Kittery Animal Hospital Inc Looking for Shelter Manager at Kittery, ME Full Time

Shelter and Kennel Managers are responsible for providing for and overseeing the day-to-day care of boarders, our shelter pets, and will occasionally have pets who can require more specialized medical care. At Kittery Animal Hospital we are the shelter to the 3 surrounding towns of Kittery, Eliot, and York for their strays. We also import rescued puppies and kittens from different areas in the south. Applicants should have minimum of 3 years of supervisory and leadership experience and at least 5 years of kennel work experience under their belts.

Duties include:

• Marketing the Shelter animals, maintaining Social Media Shelter Platforms, coordinating Adoption readiness with hospital staff.
• Feeding, watering, medicating, cleaning, bathing.
• Facilitate Group play times, Puppy Play times, and monitoring the well-being of dogs & cats, and occasionally, other companion animals.
• Responsible for insuring that the Kennel shelter is sufficiently staffed at all times, will be directly involved in participating in all aspects of hiring, onboarding, and training new Assistants.
• Focus will be on facility cleanliness, general grounds maintenance, and disease control, enrichment, and animal care.
• Must have sufficient physical strength, mobility, and stamina to lift and/or move heavy pets and objects, and the ability to monitor pets for signs of distress or disease.
• Ability and willingness to continue to learn and communicate with Hospital Staff.
• Desire to provide gentle, compassionate Fear Free care for boarders, the occasional hospitalized pet, our imports, and all strays, and to be a leader in the practice culture.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
At this time we are offering in hospital and curbside as an option for clients.
We are still requiring Clients to be masked while in the building, our staff will be masked and practicing social distancing, and following sanitation protocols as well.

Work Location: One location