When applying, please state your availability in your cover letter. Shifts may consist of weekdays, weekends, and Statutory Holidays.

Must be physically fit and capable of lifting 50lbs, and to bend, twist, run, and stand for long periods of time.

POSITION : Animal Care Attendant, Permanent; Part-time, and full time.

TRAINING : You will be Part-time for 3-4 weeks for training, full-time will be available after the training period.

Job Details: You bring energy and enthusiasm to a team environment. You will participate in all animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals.

You have excellent customer service skills and previous experience in animal husbandry, grooming experience is an asset. You care deeply about animals and uphold the highest animal care standards. Grooming skills is an asset.

Under the direction of other staff, you will learn:

- To maintain the entire physical plant in a clean, sanitary, and efficient manner on an ongoing basis and in a collaborative manner

- To ensure kennels, runs, and cat cages are kept in a manner that is best suited for the animal’s health and welfare protocols

- To monitor the health and welfare of the animals through the maintenance of up-to-date kennel cards, recording information.

- To maintain animals on a proper diet ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment

- To perform general bathing and grooming of animals

- To treat animals humanely, with compassion and concern, and in a manner consistent with kennel rules





- To perform other duties as assigned

- Required skills, knowledge, and abilities to succeed in this role:

- High school diploma or equivalent

- Strong desire to provide excellent customer service skills: patience, professionalism, positive attitude, attention to detail, adaptability

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

- Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with colleagues, customers, and volunteers

- Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with mínimal supervision

- A sound knowledge of animals, their breeds, characteristics and common diseases

- Previous kennel or animal care experience will be considered an asset

- Demonstrable interest in all aspects of animal welfare

- Position is physically demanding and includes heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling, which requires an individual with the ability to maintain a level of fitness and endurance to fulfill the required duties

- Computer experience : Windows, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

- The animals in our care require attention seven days a week, and we must be flexible and able to work weekdays, weekends, and statutory holidays

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.95 per hour

Application question(s):

- Do you have a reliable vehicle to get to work

Education :

- Secondary School (required)

Experience :

- Professional animal care: 1 year (required)

Language :

- English (required)

Location :

- North Bay, ON (required)

Work Location: In person

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