Seeking a new kennel team member for 4-6 hour shifts Friday through Sundays!

Summary: Clean, feed and provide for the safety and enrichment of the cats in shelter.

Job Duties:

• Ensuring the shelter is clean, safe & ready for business before noon each day.
• Clean and sanitize kennels to maintain the health and comfort of the cats. Duties include but are not limited to cleaning litter boxes, disinfecting all surfaces, laundry, dishes, sweeping & mopping.
• Care duties include but are not limited to providing food, water & attention; awareness and focus required to ensure special diet needs are met & monitored.
• Monitor & report emerging health concerns, provide care as directed by medical staff and safely handle cats; assistant medical staff as needed.
• Assist with coordination of kenneling and movement of cats; reporting capacity concerns.
• Assist with maintaining cleaning and food inventories; reporting shortages in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of cat behavior and needs.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stand, kneel, and move for 4 hour plus.
• Ability to work independently; and recognize potential health or safety risks.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Work Remotely

• No

Core Values

• Committed
• Creative
• Collaborative
• Compassionate
• Courageous

Expectations

• Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue.
• Adaptability: Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Collaboration: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others
• Communication: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals/groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Human/Cat Focus: Ensures that both the human & cat perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet adopter, volunteer, donor and organization needs and well as the needs of the cats.
• Initiative: Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Problem Solving: Uses issue identification, data, pattern recognition and information gathering to create analyses and make recommendations.
• Impact/Influence: Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved. Taking advantage of opportunities to make a difference and have an impact. The outcome of this competency is the creation of goodwill, trust, and respect.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.29 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Day range:

• Weekends only

Shift:

• Day shift

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Animal care: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person