Associate Manager, Animal Care

Dumb Friends League

Job Description

Are you compassionate about animals and have a desire to speak for those who cannot? For over 110 years, the Dumb Friends League has been working to end pet homelessness and animal suffering by providing a strong and steadfast voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. If you work well with people too, join our team and help us provide that voice.

Purpose of Position: Assist in the oversight of the Animal Care department, providing care to animals sheltered by the Dumb Friends League. Support the Manager of Animal Care to develop a compassionate, efficient, resilient, adaptive, and high functioning animal care team.

Responsibilities

With the Manager, Animal Care, manages and develops an effective staff: providing effective communication, leadership, guidance and resources. Determines staff qualifications and competency: recruits, interviews, selects, hires, trains, orients, mentors, evaluates, coaches, counsels, disciplines, and rewards. Establishes and monitors staff safety and regulatory compliance.
Oversee care and treatment of shelter animals to ensure proper care and services are provided, and processes are smooth and efficient.
Oversee department’s animal enrichment program.
Ensure internal patron experiences with animal care reflect the League’s brand and core value, compassion always.
Schedule staff and review productivity to best align people resources. Work with Team Leaders to create daily work plans ensuring maximum efficiency while maintaining high standards of animal care.
Train staff and volunteers and assist with the creation of training plans and ongoing evaluation.
Manage external vendors to provide services as needed.
Inform budget and ensure expenditures stay within the operating budget.
Serve as a safety officer for the department, responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with OSHA, PACFA, and other applicable state and local agencies.
Manage supply and product inventory and ordering.
Oversee upkeep and maintenance of shelter equipment in use within department.
Assist with the development of SOPs to ensure that they are current and communicated to and followed by staff and volunteers.
Contribute to and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
Manage department resources to maximize value, control expenses and minimize waste.
Perform euthanasia and related tasks.
Regularly perform shelter opening and closing duties as needed.
Represent the organization internally and externally with integrity, serving as an ambassador of the League’s mission and brand.
Compensation: $56,610.00 - $61,000.00 annually (starting pay commensurate with market, experience, and equity)

This is a full time job