Assistant Shelter Manager - Boston Adoption Center

MSPCA-Angell

Job Description

This is a full time, 40 hour a week position; weekends required. $3,000 sign on bonus!

THE POSITION:

We are looking for an experienced applicant for the position of Assistant Manager at our Boston Adoption Center. The Assistant Manager will work alongside the Shelter Manager and Director of Operations to oversee the adoption center staff and volunteers to ensure that the daily care needs of animals at the adoption center are met. If you are adept at communication, organization, love a fast paced environment and have the ability to motivate and inspire our Animal Adoption Center team, you are the applicant we are looking for.

The Assistant Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily interactions with the public, including adoptions, surrenders, and euthanasia counseling while upholding the greatest level of respectful and positive customer care. The Assistant Manager will also assist the Shelter Manager with the support and development of the adoption center staff and help to manage training, scheduling, time keeping, and performance reviews. The Assistant Manager will serve as a role model and reinforce a positive approach and culture to interactions with staff, volunteers, visitors and members of the public.

The salary range for this position is $55,000 - $70,000, with flexibility based on qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors.

ABOUT THE BOSTON ADOPTION CENTER:

The MSPCA is the largest animal welfare organization in the state - caring for and placing over 11,000 animals annually across our four adoption centers. The Boston Adoption Center is home to our low cost community clinic and a robust community outreach program. We also care for and place into homes over 2,000 animals each year with a 92% live release rate. Take a virtual tour!

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for applicants with 1 year of management/supervisory experience (preferably in non-profit work) and 2 years of experience working in animal shelters, veterinary services or equivalent social services field. Applicants should have a deep sense of compassion and a strong desire to help both animals and people, and the ability to maintain a positive work environment that we foster here at MSPCA. Attention to details and strong communication skills are a requirement for this position, therefore please use an attached cover letter for this position to highlight your skills.

Applicants with a proficiency in Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHO WE ARE:

The MSPCA is one of the oldest and most venerable humane organizations in the world. We work together as a community to deliver on our mission of advancing the health and welfare of animals. Sharing in this vision provides meaning to our employees and adds an important dimension to our work.

The MSPCA-Angell believes that the lives of all creatures–human and non-human–are inextricably intertwined; that our actions impact all; and that our fate is linked to theirs as interdependent inhabitants of the same planet. We believe that our shared commitment to our organizational values of Compassion, Collaboration, Integrity, Service, Positivity, and Excellence contribute to a compassionate and just society in which all people and animals are treated with care and respect.

OUR BENEFITS:

Our compensation package includes BCBS health insurance, dental and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, sick and vacation time, employee discounts for pet health care, pet food and free on-site parking!

This is a full time job