Animal Care Attendant

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: The Animal Care Attendant (ACA) is a vital member of the MAR team who provides compassionate and attentive care of all the animals under the shelter’s care. The ACA maintains a clean and healthy environment for both the animals and the public. The ACA is also critical in assisting both staff and members of the public by facilitating adoption meets and placements, processing and performing intake assessments and exams for newly arrived animals, and other duties as assigned.

Principal Duties:

• Following all policy and procedures as well as working effectively, efficiently, and in accordance with the organization’s policies.

Treating all animals humanely, properly, and with compassion at all times Monitoring the health and behavior of both newly arrived animals as well as residents within the shelter.

Reports any health or behavioral concerns of animals to the shelter medical team. Performs daily and thorough cleaning for all animals, including feeding of residents and providing necessary enrichment to sustain their mental well being. Janitorial duties, including but not limited to laundry, cleaning of the shelter grounds (both inside and outside), sweeping, moping, removal of trash.

• Timely and accurate data entry into the shelter’s software management system for all animals; including intake processing (surrenders, strays, and transfers) and outcomes (adoptions, return to owner, transfers) as needed.

• General customer service duties including but not limited to assisting prospective adopters or surrenderers over phone and scheduling appointments for visits to the shelter.

• Assists with euthanasia procedures as needed as well as proper disposal of remains once the procedure is finished.

• Proper handling of all fees and donations given to the Morris Animal Refuge, including but not limited to cash, debit, credit, or check transactions.

• Assists with the cleaning and maintenance of offsite adoption centers as requested by management.

• Assists prospective adopters in meeting new animals, reviewing medical and behavioral information accurately, and assisting with dog to dog introductions if needed.

• Administering vaccinations, examination, and performance of medical treatments as requested.

• Must be able to lift up to forty (40) pounds and within short distances as needed.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Must have open weekend availability.

Salary and Benefits

Competitive wage will be commensurate with experience, starting at $13 –15/hr

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Shelter Manager

To apply, please send an updated resume Josiah at jortiz@morrisanimalrefuge.org.

Thank you for your interest in pursuing a career at Morris Animal Refuge. Morris Animal Refuge is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status or domestic partner status.