Animal Care Attendant - NJ

Brandywine Valley SPCA; Lindenwold (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Brandywine Valley SPCA is seeking compassionate individuals for Animal Care positions, where you will contribute to the well-being of animals while providing exceptional customer service. Responsibilities include feeding, cleaning, and ensuring a healthy shelter environment. Applicants should possess a high school diploma and the physical ability to handle animals. Join us in elevating animal services and promoting a positive impact in our community.

Qualifications

• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for long periods.
• Ability to lift 50lbs.
• Work in loud environments on hard surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Feed animals and clean kennels.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the shelter.
• Assist with animal adoptions and customer questions.

Skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Customer Service

Education

High school education or equivalent

Job description

• All BVSPCA employees are responsible for providing excellent customer service to customers, animals, fellow staff, donor and all persons a BVSPCA staff member comes into contact with when working.
• Promote the BVSPCA in a positive manner.
• Communicate with others with respect.
• Create a positive work environment by limiting negativity.
• Be efficient, a team player, positive and proactive in problem solving.

Animal Care

• Feed animals and clean kennels.
• Follow the shelter protocol. Maintain the cleanliness of facility (including but not limited to the break room).
• Assist in preventing shelter disease transmission.
• Observe animals for any sign of illness or behavior issues and report it accordingly.
• Create, maintain and file paperwork accordingly.
• Show animals for visiting customers and assist with adoptions.
• Take in, sort and put away donations.
• Assist customers by answering questions.
• Maintain the organization and cleanliness of the shelter.
• Assist other staff members when needed.
• Cleaning, maintaining and organizing bedding, dishes, crates, carriers and other shelter property.
• Assist with different programs including TNR, enrichment, fostering, pet food pantry and others.
• Providing enrichment to animals including but not limited to working playgroups.
• Provide and assist in behavior modifications to animals when needed.
• Providing medications or other treatments to animals as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Diversity and Inclusiveness

• Work effectively with individuals and colleagues from diverse communities and cultures.

Safety

• Ensure a safe work environment; following all safety guidelines and modeling safe work practice.
• Take immediate action to address any safety concerns that could put a staff member, volunteer, client, animal, or the organization at risk.
• Maintain a clean, healthy, and sanitary work area; follow all pest and rodent control protocols.

Qualifications

• A high school education or equivalent.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift 50lbs.
• Ability to multitask under high-pressure situations.
• Work in loud environments on hard surfaces.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a shelter setting.
• Consistent bending, reaching, kneeling, and standing for long periods of time.
• Subject to animal bites and scratches while handling animals.
• Repeated lifting and carrying of animals weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Consistent exposure to animals and animal allergens under conditions with limited alternatives available.

BVSPCA is now elevating animal services for the nation's capital