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Full Time Canine Care Associate

Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind, Inc.
Smithtown, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 5/8/2024 CLOSED ON 6/4/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full Time 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.

Schedule: Sunday 8 AM - 5 PM and Monday - Thursday 7 AM - 4 PM

What we offer:

  • A fulfilling career helping people with disabilities live without boundaries
  • Awesome starting salary at $17.25 per hour
  • Role-specific training and professional development opportunities
  • Unlimited puppy kisses

What you’ll do:

  • Work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Maintain a spotlessly clean and safe clean 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 and clean driver’s license to transport dogs as needed
  • The desire to help care for a dog or a 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

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.25 per hour

Benefits:

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

Shift:

  • 8 hour shift

Work setting:

  • In-person

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17

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