Animal Caretaker

z_Animal Rescue Organization; Haleʻiwa (HI); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Animal Resume Organization in Haleiwa, HI is seeking an Animal Caretaker to provide daily care for shelter animals, perform adoption counseling, and support the adoptions manager with a range of duties.

Candidates should show extreme passion for saving lives, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to work with diverse people. You will handle animal intake, care tasks, and community outreach while maintaining a professional demeanor.

Qualifications

• Extreme passion for saving lives and finding homes for animals.
• Good judgement when dealing with the public, staff, volunteers, and confidential information.
• Love of animals with no breed bias.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Maintain a professional demeanor with the public, volunteers, and staff.
• Ability to solve problems calmly in challenging situations.
• Self-motivated and proactive; able to work independently.
• Adapt quickly to information and processes.

Responsabilités

• Provide adequate food and water to shelter animals daily.
• Follow disease control protocols to clean, disinfect, and maintain shelter cages/kennels daily.
• Monitor animals and report health or behavior abnormalities to supervisor.
• Participate in stress and disease reduction through compassionate handling and placement of animals.
• Assist with animal intake, evaluation, and treatment.
• Operate laundry and dishwashing equipment.
• Restock cleaning areas with supplies and equipment.
• Maintain equipment and report needs to supervisor.
• Present animals in a clean and organized manner to promote adoptability.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Customer service

Professionalism

Problem solving

Independent work

Description du poste

For over 30 years, Animal Resume Organization has been saving lives across the US. Based in San Francisco, California, we are a diverse group of people from all over the world, working together to save the animals.

Position:Animal Caretaker

Location: Haleiwa, HI

Job Id:268

# of Openings:1

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• It will be the responsibility of the Adoption Counselor/ASA to perform adoption counseling and animal care services for Humane Society under the direction of the adoptions manager.
• Individuals in this classification will perform various tasks related to counseling potential adopters, administrative duties, customer service, and animal care and handling.
• Individuals will be expected to provide prompt and courteous customer service as well as conduct themselves in a professional manner.

CHARACTERISTICS

Candidates applying for this position will possess:

• Extreme passion for our agency's mission of finding homes, saving lives and inspiring compassion.
• Proven ability to exercise good judgement when dealing with the public, staff, volunteers, and confidential information.
• A love of animals without bias against specific breeds.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with the public, volunteers, and other staff members.
• Ability to problem solve and face challenging situations in a calm and mature manner.
• Self motivated and proactive work ethic as well as ability to work independently.
• Ability to absorb and apply information quickly.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ANIMAL CARE

• Provide adequate food and water to shelter animals daily.
• Follow established disease control protocols to clean, disinfect, and maintain shelter cages/kennels each day.
• 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.
• Operate laundry and dishwashing equipment.
• Restock cleaning areas with supplies and equipment.
• Maintain equipment in working condition; report equipment or supply needs to supervisor.
• Maintain BHS in a clean and organized manner to present BHS and our adoptable pets in an appealing way.