Location: HRM Animal Redemption Centre – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $20 – 24 per hour, depending on experience
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Nova Scotia SPCA is looking for a compassionate, dedicated and dog-savvy person to join our HRM Animal Redemption Centre Team in the role of Shelter Supervisor.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable with animals and professional in their communications and demeanour.
We anticipate this position working a four-day work week (Friday through Monday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm). This position helps support responding to urgent animal by-law-related calls on behalf of the Halifax Regional Municipality, and requires flexibility as it includes on-call shifts as scheduled on holidays and overnights. This will require travel across the HRM when required. A valid driver’s license and a clean driver’s abstract are required.
Please see below for more details on the position and information on how to apply.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate records for animal inventory, health, medications, treatments, procedures and behaviour history.
- Communicate on daily challenges, ongoing operational needs and trends/challenges to identify shelter support needs
- Providing supervision and support to shelter staff.
- Support communication efforts by ensuring policy and procedure changes are communicated, clarified, and implemented.
- Must be willing to handle urgent and sometimes emotionally challenging situations involving animals and the public
- Provide a wide range of administrative and clerical duties.
- Assist with animal care tasks, including all nutritional, housing, grooming and medical needs are met daily according to approved processes.
- Provides humane handling and care for all animals.
- Respond to and action calls from 311 and other designated contacts for after-hours animal services.
- Other duties as assigned.
What we offer:
- Dental and health benefits including Teladoc telemedicine service (after 3 months).
- RRSP matching contributions (after 1 year)
- Internal employee rewards program.
- Employee discount for veterinary services, pet food and at SPCA thrift stores.
- Opportunities to earn additional compensation through our On-Call After Hours Service.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- Prior experience in animal care in an animal shelter or veterinary clinic setting, especially dog-related experience.
- Experience managing challenging animal behaviours safely and effectively.
- Physical ability to bend and lift and carry up to 40 lbs regularly.
- Experience working independently and as part of a team in a busy, collaborative, and task-oriented environment.
- Professional demeanour when navigating difficult situations.
- Experience and competence in handling sensitive and confidential information.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
How to Apply:
Nova Scotia SPCA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, or disability. SPCA provides a competitive salary and a rewarding work environment. Preference will be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as African Nova Scotians, racially visible persons, persons with disabilities,
Aboriginal persons and persons of the LGBTQ+ community. We encourage applicants to self-identify.
Interested applicants are asked to submit their resume and cover letter, indicating salary expectations to resumes@spcans.ca. As a part of our hiring process, we require applicants to complete behavioural and cognitive assessments. You will be provided links and screening questions after submitting your resume.
We thank all applicants for their interest in the position; however, only those selected for screening will be contacted.
