Employment Opportunities

General Position Summary

The Animal Care Lead is responsible for providing compassionate and attentive care of Nevada SPCA’s (NSPCA’s) animals at all times, maintaining a clean healthy environment for the animals and the public, and assisting with animal adoptions and other tasks as needed.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Daily thorough cleaning of all animal areas, including inside runs, cages, floors, dishes, bedding, dog enrichment yard etc.
• Spot cleaning of animal and public areas throughout the day.
• Feeding the animals, including providing special diets as needed.
• Monitoring the health of the animals on an ongoing basis and rapidly identifying any health problems or conditions (medical or behavioral) and immediately reporting it to the supervisor.
• Medicating animals as directed.
• Socializing and grooming the animals.
• Assessing the temperament of the animals to facilitate finding the best possible placement for each individual animal.
• Doing laundry, dishes, washing windows, cleaning and mopping public areas as needed.
• Providing a healthy, safe, clean and pleasant environment and facilities for the animals and the public.
• Assisting in the vaccination, examination, performance of medical treatments, and, euthanasia as needed.
• Maintaining a friendly demeanor and providing good customer service to visitors.
• Stocking supplies.
• May include providing transportation for animals as needed, to and from vet appointment, for adoption events, to other shelters, etc.
• Filling in for other areas and performing other tasks/functions as needed, including helping out at special events.
• Providing guidance to other Animal Care Team members.
• Reviewing animal profiles.
• Help train new Animal Caregivers. 

Required experience and abilities for this role include:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working with animals is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Responsibilities of all Nevada SPCA staff include:

• Treating all animals with respect and compassion at all times and promoting a humane and caring attitude toward all animals.
• Working courteously and cooperatively with colleagues, other organizations, and volunteers.
• Ensuring superior customer service by being courteous and kind, demonstrating respect and empathy, promptly addressing concerns, and resolving problems promptly.
• Willingness to assist with tasks outside of primary realm of responsibility, as needed, including animal care, adoptions, and events and always in a manner which demonstrates interest, care, and concern for the colleagues, the public, and animals we serve.
• Helping to ensure that all established procedures and policies are followed within the intended spirit of each.
• Being alert to and providing information on success stories to appropriate team members.

Required qualifications for all Nevada SPCA staff include:

• Commitment to the mission and goals of Nevada SPCA.
• Affection for animals—concern for their welfare and a willingness to accommodate animals in the workplace.
• Flexibility—the ability to adjust to changing priorities and varied tasks and schedules; willingness to learn new things.
• Initiative and follow through―taking initiative and working with minimal supervision.
• Appearance― neat and clean personal appearance and friendly demeanor.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Terms of Employment

• There is no minimum period of employment guaranteed or implied by acceptance of an employment offer.
• A 90-day probation period is implemented for all staff.

Non-Exempt Position:

Daily reporting hours and days of the week may vary according to the needs of the department schedule and may include weekend and holiday work.

Reports to:

Animal Care Director

Wage Range:  $16.00 per hour based on experience.

Benefits:

• Three weeks paid time off (for vacation, sick, and personal time) on an annual basis accrued per details in the employee handbook.
• Health Insurance—optional individual medical insurance with 20% employee contribution and 80% employer contribution.
• Three paid holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Educational Requirements:

High school graduation minimum, plus three years of public contact work or volunteer experience, preferably working with animals.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical ability to walk and/or stand on your feet throughout a normal workday.
• Physical ability to engage in repetitive motions of legs, arms, and hands, to hear, to see, and to move animals and goods.
• Ability to lift and move objects and animals weighing up to 50 pounds for short distances and to humanely restrain an animal when necessary.
• Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical conditions and other problems, as well as aggressive tendencies.
• Ability to work around loud noises, chlorine and other cleaning chemicals, and in inclement weather.
• Allergic conditions which would be aggravated when handling or working with animals or in the shelter environment may be a disqualification.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to read, write and understand English.

Euthanasia Policy for Animals:

Staff members must be aware of Nevada SPCA euthanasia policy. From time to time Nevada SPCA humanely euthanizes animals who are sick or injured. Also, from time to time Nevada SPCA needs to end the life of a dog who has displayed aggressive tendencies and who poses a risk to public safety or to the safety of other animals.

