Animal Care, Kennel

Fishers IN

Description

The Humane Society for Hamilton County is the only open-admission, truly no-kill shelter in the state of Indiana. Ours is a casual work environment where you will be surrounded by unconditional love every moment of the day. Humane Society for Hamilton County offers full-time employees full benefits after 90 days of employment including medical, dental and generous paid time off and vacation benefits upon eligibility. Humane Society for Hamilton County also offers its employees a significant discount on vaccines, medications, preventative care and lab work for personal pets. If you would like to make a direct impact on giving over 3,200 animals each year the chance to live, love, and be loved...whatever it takes...then apply today!The purpose of an Animal Care Attendant, Kennel is to provide the necessary daily care and compassion each shelter dog requires. This includes, but is not limited to, feeding, cleaning (the animal and its cage) and reporting any concerns regarding the animals' health or emotional well-being. Kennel Attendants also show animals to potential adopters, educate adopters on aspects of the animals' behavior and personality and ensure we are placing animals in the best possible homes. Kennel Attendant may also be asked to provide support in cleaning and organization in other areas of the facility as needed.Daily walk through of the kennel areas checking each animal individually for any abnormal activity such as vomiting, diarrhea, or blood in the cage or runReports all abnormal activity to supervisors immediately. (Ensure to place a note in the medical bindersRecognizes emergency situations, enlisting the aid of supervisors or veterinariansFeeds and waters animals according to schedules and protocolsCleans and maintains kennel area of facility, in such a manner as to provide an odor free and low stress environment for the animalsCleans and disinfects cages, runs and yards as needed using hoses and spray bottles of disinfectantCleans and disinfects all food and water bowlsPicks up soiled bedding and moves it to laundry areaPlaces clean bedding in run with animalsAdministers medications to those animals that require medications when medical staff needs assistanceHandles all animals accordingly, while recognizing animals that need behavior modification. Restraint of animals as neededMaintains all HSHC equipmentProvides friendly and professional interactions with clients and animals while doing showings for potential adoptionsSafely move cats between carriers and kitty cagesEmbrace no-kill philosophy and be driven by our life saving measuresBe a self-starter with a lot of initiative, problem solving skills and the ability to work with minimal supervisionBe an excellent communicator-both written and verbalBe a natural born people-person and "cheerleader" who positively motivates others and has a knack for diplomacyBe flexible to work some nights and weekends while providing reliable transportationBe able to excel in a fast paced work environment with multiple distractions of animal sounds, smells and their respective allergensExperience in animal behavior modification and training programsBe able to lift 25lbs Please apply online with Humane Society for Hamilton County at: