Vacancy caducado!
Are you comfortable handling dogs, cats, bunnies, and guinea pigs? Do you have strong people
skills? Do you love physically demanding work? Would you like to help match dogs and cats with
perfect homes? We may have the position for you! Central Vermont Humane Society is seeking a
dynamic and efficient person to help care for animals, and join a team of people working with
potential adopters to make positive matches. Excellent communication skills (with pets and people!)
required to join this go-go-go team of animal welfare professionals!
Primary responsibilities are to enhance the welfare of all CVHS animals through excellent care,
enrichment, humane and compassionate treatment, and adoption.
Shelter & General Care
Follow all protocols as set forth by the CVHS Leadership Team.
Perform routine housekeeping duties necessary for the optimal cleanliness and sanitation of all
animal quarters. This includes cleaning equipment, kennels, cages, and cat colony rooms,
managing large amounts of laundry, resupplying all areas, and other routine and special
assignments to maintain the shelter hygiene, safety, appearance and function.
Perform all tasks relating to animal intakes (including conversations with owners needing to
relinquish their animals), strays, returns, transfers, adoptions.
Provide food, water, medication, care, exercise, and enrichment in a manner necessary to
improve the overall health and comfort of animals
Perform and record behavioral evaluations, develop and implement Behavior Modification
Plans and the on-going training to improve adoptability of our dogs. This includes daily work on
basic good manners, utilizing every interaction with each dog to enhance adoptability. It can
include physically challenging work with large, rambunctious dogs.
Monitor and document behavioral changes, and communicate recommendations for in-shelter
options and modifications for best care of animals to appropriate staff.
Monitor and document all signs of illness, implementing treatment criteria established by the
Medical Team, as required
Assist with animal check-in’s/medical care/euthanasia as directed by the Shelter Manager or
the Director of Operations.
Transport animals to and from veterinary appointments as needed.
Adoption Center
Perform all tasks relating to animal adoptions, return to owners, and receiving transfers and
transports
Perform duties related to:
Evaluating and preparing animals for adoption
Successfully marketing animals for adoption, which includes taking photos and writing profiles,
listing animals on CVHS’s website and other marketing tools that promote adoptions.
Successfully matching animals with appropriate adoptive homes, done with conversational
interviews, including completing adoption paperwork, and providing the adopters with
counseling and education.
Customer service for the Adoption Center and Shelter (phones, guests, etc.)
Process payments for adoptions, donations, and retail sales.
Follow up on adoptions to ensure that animals have been placed in appropriate homes, and
provide support and advice for the adopters.
Maintain animal information in PetPoint database and other required paperwork in a way that
ensures all information is communicated appropriately to staff and adopters.
Maintain clear adoption signage on all adoption areas and properly label all animals with
identification
Facilitate offsite adoptions (Subaru events, Agway, etc.) as necessary
Assist adopters with merchandise questions and sales
Position Details, Conditions, and Requirements
Desire to work in a team environment. Generalized computer proficiency, and high-level
proficiency with our databases, including experience with social media. High-level proficiency
in verbal and written skills, for regular communication with our customers and partners, both
face-to-face, on the phone, and through email.
Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in animal care/animal shelter and customer
service preferred
Positive Reinforcement training skills preferred.
The checklist for physical activities and requirements, visual acuity, and working conditions for
this position will be available for review at an interview, or can be sent upon request. This is a
physically demanding position.
Typical schedule: 8 am to 5:00 pm, with a 1 hour, unpaid lunch. Typical work days are
Tuesday through Saturday, but can include scheduling on Sundays and Mondays.
Full-time position.
Wage: $15.00/hour
Valid driver’s license required
This position description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As
such, it is not necessarily all inclusive, and the job may require other essential and/or non-essential
functions, tasks, duties, or responsibilities not listed herein. Management reserves the sole right to
add, modify, or exclude any essential or non-essential requirement. Prior to the implementation of any
substantial changes, management may serve a written notification. Nothing in this position
description, nor by the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee, is intended to
create a contract of employment of any type.
To apply, send cover letter and resume; no phone calls
Vacancy caducado!