General Position Summary

The Animal Caregiver is responsible for providing compassionate and attentive care of Nevada SPCA’s (NSPCA’s) animals at all times, maintaining a clean healthy environment for the animals and the public, and assisting with animal adoptions and other tasks as needed.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Daily thorough cleaning of all animal areas, including inside runs, cages, floors, dishes, bedding, dog enrichment yard etc.
• Spot cleaning of animal and public areas throughout the day.
• Feeding the animals, including providing special diets as needed.
• Monitoring the health of the animals on an ongoing basis and rapidly identifying any health problems or conditions (medical or behavioral) and immediately reporting it to the supervisor.
• Medicating animals as directed.
• Socializing and grooming the animals.
• Assessing the temperament of the animals to facilitate finding the best possible placement for each individual animal.
• Doing laundry, dishes, washing windows, cleaning and mopping public areas as needed.
• Providing a healthy, safe, clean and pleasant environment and facilities for the animals and the public.
• Assisting in the vaccination, examination, performance of medical treatments, and, euthanasia as needed.
• Maintaining a friendly demeanor and providing good customer service to visitors.
• Stocking supplies.
• May include providing transportation for animals as needed, to and from vet appointment, for adoption events, to other shelters, etc.
• Filling in for other areas and performing other tasks/functions as needed, including helping out at special events.

Required experience and abilities for this role include:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working with animals is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Responsibilities of all Nevada SPCA staff include:

• Treating all animals with respect and compassion at all times and promoting a humane and caring attitude toward all animals.
• Working courteously and cooperatively with colleagues, other organizations, and volunteers.
• Ensuring superior customer service by being courteous and kind, demonstrating respect and empathy, promptly addressing concerns, and resolving problems promptly.
• Willingness to assist with tasks outside of primary realm of responsibility, as needed, including animal care, adoptions, and events and always in a manner which demonstrates interest, care, and concern for the colleagues, the public, and animals we serve.
• Helping to ensure that all established procedures and policies are followed within the intended spirit of each.
• Being alert to and providing information on success stories to appropriate team members.

Required qualifications for all Nevada SPCA staff include:

• Commitment to the mission and goals of Nevada SPCA.
• Affection for animals—concern for their welfare and a willingness to accommodate animals in the workplace.
• Flexibility—the ability to adjust to changing priorities and varied tasks and schedules; willingness to learn new things.
• Initiative and follow through―taking initiative and working with minimal supervision.
• Appearance― neat and clean personal appearance and friendly demeanor.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Terms of Employment

• There is no minimum period of employment guaranteed or implied by acceptance of an employment offer.
• A 90-day probation period is implemented for all staff.

Non-Exempt Position:

Daily reporting hours and days of the week may vary according to the needs of the department schedule and may include weekend and holiday work.

Reports to:

Animal Care Director

Wage Range:  up to $15.00 per hour based on experience.

Benefits:

• Three weeks paid time off (for vacation, sick, and personal time) on an annual basis accrued per details in the employee handbook.
• Health Insurance—optional individual medical insurance with 20% employee contribution and 80% employer contribution.
• Three paid holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Educational Requirements:

High school graduation minimum, plus three years of public contact work or volunteer experience, preferably working with animals.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical ability to walk and/or stand on your feet throughout a normal workday.
• Physical ability to engage in repetitive motions of legs, arms, and hands, to hear, to see, and to move animals and goods.
• Ability to lift and move objects and animals weighing up to 50 pounds for short distances and to humanely restrain an animal when necessary.
• Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical conditions and other problems, as well as aggressive tendencies.
• Ability to work around loud noises, chlorine and other cleaning chemicals, and in inclement weather.
• Allergic conditions which would be aggravated when handling or working with animals or in the shelter environment may be a disqualification.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to read, write and understand English.

Euthanasia Policy for Animals:

Staff members must be aware of Nevada SPCA euthanasia policy. From time to time Nevada SPCA humanely euthanizes animals who are sick or injured. Also, from time to time Nevada SPCA needs to end the life of a dog who has displayed aggressive tendencies and who poses a risk to public safety or to the safety of other animals.

