Compassionate Animal Care & Adoption Counselor

z_Animal Rescue Organization; Haleʻiwa (HI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Professionalism

Problem solving

Independent work

Job description

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.