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Form of workAre you interested in being a leader in service excellence, committed to building an enduring legacy of continuous improvement and employee engagement? The Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) section is seeking applicants for the position of Animal Shelter Manager. The RASKC team provides pet shelter and field services to 24 cities and unincorporated King County. Their services include pet adoption, responding to animal assistance calls in the field, pet licensing, and much more. Please consider joining the RASKC team to help us fulfill our mission of ensuring the humane treatment of animals and the protection of the health and safety of the public.
The Animal Shelter Manager will play a vital role within the RASKC leadership team.
Scope of Job Duties: To be considered for this opportunity, you must at a minimum demonstrate skill and ability to:
- Oversee, develop, and implement short and long-term strategic goals for the shelter's planning, development, design, and operational processes; develop and recommend policies and procedures.
- Coordinate strategic planning and cooperative agreements with other Animal Shelters, animal rescues, and community representatives.
- Supervise, hire, and manage performance including corrective and disciplinary actions, plan for employee development, and conduct performance evaluations.
- Be responsible for developing and managing the program budget with the RASKC management team and Finance and Administrative Services Manager for the division.
- Develop volunteer and foster programs to increase animal enrichment, limit Animal Shelter stays, and address behavior issues in animals.
- Establish a behavior team which includes staff and volunteers, and execute behavior and enrichment plans to ensure the well-being of animals at the adoption center.
- Ensure compliance with DEA regulations regarding euthanasia drugs.
- Lead daily rounds and flow meetings with the clinical team, Animal Shelter administrator and program coordinator.
- Be the Subject Matter Expert for shelter operations and the primary contact for partners and Public Health inspections of the facility, ensuring RASKC is in compliance.
- Publish monthly shelter newsletters.
- Have experience supervising, leading, and or managing Animal Shelter employees and programs.
- Have experience in public relations and the ability to communicate with a diverse group of internal and external partners.
- Are able to deal with ambiguity and quickly make quality decisions.
- Can handle multiple competing priorities.
- Are skilled in using current software programs to perform word processing, spreadsheets, databases and emails software programs.
- Experience working in an Animal Shelter, working with volunteers, and a labor-represented workforce.
- Valid Drug Enforcement Agency License (or ability to obtain one)
- Ability to perform moderate to difficult strenuous manual tasks including lifting animals weighing up to sixty (60) pounds frequently.
- Euthanasia certification or ability to obtain one.
- Completion of Fear Free training (after hire)
WORK SCHEDULE: This position typically works five 8-hour shifts, Monday - Friday, and is FMLA Exempt and not eligible for overtime.
UNION MEMBERSHIP: This position is not represented by a union.
Why King County?
- Competitive - healthcare plans
- Free - transportation options
- Manager Support - structured employee assistance program
- Paid - vacation time (in addition to paid holidays)
- Paid - sick leave
- Deferred - compensation plan
- Twelve - paid holidays
- Awesome Employee Giving Program!
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Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
Are you ready to APPLY?
The recruitment for this position is open to all qualified applicants. A completed King County Application is required. We highly recommend that you also provide a cover letter and resume.
If you have any questions, please contact Jen Irwin, Talent Management Supervisor, by e-mail at jirwin@kingcounty.gov, or by phone at 206-263-0601. Connect with Jen on LinkedIn.
