Industry: Nonprofit / Animal Welfare
Position Overview
A nonprofit animal welfare organization in North Miami Beach is seeking a compassionate and dependable Animal Care Specialist to provide daily care and support for animals in a safe, clean, and caring environment.
The ideal candidate is passionate about animal welfare, comfortable working hands-on with animals, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily care, feeding, watering, and monitoring of animals.
- Clean and maintain animal kennels, cages, habitats, and common areas.
- Safely handle and restrain animals as needed.
- Monitor animals for changes in behavior, appetite, appearance, or overall condition.
- Assist with basic animal health and wellness procedures.
- Assist with bathing, grooming, enrichment, and exercise activities.
- Support the safe movement and transportation of animals when needed.
- Follow established sanitation, safety, and animal-handling procedures.
- Provide compassionate care and help create a positive environment for animals awaiting adoption or placement.
- Work collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and other animal care professionals.
Qualifications
- Previous experience working with animals strongly preferred.
- Animal shelter, veterinary, kennel, boarding, grooming, or animal care experience is a plus.
- Comfortable handling dogs, cats, and other domestic animals.
- Ability to safely lift and handle animals and perform physically demanding duties.
- Must be comfortable working around animal hair, odors, cleaning products, and bodily fluids.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures.
- Dependable, compassionate, patient, and team-oriented.
- Must be available to work Saturdays.
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Why Join?
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of animals.
- Work with a mission-driven nonprofit organization.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Opportunity to develop hands-on animal care experience.
Apply today for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of animals in our community!
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