assisting callers
• Facilitating safe and positive interactions between animals and potential adopters
• Processing adoption applications
• Explaining details of pet health and behavior records to adopters
• Explaining details of adoption policies and contracts with adopters
• Preparing the animal shelter for daily open-hours
• Animal Care duties, such as kennel/cage cleaning, dog walking

Skills

Experience with animals

Pet ownership knowledge

Friendly and outgoing

Effective communicator

Data entry/computer skills

Job description

Adoption staff members at CCHS greet the public and assist our patrons in finding their next animal companion. This is a full-time position. Hours will include weekend days, some evenings, and some holidays. Starting pay is $16.00 an hour.

Qualifications

• Experience handling animals is required
• Knowledge and/or experience related to pet ownership
• Friendly and outgoing
• Effective communicator in person, via email, and over the phone
• Adept at using a computer and performing accurate data entry

Responsibilities

• Answering phones and assisting callers
• Facilitating safe and positive interactions between animals and potential adopters
• Processing adoption applications
• Explaining details of pet health and behavior records to adopters
• Explaining details of adoption policies and contracts with adopters
• Preparing the animal shelter for daily open-hours
• Animal Care duties, such as kennel/cage cleaning, dog walking

Benefits

• Employee health insurance plan
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Simple IRA plan
• Employee Assistance Program (free mental health counseling)

Psychological Considerations

• Self-motivated and hard working
• Comfortable engaging with people
• Remain calm under pressure
• Flexible and able to shift between different tasks

Environmental Considerations

• Must be able to work in a hectic and sometimes noisy environment
• Work under pressure with interruptions

Cognitive Considerations

• Must be able to represent the humane society in a positive manner
• Must possess good safety awareness and judgement

Physiological Considerations

• Aspects of this job may be physically demanding and involve exposure to loud noise
• Exposure to strong chemicals/cleaning products