General Position Summary

The Adoption Counselor will be responsible to find good homes for dogs, cats and other animals both at the shelter and at off site adoption events, while creating a positive experience for prospective adopters. The ideal candidate will be friendly outgoing and have strong customer services skills as well as experience with cats and dogs.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Actively reaching out to and interacting with the general public, specifically greeting visitors and talking with prospective adopters to find out what they are looking for in a pet.
• Interacting with/getting to know the animals and talking with prospective adopters about them in order to make the best possible match.
• Providing high quality customer service to people who visit or call Nevada SPCA and maintaining a friendly demeanor.
• Helping people through the adoption process, sharing information about animal care and behavior, reviewing adoption applications, interviewing applicants in a conversational way, making decisions to finalize or deny an adoption, and communicating with the applicant in such a manner that maintains a courteous and friendly attitude even when declining a request.
• Following up on adoptions by phone once the animal has been placed in the new home.
• Advising people who want to surrender their pet to Nevada SPCA, with the goal of keeping the pet in the home. This may occur in person, over the phone or via e-mail.
• Willingness and ability to learn the Animal Shelter Manager computer program we use to track animals in the shelter.
• Willingness and ability to learn about cat and dog behavior, common issues, and ways to address them in order to make good adoption matches and to keep animals in homes.
• Assisting with the cleaning of animal areas and equipment as needed, including spot cleaning of animal and the lobby area throughout the day.
• Transporting animals, cages and other equipment to and from off-site events.
• Working with volunteers to increase adoptions.
• Photographing adoptions and documenting and sharing positive adoption stories.
• Monitoring the health of the animals on an ongoing basis and rapidly identifying any health problems or conditions (medical or behavioral) and immediately reporting it to the supervisor or animal care manager.
• Filling in for other areas and performing other tasks/functions as needed, including helping out at special events.

Required experience and abilities for this role include:

• Strong interpersonal skills. The ideal person for this job would be personable, outgoing, patient, professional, and able to get along well with a variety of people. Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Maturity, good judgment and a professional personal appearance.
• The ability to remain pleasant and calm even in stressful situations.
• The ability to ask appropriate questions to gather information along with the ability to feel and show empathy for others.
• The ability to learn about and understanding each animal as an individual with his or her own personality, bad habits, past experiences, etc.
• Familiarity with animals, knowledge of animal behavior or experience volunteering or working with an animal shelter, foster care involvement or other animal welfare agency are a plus.
• Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical and other problems, as well as aggressive tendencies.

Responsibilities of all Nevada SPCA staff include:

• Treating all animals with respect and compassion at all times and promoting a humane and caring attitude toward all animals.
• Working courteously and cooperatively with colleagues, other organizations, and volunteers.
• Ensuring superior customer service by being courteous and kind, demonstrating respect and empathy, promptly addressing concerns, and resolving problems promptly.
• Willingness to assist with tasks outside of primary realm of responsibility, as needed, including animal care, adoptions, and events and always in a manner which demonstrates interest, care, and concern for the colleagues, the public, and animals we serve.
• Helping to ensure that all established procedures and policies are followed within the intended spirit of each.
• Being alert to and providing information on success stories to appropriate team members.

Required qualifications for all Nevada SPCA staff include:

• Commitment to the mission and goals of NSPCA.
• Affection for animals—concern for their welfare and a willingness to accommodate animals in the workplace.
• Flexibility—the ability to adjust to changing priorities and varied tasks and schedules; willingness to learn new things.
• Initiative and follow through―taking initiative and working with minimal supervision.
• Appearance― neat and clean personal appearance and friendly demeanor.

Terms of Employment

• There is no minimum period of employment guaranteed or implied by acceptance of an employment offer.
• A 90-day probation period is implemented for all staff.

Non-Exempt Position:

Daily reporting hours and days of the week may vary according to the needs of the department schedule and may include weekend and holiday work.

Reports to:

Associate Director

Wage Range:  up to $15.00 per hour based on experience.

Benefits:

• Three weeks paid time off (for vacation, sick, and personal time) on an annual basis accrued per details in the employee handbook.
• Health Insurance—optional individual medical insurance with 20% employee contribution and 80% employer contribution.
• Three paid holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Educational Requirements:

High school graduation minimum, plus three years of public contact work and/or experience working with animals.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical ability to walk and/or stand on your feet throughout a normal workday.
• Physical ability to engage in repetitive motions of legs, arms, and hands, to hear, to see, and to move animals and goods.
• Ability to lift and move objects and animals weighing up to 50 pounds for short distances and to humanely restrain an animal when necessary.
• Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical conditions and other problems, as well as aggressive tendencies.
• Ability to work around loud noises, chlorine and other cleaning chemicals, and in inclement weather.
• Allergic conditions which would be aggravated when handling or working with animals or in the shelter environment may be a disqualification.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to read, write and understand English.

