Animal Caregiver- Dog Team

Would you like to be part of a team that cares for dogs and helps them find their forever home?

Nevada Humane Society would love to connect with you!

As a dog caregiver with NHS, you will have an opportunity to learn about animal sheltering, dog handling, and dog breeds, all while helping people and animals find their best match; you will help dogs and people connect, setting dogs from tough situations up to be spoiled for the rest of their life. This role is unlike any other animal care role: fulfilling, ever-changing, and making a daily difference in the lives of people and animals!

A fully onboarded dog caregiver with NHS will work with the animal care team in four 10-hour shifts

to feed, clean, and care for over 40-60 dogs a day

and to be part of more than ten adoptions every week.

Additional Details

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• 90% paid employee medical and vision,
• PTO starting at two weeks a year for full time
• And opportunities for internal movement.
• 401k,
• Separate dental,

Who You Are

• A successful hire for this role will be a balance of a dog-person and a people-person: they will be here for the dogs but know that it takes adopters and the public to get dogs into homes.
• Finally, they will want to learn and are ready to take NHS procedures and practice into their own.
• They will enjoy talking with and educating adopters and the public, asking questions and having upbeat conversations about dog care.
• They will know how to put themselves in both people’s shoes and dog’s shoes and look at each situation from all sides.
• They will have the heart to care for the dogs and each other but also the mental strength to stay calm in tough situations.
• They are also not afraid of manual labor and know that caring for dogs means a lot of dirty, hard work.

Who We Are

Working at NHS means working for a team that is a little bit quirky but also committed to the mission and vision. It means always having someone around that wants to look at that cute photo of your cat lounging on your bed or of your happy, dirty pupper after playing at the dog park. We've also identified that, in addition to mental resilience, successful NHS staffers possess a sense of humor or wit and internal drive. For our dog caregivers, it also means being focused and driven, as part of a team that supports and pulls from each other.

Select Essential Job Functions:

• Socializing, enriching, and grooming the animals per NHS SOPs.
• Monitoring the health of the animals on an ongoing basis and rapidly identifying any health problems or conditions (medical or behavioral) and immediately reporting it to the Manager.
• Listening to and asking questions of potential adopters to ensure the best possible match, and making suggestions for potential matches.
• Learning to read and understand dog behavior as understood by NHS.
• Daily, thorough cleaning of all animal areas, including inside/outside runs, dog areas, floors, dishes, bedding, etc. following NHS SOPs.
• Doing laundry, dishes, washing windows, and cleaning and mopping as needed.
• Assisting in the vaccination, examination, performance of medical treatments, and, euthanasia as needed.
• Discussing dog care in general and the animal being visited in specific with potential adopters.
• Feeding the dogs, including providing special diets as needed.
• Maintaining a friendly demeanor and providing good customer service while assisting with adoptions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Experience:

• 1+ years working with or handling dogs preferred.
• One year of customer service or volunteer experience required

Licenses:

• Valid CA or NV Driver’s license and ability to pass Nevada Humane Society Motor Vehicle Report criteria. Current auto insurance

Availability: NHS is open seven days a week, as animals need daily care. Availability and a willingness to work a flexible schedule is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical and other problems, as well as aggressive tendencies.
• Maturity, good judgment and a professional personal appearance.
• Affection for animals, concern for their welfare, and a willingness to accommodate animals in the work place.
• Familiarity with animals, knowledge of animal behavior or experience volunteering or working with a rescue group, humane society, foster care involvement or other animal welfare agency are a plus.
• Ability to identify problems or patient conditions (medical and behavioral) that need to be brought to the attention of the immediate supervisor or the veterinary technician.
• Good interpersonal, communication, customer service, and time management skills essential.
• Ability to read, write and understand English required.
• Treat people and animals with respect; contribute to effective teamwork; and, foster public relations beneficial to the shelter and its programs.
• Ability and initiative, working with minimal supervision and direction.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical ability to
• Carry up to 50 pounds regularly throughout a normal workday required
• Physical ability to walk and/or stand on your feet throughout a normal workday required.
• Allergic conditions, which would be aggravated when handling or working with animals, may be a disqualification.
• Physical ability to engage in repetitive motions of legs, arms, and hands, to hear, to see, to move animals and goods.

Working conditions include working alone, working outside in varying weather conditions, frequent interruptions, and some evening meetings/classes.

**We want to make employees aware that from time to time we euthanize animals who are sick or injured. Also, from time to time we need to end the life of a dog who has displayed aggressive tendencies and who poses a risk to public safety or to the safety of other animals.