Attendant: Animal Care - Casual

Ottawa Humane Society • Contract • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • USD $ 21 - USD $ 24 / hour • 1m ago

Job Purpose

The Attendant: Animal Care is responsible for providing animal husbandry and cleaning of animal care facilities at the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS).

Duties and Responsibilities

Maintain animal health by ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, enrichment, and any special instructions are completed
Clean and maintain animal care equipment and facilities
Monitor the health and welfare of the animals and maintain up-to-date records
Restrain animals for veterinary procedures
Support the activities of volunteers, students and work placements and provide training and orientation as required
Be thoroughly familiar with pertinent legislation, regulations, guidelines, OHS policies, procedures, collective agreement, and good animal care practices
Produce and maintain accurate reports, records, and files
Participate in supervision, evaluation, training and other meetings as required
Participate in the identification and evaluation of OHS program goals and objectives
Participate in professional development opportunities
Represent the OHS in a professional manner
May be required to assume the responsibilities of Attendant: Kennel Kitchen

Qualifications

Secondary school diploma or equivalent
Minimum of six months’ experience in animal care
Working proficiency in spoken and written English is required

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

Employee will be required to work evening, holiday and weekend shifts
Employment is conditional upon the ability to provide services in a safe manner, including, but not limited to, lifts and transfers of large animals and interaction with potentially aggressive animals
Employment is conditional upon the ability to perform a variety of physically demanding tasks safely
Employee may be required to work outdoors in inclement weather
Employee will be required to wear a uniform designated by the employer
Employment is conditional upon maintaining confidentiality of OHS information
Employment is conditional upon the ability to work around all species of animals safely

How to Apply

The Ottawa Humane Society is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals of any race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, or other protected characteristic.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities in our recruitment processes. If you are contacted by the OHS regarding a job opportunity, please let us know prior to interview if you require any accommodation.

This posting seeks to fill an existing vacancy.

Schedule:

This is a casual role with no guaranteed hours.