Animal Care Attendant

The Animal Care Attendant is responsible for cleaning and providing humane care to the animals in the BVSPCA custody and to assist all stakeholders in a professional and friendly manner when needed.

• All BVSPCA employees are responsible for providing excellent customer service to customers, animals, fellow staff, donor and all persons a BVSPCA staff member comes into contact with when working.
• Promote the BVSPCA in a positive manner.
• Communicate with others with respect.
• Create a positive work environment by limiting negativity.
• Be efficient, a team player, positive and proactive in problem solving.

• Feed animals and clean kennels.
• Follow the shelter protocol. Maintain the cleanliness of facility (including but not limited to the break room.)
• Assist in preventing shelter disease transmission
• Observe animals for any sign of illness or behavior issues and report it accordingly.
• Create, maintain and file paperwork accordingly.
• Show animals for visiting customers and assist with adoptions.
• Take in, sort and put away donation.
• Assist customers by answering questions.
• Maintain the organization and cleanliness of the shelter
• Assist other staff members when needed.
• Cleaning, maintaining and organizing bedding, dishes, crates, carriers and other shelter property.
• Assist with different programs including TNR, enrichment, fostering, pet food pantry and others.
• Providing enrichment to animals including but not limited to working playgroups.
• Provide and assist in behavior modifications to animals when needed.
• Providing medications or other treatments to animals as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Work effectively with individuals and colleagues from diverse communities and cultures.

• Ensure a safe work environment; following all safety guidelines and modeling safe work practice.
• Take immediate action to address any safety concerns that could put a staff member, volunteer, client, animal, or the organization at risk.
• Maintain a clean, healthy, and sanitary work area; follow all pest and rodent control protocols.

• A high school education or equivalent.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift 50lbs.
• Ability to multitask under high-pressure situations.
• Work in loud environments on hard surfaces.

• Work is performed in a shelter setting.
• Consistent bending, reaching, kneeling, and standing for long periods of time.
• Subject to animal bites and scratches while handling animals.
• Repeated lifting and carrying of animals weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Consistent exposure to animals and animal allergens under conditions with limited alternatives available.