Animal Care Attendant - Full Time

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF AN ANIMAL

COMPASSIONATE, MOTIVATED, DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONALLY ORIENTED INDIVIDUALS WANTED TO WORK IN MODERN FACILITY FOR HUMANE SOCIETY ELKHART COUNTY

Responsible for maintaining a safe and sanitary facility for animals and people and providing humane handling and care for all shelter animals. Assures all animals’ nutrition, housing and basic medical needs are met on a daily basis. Assists the public when admitting and adopting animals and promotes responsible pet ownership.

Other Requirements:

• All employees must be able to provide their own transportation to and from work.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Availability to work a flexible work schedule including weekends, evenings and holidays.
• Must be able to lift heavy weight in excess of 50 lbs.
• Animal handling experience such as Vet Tech beneficial but not required.
• Must be able to work with cleaning chemicals.
• Daily environment is a very fast paced kennel setting with a multitude of noise and odors.
• Multi-tasking and quick thinking skills are utilized daily.

Qualifications and Skills Good organizational skills; attention to detail; self-motivated; knowledge in animal health and well-being including nutrition needs, knowledge of common animal diseases, skills with animal first aid and CPR, ability to temperament test animals; ability to identify animal species, breeds, ages and sexes; ability to identify signs of animal illness and injuries; good communication skills – verbal and written; team player; ability to work with data base and maintain records; ability to work with computer; willingness to continue learning and research; ability to work well with broad spectrum of the community; good sense of humor.

Full time position with benefits. Apply online or send a resume, cover letter and three professional work references to:

HSEC Job Search

54687 County Rd. 19

Bristol, IN 46507

EOE – For more information visitwww.elkharthumanesociety.org

Job Type: Full-time

Required education: High school or equivalent

Benefits include:

• Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour
• Veterinary services for personal pets
• Health, dental & vision insurance
• 401k match
• Personal time off
• On the job training and continuing education opportunities
• Hands on handling experience with multiple species of animals

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person