Animal Care Attendant

Safeplaceforanimals; Gallatin (TN); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 27.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Safe Place for Animals in Gallatin, TN is hiring a full-time Animal Care Attendant. You will care for dogs and cats, clean kennels and rooms, handle laundry and dishes, and assist with feeding and watering the animals.

You’ll leash walk dogs and supervise playtime, helping introduce them to potential adopters and supporting daily shelter operations. Qualifications emphasize reliability, punctuality, ability to work weekends, physical stamina, and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• Must be able to work 7:15 am–4:45 pm, weekdays and weekends, including some holidays.
• Must be able to work weekends.

Responsabilidades

• Care for, interact with and play with the shelter dogs and cats
• Tend to and clean kennels, rooms and shelter areas
• Laundry and dishes
• Feed and water the animals
• Leash walk dogs and rotate groups for potty breaks and outdoor play
• Introduce animals to potential adopters
• Other duties as needed

Conocimientos

Reliable

Punctual

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Descripción del empleo

Do you want to help save dogs and cats? We're HIRING a full- time ANIMAL CARE ATTENDANT at Safe Place for Animals, an animal rescue shelter/pet adoption center in Gallatin, TN. We care for the shelter animals seven days a week, 365 days a year including weekends and holidays. The Animal Care Attendants' hours are 7:15 am - 4:45 pm, weekdays and weekends.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Care for, interact with and play with the shelter dogs and cats
• Tend to and clean the dog kennels, cat rooms and general shelter areas
• Laundry and dishes
• Feed and water the shelter animals
• Leash walk dogs and rotate individual dogs and dog groups for potty breaks and outside exercise/play time in fenced yards
• Introduce dogs and cats to potential adopters
• Other responsibilities as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Able to work shifts from 7:15 am - 4:45 pm, weekdays and weekends, including some holidays
• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS!
• Be RELIABLE and DEPENDABLE (show up on time and as scheduled), hard-working, focused, be able to multi-task, follow instructions, work well with others and work in a FAST PACED ENVIRONMENT
• Be able to physically work on your feet the majority of the day (both inside and outside), lift and carry heavy items
• Have reliable transportation to work
• Be at least 18 years old
• And most importantly, MUST LOVE DOGS AND CATS! They depend on us every single day, no matter what! The right person for the job will understand the importance of this and their dependability to show up for the animals as scheduled!