Cattery Manager

VIRGINIA BEACH SPCA; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Beach SPCA in Virginia Beach, VA is seeking a Cattery Manager to lead a team of cattery staff and ensure the welfare of cats and small animals.

This full‑time role is 40 hours per week with competitive benefits; pay range $38,000–$42,000 annually, dependent on experience; schedule includes daily operations 8am–6pm with at least one night per week closing.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care or shelter environment preferred.
• Ability to supervise a team and coordinate daily tasks.
• Comfort working with cats and small animals and ensuring welfare requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cattery staff to maintain daily operations.
• Ensure the Five Freedoms for feline and small animal populations.
• Provide quality customer care and support shelter services.

Skills

Customer service

Organized

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 the Cattery Manager, you will lead a team of cattery staff members in ensuring 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.

Please see the attached Job Description for more details on what we are looking for in a cattery manager and the duties of the position.

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, if you enjoy an active environment, and if you meet the qualifications of the position, The VBSPCA is a great place to work and we are centered around a mission of eliminating animal suffering and increasing human compassion.

Full-Time positions are 40 hours a week and come with competitive benefits.

Pay Rate: $38,000 to $42,000 annually - depending on experience.

The VBSPCA Shelter is staffed every day of the week from 8am to 6pm. Our Management team is expected to close at least one night out of their workweek.