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Contingent Workers Sourcedby ASPCA

Temporary Care & Enrichment Technician

Weaverville, NC · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 28 days ago
CommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Since 1866, we've been at the forefront of animal welfare, and every member of our extended team contributes to our hands-on work, advocacy, and education efforts.
  • By working with the ASPCA, you're helping improve the lives of animals and the people who care about them.
  • The ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center (BRC) in Weaverville, NC, is the first and only facility dedicated to the rehabilitation and study of extremely fearful, under-socialized dogs, such as those confiscated from puppy mills and hoarding situations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide daily care and support for the dogs in treatment, adhering to the BRC standard operating procedures and low stress handling and approach.
  • Support the behavioral growth of the dogs in treatment, in coordination with the Behavior Branch and treatment paradigms of the program.
  • Work to integrate volunteers into daily care, setting clear expectations, providing guidance as needed and always communicating respect and gratitude for volunteer support

Requirements

  • must be a compassionate caregiver for animals and have a genuine interest in working with others
  • Always treats people and animals with care and respect
  • Maintains a consistently positive attitude
  • must enjoy working directly with people
  • respects team members at all levels
  • Relishes troubleshooting and problem solving
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Cultivates a climate in which individual differences and perspectives are valued, respected, encouraged and supported
  • Flexible communicator: ability to interact with diverse personalities and groups

Nice to have

  • Meticulous organizational skills
  • pays close attention to detail
  • Ability to observe and accurately interpret animal behavior
  • Must enjoy keeping animals and kennels clean
  • Forms authentic, trusting relationships which enhance individual and team performance
  • Physical capacity to move, stand, bend and lift up to 100 lbs and carry 50lbs.
  • Ability to skillfully restrain and handle animals
  • Reliable transportation to regular scheduled shifts

Benefits

  • Re-stock supplies and do dishes and laundry as needed.
  • Position requires weekend and some holiday support.
  • Monitor and help maintain the medical and behavioral health of shelter animals
  • Provide daily written behavioral and medical observations to inform and share across branches (teams).

Company info

  • At the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), we're proud to work with a broad and talented team of professionals who help drive our mission to prevent animal cruelty and promote their well-being across the country. Since 1866, we've been at the forefront of animal welfare, and every member of our extended team contributes to our hands-on work, advocacy, and education efforts. By working with the ASPCA, you're helping improve the lives of animals and the people who care about them.
  • The ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center (BRC) in Weaverville, NC, is the first and only facility dedicated to the rehabilitation and study of extremely fearful, under-socialized dogs, such as those confiscated from puppy mills and hoarding situations. The goal of the entire BRC team is to work together to improve these dogs' quality of life and prepare them for life in adoptive homes---an impossible outcome without intensive, structured behavioral interventions and integrative holistic care.
  • At the ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), we're proud to work with a broad and talented team of professionals who help drive our mission to prevent animal cruelty and promote their well-being across the country.
  • The goal of the entire BRC team is to work together to improve these dogs' quality of life and prepare them for life in adoptive homes---an impossible outcome without intensive, structured behavioral interventions and integrative holistic care.
  • One of the most critical functions of the CETs is to serve as part of a harmonious, united team of shelter operations, shelter medicine and animal behavior experts, all dedicated to collaborating with each other to provide balanced, holistic care.
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