Animal Caretaker

For over 30 years, Animal Resume Organization has been saving lives across the US. Based in San Francisco, California, we are a diverse group of people from all over the world, working together to save the animals.

Position:Animal Caretaker

Location: Haleiwa, HI

Job :268

# of Openings:1

• It will be the responsibility of the Adoption Counselor/ASA to perform adoption counseling and animal care services for Humane Society under the direction of the adoptions manager.
• Individuals in this classification will perform various tasks related to counseling potential adopters, administrative duties, customer service, and animal care and handling.
• Individuals will be expected to provide prompt and courteous customer service as well as conduct themselves in a professional manner.

Candidates applying for this position will possess:

• Extreme passion for our agency's mission of finding homes, saving lives and inspiring compassion.
• Proven ability to exercise good judgement when dealing with the public, staff, volunteers, and confidential information.
• A love of animals without bias against specific breeds.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with the public, volunteers, and other staff members.
• Ability to problem solve and face challenging situations in a calm and mature manner.
• Self motivated and proactive work ethic as well as ability to work independently.
• Ability to absorb and apply information quickly.

• Provide adequate food and water to shelter animals daily.
• Follow established disease control protocols to clean, disinfect, and maintain shelter cages/kennels each day.
• Monitor animals and immediately report health or behavior abnormalities to supervisor.
• Participate in stress and disease reduction efforts through purposeful and compassionate handling and placement of animals in the shelter environment.
• Assist with animal intake, evaluation, and treatment.
• Operate laundry and dishwashing equipment.
• Restock cleaning areas with supplies and equipment.
• Maintain equipment in working condition; report equipment or supply needs to supervisor.
• Maintain BHS in a clean and organized manner to present BHS and our adoptable pets in an appealing way.