Job Description

San Diego Humane Society is hiring part-time Animal Care Associates for our Escondido team!
How you\xe2\x80\x99ll impact our mission: At San Diego Humane Society, we\xe2\x80\x99re 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. If you\xe2\x80\x99re passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement, we\xe2\x80\x99d love to talk to you.
What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you? At SDHS, we\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and commit to being a place where every person \xe2\x80\x93 staff, volunteer, and guest \xe2\x80\x93 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.
As an employee you\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy:

• Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!)
• Comprehensive training and well-being programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year
• Free pet adoptions, pet vaccines and spay/neuter services
• \xe2\x80\xa6and so much more!

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99re 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.

Location & Hours: Based at our Escondido Campus. This position works approximately 20 - 24 hours a week.
Pay: Starting range is between $17.50 \xe2\x80\x93 $19.25 per hour. The actual hourly rate is determined by your related education and experience.
Career Growth through Job Levels: Animal Care offers three job levels as you grow within your role. Growth is based on time worked in your SDHS Animal Care role and meeting other training and performance requirements \xe2\x80\x93 everyone can advance once they meet the requirements! Advancing levels is recognized through a title change and pay increase.