What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dog Caregiver position at SPCA of Northern Nevada?
Do you have a passion for pets and a desire to make a difference? We’re seeking someone enthusiastic about cats to support our Adoption Center operations. This role prioritizes the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of the pets in our care by maintaining clean animal areas, organizing supplies, and preparing meals. It’s an incredible opportunity to embark on a rewarding journey within our organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Ensure cleanliness and organization in our animal spaces
- Prepare nutritious meals for our furry friends
- Mental enrichment, behavior modification, and stress reduction to prepare our dogs for adoption
- Grow your knowledge about pets through fact-based learning
- Opportunities for advancement within our organization are available
If you’re a positive, outgoing person who loves both animals and people, we’re excited to meet you! We’re looking for team players who thrive in both collaborative and independent settings. Attention to detail is crucial as our animals rely on your adherence to specific protocols. Weekend availability is required, as our commitment to our animals is round-the-clock.
About You:
- Passionate about animals, cleanliness, and providing love and enrichment
- Strong team player with a knack for independent work
- Effective time manager and adept at bringing order to chaos
- Excellent, professional, verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with co-workers, volunteers, and the public
- Emotionally intelligent, resilient, with a growth mindset
- Punctual, reliable, and physically capable of handling the demands of the role
- Available to work weekends and holidays
Please note: We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace and making employment decisions based on merit. Harassment or discrimination of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Tell us what interests you about this position with the SPCA of Northern Nevada!
- This position requires standing/walking for long periods of time, at times on concrete; repetitive use of both hands, visual acuity, bending, walking, lifting (up to 50 lbs unassisted), reaching, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, grasping, reading and writing both simple and complex material.
Work is performed in an animal shelter with moderate lighting and temperature, at times outdoors in varying weather conditions. At times in confined areas. Work is performed with cats and dogs, with other humans both face-to-face and virtually.
Can you perform these essential functions as described with or without accommodations?
- This is a full-time position, with weekend availability needed.
Holidays often required because the animals need us 365 days a year!
Can you work within the schedule as described?
Please note any days/times you are unavailable.
- Are you capable of arriving to work on time for shifts beginning as early as 7 a.m. at 4950 Spectrum Blvd?
- Do you personally know anyone currently employed at SPCA-NN? If so, please list their names and your relationship to them.
- The pay for this position is $19/hour. We offer 56 hours of annual sick time after 90 days, and benefit eligibility after 60 days. We offer PTO accrued based on hours worked. We offer many other benefits to our employees to promote a healthy work environment.
Does this match the compensation you are seeking in your next role?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19