Euthanasia Policy for Animals:

Staff members must be aware of NSPCA euthanasia policy. From time to time NSPCA euthanizes animals who are sick or injured. Also, from time to time NSPCA needs to end the life of a dog who has displayed aggressive tendencies and who poses a risk to public safety or to the safety of other animals.

Nevada SPCA Job Description

Veterinary Assistant

General Position Summary

We are seeking skilled, compassionate veterinary professionals who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative work environment where we help animals every day. You’ll work with a team of highly skilled veterinary professionals who support our mission to treat and care for every animal that comes into our care.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Expert animal handling skills including under socialized animals and/or animals with possible behavior issues

• Excellent communication and organization skills

• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks depending on the needs of the shelter

• Technical know-how in areas such as proper disinfection according to shelter protocols

• Computer skills to maintain medical records about animals in veterinary and/or shelter software

• Administer daily medical treatment to all sheltered animals as prescribed by staff veterinarians and/or LVT

• Assist veterinarian and/or LVT in examination and treatment of shelter and foster animals, including both routine and emergency

• Basic lab skills: blood draw, lab set up, ordering, etc.

• Responsible for surgical preparation of patients, monitoring animals under anesthesia, and recovering animals’ post-surgery in a high-volume setting

• Sterilizing surgical equipment and regularly cleaning examination areas

• Maintain department equipment in good working order. Report items for repair/replacement as needed to appropriate supervisory staff

• Assist with the training and supervision of vet department volunteers

• Comfortable with assisting with euthanasia of shelter and/or owned animals

Required experience and abilities for this role include:

· Good interpersonal and communication skills.

· Experience working with animals is a plus.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Responsibilities of all NSPCA staff include:

· Treating all animals with respect and compassion at all times and promoting a humane and caring attitude toward all animals.

· Working courteously and cooperatively with colleagues, other organizations, and volunteers.

· Ensuring superior customer service by being courteous and kind, demonstrating respect and empathy, promptly addressing concerns, and resolving problems promptly.

· Willingness to assist with tasks outside of primary realm of responsibility, as needed, including animal care, adoptions, and events and always in a manner which demonstrates interest, care, and concern for the colleagues, the public, and animals we serve.

· Helping to ensure that all established procedures and policies are followed within the intended spirit of each.

· Being alert to and providing information on success stories to appropriate team members.

Required qualifications for all NSPCA staff include:

· Commitment to the mission and goals of NSPCA.

· Affection for animals—concern for their welfare and a willingness to accommodate animals in the workplace.

· Flexibility—the ability to adjust to changing priorities and varied tasks and schedules; willingness to learn new things.

· Initiative and follow through―taking initiative and working with minimal supervision.

· Appearance― neat and clean personal appearance and friendly demeanor.

Terms of Employment

· There is no minimum period of employment guaranteed or implied by acceptance of an employment offer.

· A 90-day probation period is implemented for all staff.

Non-Exempt Position:

Daily reporting hours and days of the week may vary according to the needs of the department schedule and may include weekend and holiday work.

Reports to:

Veterinarian

Wage Range: $15.00 – $17.00 per hour based off of professional experience and certifications.

Benefits:

· Three weeks paid time off (for vacation, sick, and personal time) on an annual basis accrued per details in the employee handbook.

· Health Insurance—optional individual medical insurance with 20% employee contribution and 80% employer contribution.

· Three paid holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Educational Requirements:

High school graduation minimum, plus three years of public contact work or volunteer experience, preferably working with animals.

Physical Requirements:

· Physical ability to walk and/or stand on your feet throughout a normal workday.

· Physical ability to engage in repetitive motions of legs, arms, and hands, to hear, to see, and to move animals and goods.

· Ability to lift and move objects and animals weighing up to 50 pounds for short distances and to humanely restrain an animal when necessary.

· Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical conditions and other problems, as well as aggressive tendencies.

· Ability to work around loud noises, chlorine and other cleaning chemicals, and in inclement weather.

· Allergic conditions which would be aggravated when handling or working with animals or in the shelter environment may be a disqualification.

Other Requirements:

· Ability to read, write and understand English.

Euthanasia Policy for Animals:

Staff members must be aware of NSPCA euthanasia policy. From time to time NSPCA euthanizes animals who are sick or injured. Also, from time to time NSPCA needs to end the life of a dog who has displayed aggressive tendencies and who poses a risk to public safety or to the safety of other animals.