What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitten Nursery Coordinator position at Arizona Humane Society?
Kitten Nursery Coordinator
The Arizona Humane Society is looking for a full time Kitten Nursery Coordinator to work at our Papago Park Campus Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM. If you're passionate about saving the tiniest lives and thrive in a fast-paced, compassionate environment, continue to read more now!
Paws Up For Great Benefits!
- Competitive salary
- Generous PTO program
- Up to 8 paid holidays per year
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Got student loans? Employment with AHS may qualify you for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!
- Discounts on veterinary services and other pet perks!
A Day in the Life:
The Kitten Nursery Coordinator oversees the daily operations of the Kitten Nursery and Bottle Baby ICU, ensuring high quality care, treatment, and coordination of staff and volunteers. This role is responsible for accurate medical recordkeeping in Chameleon, including daily weights, project To Dos, and foster/rescue documentation, while collaborating closely with Foster, Rescue, Outreach, and Veterinary teams to maintain appropriate capacity levels. The Coordinator manages treatments, medications, data entry workflows, supplies, cleanliness, and safety, communicates regularly with leadership and veterinarians, performs technician duties alongside the team, and supports meetings and planning efforts, all while playing a hands on role in caring for our most vulnerable kittens.
Job Requirements:
- High schooldiploma/GED required.
- Graduation from technical school preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience preferred.
- Minimum 2 years working in animal welfare setting.
- Must be able to fulfill all duties of a Technician I or II.
- Strong communication skills are needed.
- Should have good interpersonal skills and be able to resolve conflict.
Physical Demands/Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must be able to hear above the sound of the animals.
There will be exposure to dust, heat, cold and temperature changes; occasional wet floors, and animal noises, odors and dander. Most time will be spent in a typical air conditioned and heated office environment.
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Information
The Arizona Humane Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the E-Verify program.
Ready to Join our team and make a difference every day?
Please apply with our quick 3 minute job application at Careers - Arizona Humane Society
Pre-employment background check is required.