Animal Care Attendant - ACA1

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity: POSITION: Animal Care Attendant STATUS: On-Call; Casual SHIFT: Various LOCATION: Quesnel, BC CLASSIFICATION: Exempt WAGE: Hourly CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled We welcome diversity, value differences, and foster inclusion in our employment practices. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion by reading our Foundational Principles on our website. We invite applications from all qualified individuals who are philosophically aligned with our mission, vision and values. The BC SPCA is a dynamic organization with facilities and services across the province of BC. Join an expanding team in an exciting time of change in an organization that makes a difference! Please read below for additional details and let us know if you have the skills and experience we are looking for by submitting your application. About the Position: You bring energy and enthusiasm to a team environment while you participate in daily animal care duties and ensure that optimal levels of care are administered to the animals based on the Five Freedoms. You are a positive, engaging people person and thrive in a fast paced environment with lots of changing needs and priorities. You care deeply about animals and uphold the highest animal care standards. If you are hard-working, collaborative, highly skilled and passionate about making a difference, you will find yourself among like-minded people at the BC SPCA. Some specific duties: To maintain the entire physical plant in a clean, sanitary, and efficient manner on an ongoing basis and in a collaborative manner To ensure kennels, runs, and cat cages are kept in a manner that is best suited for the animal’s health and welfare as per the ShelterSense protocols To monitor the health and welfare of the animals through the maintenance of up-to-date kennel cards, recording information on whiteboard and daily logs, and completing daily welfare sheets To maintain animals on a proper diet ensuring daily feeding, watering, exercise, and enrichment To perform general bathing and grooming of animals To treat animals humanely, with compassion and concern, and in a manner consistent with the BC SPCA’s five freedoms To perform other duties as assigned Qualifications you need to have: High school diploma or equivalent Valid Class N or 5 BC Drivers’ License and driver’s abstract Strong desire to provide excellent customer service skills: patience, professional, positive attitude, attention to detail, adaptability Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with colleagues, customers and volunteers Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision A sound knowledge of animals, their breeds, characteristics and common diseases Previous kennel or animal care experience will be considered an asset Demonstrable interest in all aspects of animal welfare Position is physically demanding and includes heavy lifting, pushing and pulling which requires an individual with the ability to maintain a level of fitness and endurance to fulfill the required duties Computer experience: Windows, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) The animals in our care require attention seven days a week, must be flexible and able to work weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays Philosophical harmony with the mission, vision and strategic direction of the BC SPCA How to apply: If you are interested in joining our team and are legally entitled to work in Canada, we would like to hear from you. Click on apply now or use the link to apply https://spca.bc.ca/about-us/careers/ We are committed to a transparent, human-led hiring process. While we use technology to support application management, applications are not screened, scored, or ranked by AI systems. All hiring decisions are made by human hiring managers based on skills, experience, and alignment with the organizational values. We thank you for your interest in the BC SPCA, however; only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls, please. The BC SPCA is a Registered Charity BN 11881 9036 RR0001

Maintain a clean and sanitary environment for animals while ensuring their health and welfare according to ShelterSense protocols. Provide daily feeding, exercise, enrichment, and general grooming for animals in the facility.

Requires a high school diploma, a valid BC Driver's License, and the physical fitness to perform heavy lifting. Candidates should have a sound knowledge of animal breeds and diseases, with previous kennel experience considered an asset.

• Customer servicePreferred

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• Animal Care
• Customer Service
• Communication
• Animal Welfare
• Grooming
• Microsoft Office
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Observation
• Sanitization

• Social Services
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Customer Service & Support

Minimum education

High school

Minimum experience

0+ years

Apply by

Jan 1, 2027

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week