Assistant Shelter Manager - Northeast Animal Shelter/Adoption Center

Salem, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/14/2024

This is a full time, 40 hour a week position; weekends required.  

THE POSITION:

We are looking for an experienced applicant for the position of Assistant Manager at our Northeast Animal Adoption Center in Salem, MA to work alongside the Shelter Manager 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 will work alongside the 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. This Assistant Manager is responsible for administrative components of managing the shelter including onboarding and training new Animal Welfare Specialists, timekeeping, scheduling, incident documentation, and performance reviews. The Assistant Manager is also responsible for managing online listing of animals, resolving post-adopt challenges, scheduling owner surrenders, and will assist with the relocation program by coordinating transfers to and from the Adoption Center. In the absence of the Manager, the Assistant Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily interactions with the public, including adoptions and surrenders, and euthanasia counseling while upholding the greatest level of respectful and positive customer care. The Assistant Manager will work collaboratively with other departments and MSPCA locations to meet our collective goals.

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. 

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.

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.

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!

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