Animal Caretaker Small Animal Facility

ANIMAL CARETAKER - Small Animals

To be considered for this position you are required to fill in and submit
the Spring Farm CARES Application for Employment – See instructions below

Spring Farm CARES is a non-profit Animal and Nature Sanctuary. Our Small Animal Facility is home to cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, and turtles. Most of the animals came to us because they have no other place to go; many of them are elderly or have special needs. Once these animals come to our sanctuary they are guaranteed a place for life.

Our job - actually our mission and yours, if you work with us – is to care for these animals, their physical and emotional well-being, to enrich their lives, and provide them with a safe, kind, and loving forever home.

Here is a partial list of the kinds of activities that are part of this job:

Job Description:

• Provide daily food and water for the Small Animals
• Clean litter boxes, cat rooms, and other Small Animal enclosures
• Maintain facility – laundry, dishes, and general cleaning
• Groom animals and be familiar with individual behavior patterns to be able to recognize health issues
• Provide enrichment
• Interact with volunteers and educational groups, including children
• Snow removal in winter
• Job requires a fair amount of cleaning throughout the work day

Requirements:

• Compassionate, responsible, and hardworking
• Good rapport with and caring attitude toward animals
• Must be able to correctly follow oral and written instructions
• Must work well independently as well as a member of a team
• Must be physically able to perform heavy cleaning work throughout the day
• Job requires work on one or both weekend days and on holidays (2 days off/week)
• Valid NY State driver’s license

We Offer:

• Full time (40 hours/week) position
• Paid time off
• Health and dental insurance – partially paid for by employer
• Retirement savings plan for longer term employees
• Pay depending upon applicable experience – pay range $16.00 - $18.00

You have 2 options how to apply:

• Fill out and submit our application on our website at: https://www.springfarmcares.org/animal-caretaker-employment-application/
• You come to Spring Farm CARES, 3364 State Route 12 (south), Clinton, NY 13323 (4 miles south of New Hartford and 7 miles north of Waterville). Go to large, blue building and fill in the “Application for Employment”. We are open 7days/week.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• animal care: 1 year (Required)
• cat: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person