Animal Attendant - Canine / Auckland, Mangere Full-time Job

Key points:

- Permanent part-time role at SPCA Centre Mangere - 32 hours per week, Friday to Monday between 7.30am - 4.30pm - Responsibilities include ensuring appropriate care of animals, maximizing adoptions, maintaining accurate animal database, assisting with veterinary visits, coordinating volunteers, handling adoption enquiries, monitoring animal health and behavior, and enhancing animal socialization - Requirements include practical canine-handling experience, behavior and basic care knowledge, tertiary qualification in animal care/behavior/welfare, excellent communication skills, flexibility in work hours, data-entry skills, empathy, physical ability, and a current driver's license - Benefits include personal fulfillment, professional growth opportunities, "Purr-ks" such as paid day off on birthday, free on-site parking, challenging role with support, opportunity for fresh thinking and involvement in projects

Job requirements:

- Practical canine-handling experience - Experience in behavior and basic care of canines - Tertiary qualification in animal care, behavior, or welfare - Excellent communication and customer service skills - Previous experience in a similar role - Flexible approach to work hours - Excellent data-entry and computer skills - Empathy and resilience - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment - Current New Zealand driver’s license - Self-motivated team player

Job responsibilities:

- Ensure appropriate care of all animals - Maximize adoptions - Maintain accurate animal database - Assist with veterinary visits - Coordinate volunteers - Handle adoption enquiries - Monitor animal health and behavior - Enhance animal socialization - Work with other departments to achieve goals

Qualifications:

- Tertiary qualification in animal care, behavior, or welfare

Skills:

- Excellent communication and customer service skills - Data-entry and computer skills - Empathy - Physical ability - Ability to handle conflict situations - Friendly and positive attitude

Benefits:

- Personal fulfillment - Professional growth opportunities - "Purr-ks" including paid day off on birthday - Free on-site parking - Challenging role with support

How to apply:

- Send your resume and cover letter to recruitment@spca.nz