Animal Care Associate
Location
Oceanside, California, United States
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full Time
Experience
1-3 years
Compensation
$20 - $22 per hour
Posted
6h ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Animal Care Associate at San Diego Humane Society provides daily care and enrichment for shelter animals, including feeding, cleaning, medicating, and monitoring health. This role involves maintaining a clean environment and ensuring the well-being of animals in alignment with the organization's mission to inspire compassion.
At San Diego Humane Society, we’re united by our mission to Inspire Compassion. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing daily care and enrichment for our shelter animals, including feeding, cleaning, disinfecting, grooming, vaccinating, medicating, and possibly performing euthanasia.
This role delivers service at the gold standard level in alignment with the SDHS Way, to meet the needs of animals and the people who love them by leading with compassion, finding creative solutions, providing personalized care and building connections. If you’re passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement, we’d love to talk to you.
What you’ll do:
Complete daily husbandry routines, including appropriate feeding and exercise, maintaining assigned area in a clean, organized and professional manner.
Monitor the health of shelter animals; follow established procedures if symptoms of illness arise based on the degree of illness or injury. Administer daily medications, vaccinations and other treatments as appropriate.
Monitor animals daily and record details of diet, physical condition, elimination and behavior.
Provide kennel enrichment, training, and socializing of animals in conjunction with Behavior & Training, as time permits. Perform dog introductions and facilitate dog play groups with multiple dogs, following current protocols.
What we’re looking for:
High school graduate or equivalent required.
One (1) year experience working with animals in a shelter, kennel, vet clinic or volunteer environment preferred.
Working knowledge of animal breeds, general care, and behavior related information preferred.
Updated 6h ago
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Experience
1-3 years
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Full Time
Contract duration
Permanent
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Compensation
$20 - $22 per hour
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Company
San Diego Humane Society
Team size
Growing team
Location
Oceanside, California, United States
San Diego Humane Society is hiring Animal Care Associates for our Oceanside Animal Care team! At San Diego Humane Society, we’re united by our mission to Inspire Compassion. We’re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and commit to being a place where every person – staff, volunteer, and guest – can feel a sense of belonging. We support and invest in employees through conscious delivery of benefits and a workplace environment based on our Core Values.
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Animal Care Associate
Oceanside, California, United States • Full Time