Animal Care Specialist

We Care Animal Rescue

Job Description

Do you love animals? We Care Animal Rescue is looking for compassionate animal lovers for our Animal Care Specialists. As an Animal Care Specialist, you are key members of the Shelter since you’ll ensure the animals are healthy by providing needed care and medications.

We Care Animal Rescue is a private non-profit organization established in 1982. Our shelter serves as a refuge for homeless animals in the Napa Valley. We foster and promote the general welfare of animals by caring for these animals, finding them homes, tending to the medically and behaviorally challenged, and educating the public on animal welfare. Their care, comfort and well-being are our top priority. We are funded entirely by private donations and fundraising efforts. Learn more about us at: www.wecareanimalrescue.org

Compensation: $17.50 - $18.50 per hour, depending on experience

Schedule and Hours: This is a full-time, temporary position (40 hours a week), 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Able to work flexible days and hours, including evening shifts, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities:
Animal Care:
● Ensures all animals are humanely handled properly
● Checks charts for special care notes and incorporates them in daily schedule
● Ability to provide injectable medications to animals and administers subcutaneous fluids
● Reviews medication list and detailed notes; prepares medicine and administers to designated animals
● Sets up bowls for food and feeds animals in the facility; checks animals for general health and normal behavior while animals are eating
● Triage sick or injured animals
● Ensures the cleanliness of the interior and exterior animal enclosures; disinfects floors, litter boxes, furniture, toys, linens, cat beds; completes special deep-cleaning projects; turns on lights, operates equipment (washer/dryer); unlocks facility when coming into the buildings

Safety:
● Proficient at reading animal body language; acts accordingly towards fearful or aggressive animals
● Models and encourages safe practices throughout the organization
● Commits to a high standard of safety; complies with all safety laws and the organization’s safety rules

Other Duties:
● Maintains appropriate files and records; adheres to the files and records retention policies and procedures
● Provides courteous, prompt and responsive service to visitors, volunteers and general public
● Assists in training volunteers
● Performs as a collaborative team member and provides assistance when needed

Experience and Skills:
● Must Love Animals!
● Passionate with the mission and goals of We Care Animal Rescue
● Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
● Knowledge of and compassion for domestic animals
● Minimum of six months’ experience working with animals, either personally or professionally
● Able to read animal body language; understands how to work with fearful or aggressive animals
● Ability to stay focused, professional and calm in a fast paced, emotionally-charged environment
● Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, neatness and dependability to produce work within acceptable standards
● Good customer service skills
● Able to manage multiple tasks in a busy environment; able to adjust to changing deadlines and priorities
● Able to work independently and as a member of a team
● Good oral and written communication skills
● Possession of valid California drivers’ license
● Able to pull and/or push items weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds

To Apply:
Please email your resume and a cover letter addressing why you are a great fit for this role to us at wecareanimalrescuejobs@gmail.com; please put "Animal Care Specialist" in the subject line.

This is a full time job