Animal Care Attendant - ACA1
$45,760–$45,760 year
On-siteSechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Maintain the physical plant in a clean, sanitary manner while ensuring kennels, runs, and cat cages meet animal welfare protocols. Monitor animal health and welfare through daily logs, welfare sheets, and up-to-date kennel cards. Provide daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment, then perform general bathing and grooming. Treat animals humanely with compassion consistent with the Five Freedoms. This part-time role (28 hours/week, weekends required) at the Sunshine Coast Animal Centre in Sechelt, BC, reports to the Animal Centre Manager. Candidates need a Class N or 5 driver's license, high school diploma, and strong customer service skills. The position is physically demanding and requires flexibility for weekdays, weekends, and statutory holidays.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid Class N or 5 BC Drivers' License and driver's abstract
- Strong desire to provide excellent customer service skills: patience, professional, positive attitude, attention to detail, adaptability
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with colleagues, customers and volunteers
- Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision
- A sound knowledge of animals, their breeds, characteristics and common diseases
- Previous kennel or animal care experience will be considered an asset
- Demonstrable interest in all aspects of animal welfare
- Ability to maintain a level of fitness and endurance to fulfill the required duties
- Computer experience: Windows, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Must be flexible and able to work weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays
- Philosophical harmony with the vision, mission, and strategic directions of the BC SPCA
Desired Qualifications
- Previous kennel or animal care experience
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