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Canine Care Associate

Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind, Inc.
Smithtown, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 11/8/2025 CLOSED ON 1/1/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Canine Care Associate position at Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind, Inc.?

The Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs have a unique employment opportunity for Canine Care Associates at our campus in Smithtown, NY. Our organizations are distinctive in the assistance dog industry providing both guide and multiple types of service dogs.

Available Shift

Puppy Transition Center

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 7:00AM – 4:00PM and Saturday, Sunday 8:00AM – 5:00PM

What we offer:

  • A fulfilling career helping people with disabilities live without boundaries
  • Great benefits, including generous health coverage and retirement plan
  • Career growth – opportunity for promotion to canine care advanced within 1st year
  • Role-specific training and professional development opportunities
  • Unlimited puppy kisses
  • Starting pay rate of $17.50 per hour

What you’ll do:

  • Work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Maintain a spotlessly clean and safe kennel
  • Feed, bathe, groom, exercise and transport program puppies and dogs
  • Monitor the health of the puppies and dogs in your care
  • Interact with volunteers, donors, sponsors and co-workers
  • Play a vital role in helping to raise a future guide, service, or facility dog

What you’ll need:

  • To be a team player and a people and dog person
  • To be detail oriented
  • A valid driver’s license to transport dogs as needed
  • The desire to help care for a dog or puppy

Physical Requirements:

Here are some sample activities that you should have the physical ability to perform:

  • Bend down to provide food bowls for 40-50 dogs in a row
  • Lift 40 pound bags of dog food unattended
  • Read hand-written and typed instruction sheets, dog information cards, and veterinary notes
  • Shovel snow when necessary

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • On-the-job training
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Retirement plan
  • Uniform allowance
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18

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