Title: Animal Care Assistant

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Our Animal Care Assistant helps ensure the animals have a clean environment and are well cared for. This includes cleaning enclosures, providing food and water, and assisting other team members with their animal care duties. This position is located in Groveland Florida and is a part-time role 25-30 hours per week and could grow to a full time position. Work schedule is Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays each week.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Takes proper care of the animals including providing food, water, and spot cleaning of enclosures / areas.

 Ensures animals have proper yard time, receive one-on-one time, and are safely put back in their enclosures. Handles animals with the utmost of care.

 Deep cleans enclosures including power washing enclosures, disinfecting dishes, cleaning litter boxes, etc. Cleans animal laundry.

 Picks up debris, and toys, etc. from the fox yards.

 Assists with monthly flea and tick preventatives.

 May include helping take foxes to vet appointments and socializing with animals,

 Additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

 High school diploma or equivalent required

 Must be comfortable around animals, including foxes, mink, cats, and various other

animals, and be passionate about their care

 Have volunteered consistently at SAVEAFOX for 6 months (approximately 100 hours) or

have 100 volunteer hours or work experience from another facility that works with wildlife and or exotics or

have taken your states Wildlife Rehabilitation Classes and passed the state exam.

 May substitute a degree in animal care or have taken animal care courses for

experience qualifications.

 Patient and caring approach

 Ability to maintain standards compliant with 501(c)(3) Federal Nonprofit status

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 30 per week

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Every weekend

Application Question(s):

• Can you work Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for up to 10-hour shifts each week?

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person