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COCity of Oklahoma City
City of Oklahoma CityAnimal Welfare

Shelter Operations Supervisor

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

3-7 years

Compensation

$37 - $57 per hour

Posted

17h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Shelter Operations Supervisor oversees daily animal shelter operations, ensuring quality care for animals and assistance to customers. This role involves managing kennels, animal inventory, facility maintenance, staff supervision, and preparing reports, while also playing a critical leadership role in the transition to a new state-of-the-art animal welfare center.

JOB SUMMARY

This position is located in the Animal Welfare Division of the Development Services Department within the City of Oklahoma City and oversees daily operations of the Animal Shelter and ensures quality of care and assistance to customers and animals.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Managing all kennels and the physical inventory of animals within the shelter.

  • Ensuring building maintenance, upkeep, and related repairs are completed appropriately and timely.

  • Managing inventory of supplies used in the care of animals.

  • Overseeing personnel staffing and resourcing allocation ensuring quality care and customer service.

  • Performing audits of daily currency deposits.

  • Performing and/or ensures thorough examination of animals to prevent the spread of disease.

  • Serving as a source for internal communications and a point-of-contact with external vendors.

  • Reviewing federal, state, and local standards and regulations to ensure compliance with required guidelines.

  • Preparing monthly statistical reports for shelter programs.

  • Preparing sectional budget and tracks operational expenditures.

  • Traveling to offsite meetings, picking up supplies, and attending adoption events.

  • Performing other duties as assigned.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Possession of a high school diploma or GED or equivalent.

  • Minimum of three (3) years’ experience supervising/managing an animal shelter or equivalent organization to include monitoring husbandry and sanitation, inventory of products, and supervision/training of staff.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • Knowledge of animal shelter operations to include cleaning and care; and building maintenance.

  • Knowledge of animal behavior and ability to aid with care and handling.

  • Skill in critically assessing and organizing a wide variety of information.

  • Skill in supervising and coordinating activities of administrative, technical, and clerical staff.

  • Skill in verbal and written communications.

  • Ability to utilize kennel management and Microsoft office software.

  • Ability to plan, design, implement and evaluate current systems and recommend improvements.

  • Ability and willingness to assume responsibility for operations of the work unit.

  • Ability to travel.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience leading or participating in the transition, opening, expansion, renovation, or relocation of an animal shelter, veterinary facility, animal care facility, or other complex operational facility.

  • Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, procedures, workflows, and operational systems for a new or substantially redesigned facility or program.

  • Experience managing operations in a high-volume animal shelter or animal welfare organization, including population management, kennel utilization, animal care, sanitation, and disease prevention.

  • Experience developing or implementing animal enrichment, behavioral support, exercise, socialization, or other programs designed to improve animal welfare and quality of care.

  • Experience using operational data, performance metrics, and statistical reporting to evaluate shelter programs, identify trends, allocate resources, and make management decisions.

Updated 17h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Supervision • 1+ yrs
Animal Shelter Operations • 1+ yrs
Animal Behavior • 1+ yrs
Critical Assessment • 1+ yrs
Organization • 1+ yrs
Kennel Management Software • 1+ yrs
Microsoft Office • 1+ yrs
Budgeting • 1+ yrs

Experience

3-7 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$37 - $57 per hour

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodHourly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh9/10
physicalMedium5/10
cognitiveHigh8/10
executionHigh9/10
creativityMedium6/10
uncertaintyMedium6/10
communicationHigh8/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

City of Oklahoma City

Team size

Growing team

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

The City of Oklahoma City is a municipal government entity that provides public services, including animal welfare, and is transitioning to a new state-of-the-art animal welfare center.

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Shelter Operations Supervisor

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesFull Time