Animal Care Technician - Cattery

VIRGINIA BEACH SPCA; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The Virginia Beach SPCA is seeking an Animal Care Technician in the Cattery to support our mission of humane animal care in the Hampton Roads community.

You will work with the Cattery team to care for felines and small animals, provide compassionate daily care, and help connect animals with potential adopters. This is a part-time role with up to 29 hours per week in a busy shelter environment.

Qualifications

• Great customer service skills required.
• Ability to stay organized in a busy shelter.
• Comfortable in an active environment near animals.

Responsibilities

• Care for felines and small animals in the Cattery with daily humane care.
• Provide compassionate daily care and enrichment for shelter animals.
• Assist with connecting adoptable animals with potential adopters.

Skills

Animal care

Customer service

Organization

Job description

The Virginia Beach SPCA (VBSPCA) is a longstanding nonprofit organization that provides essential pet services to the Hampton Roads community. Through animal sheltering and adoptions, low cost veterinary services, and humane education, we strive to create a more humane and responsible community by eliminating animal suffering while increasing human compassion.

Our talented team of Shelter professionals includes Shelter Leadership, Animal Care Technicians, and Customer Service Representatives, each providing critical skills to ensure that we can meet the growing public demand of our services. We assist families in a variety of ways that include: adoption, pet surrender, pet counseling, city licensing, Pet Pantry, and access to affordable pet supplies. All animals in the VBSPCA’s care receive the highest level of veterinary care by our dedicated team of Veterinary professionals through the VBSPCA Low-Cost Veterinary Clinic.

As an Animal Care Technician in the Cattery you will be an essential team member in creating a humane and enriching experience for our shelter animals. You will work closely with other team members in the Cattery to ensure our feline and small animal populations are afforded the Five Freedoms: Freedom from Hunger and Thirst; Freedom from Discomfort; Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease; Freedom to Express Normal Behavior; and Freedom from Fear and Distress. You play a critical role in every animal’s daily life by providing compassionate care, creating meaningful connections between animals and potential adopters, and furthering the VBSPCA’s Mission.

The VBSPCA Shelter is an extremely active facility and we strive to offer quality customer care. If you enjoy being around animals, if you have great customer service skills, if you are organized, and if you enjoy an active environment, we encourage you to apply. The VBSPCA is a great place to work and we are centered around a mission of eliminating animal suffering and increasing human compassion.

Part -Time positions have the potential of being scheduled up to 29 hours a week.

The VBSPCA Shelter is staffed every day of the week from 8am to 6pm.