Animal Care Associate: Impactful Shelter Work

SAN-Francisco-Spc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Vet care discounts

Job summary

San Francisco SPCA is seeking an Animal Care Associate to work directly with shelter animals, providing daily care, enrichment, and compassionate handling in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires weekend availability, a high school diploma or equivalent, and strong customer service, communication, and teamwork skills. You will help with intake, records, and cross-department coordination, with opportunities for growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Customer service experience.
• Available to work weekends and holiday shifts as needed.
• Highly motivated, outgoing, respectful, and professional.
• Team player capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of animal breeds, animal behavior, and previous experience with animal handling preferred but not required.
• Computer skills in a Windows environment.
• Commitment to the mission, values, goals, and success of The San Francisco SPCA.

Responsibilities

• Provide adequate food, water, and enrichment to shelter animals daily.
• Monitor animals and immediately report health or behavior abnormalities to supervisor.
• Participate in stress and disease reduction efforts through purposeful and compassionate handling and placement of animals in the shelter environment.
• Assist with animal intake, evaluation, and treatment.
• Create and maintain necessary animal records, perform data entry.
• Work closely with other internal departments to actively decrease shelter animals' length-of-stay.
• Follow established disease control protocols to daily clean, disinfect, and maintain shelter apartments, kennels, cages, and general areas.
• Cultivate positive client, volunteer and coworker relations through professional, courteous, and educational interactions.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Multitasking

Weekend availability

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Windows

Job description

San Francisco SPCA is seeking an Animal Care Associate to work directly with shelter animals, providing daily care, enrichment, and compassionate handling in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires weekend availability, a high school diploma or equivalent, and strong customer service, communication, and teamwork skills. You will help with intake, records, and cross-department coordination, with opportunities for growth within the organization.