Employment Opportunities
Humane Society
KENNEL ATTENDANT
We are hiring a part-time animal caretaker/kennel attendant! Please read the full job posting below and apply if you’d like to join our team. To apply, please email your resume to [email protected].
Humane Society of Wicomico County
5130 Citation Dr. Salisbury MD 21804
410-749-7603
Job Title: Kennel Attendant
Job Type: Part-time Hours: 30 hours/week
Pay rate: Hourly Dependent on qualifications. Vacation, personal, and sick time.
Reports to: Executive Director
Job Summary:
-Provide care for shelter animals.
-Treat animals with kindness and respect.
-Maintain a clean sanitary environment for animals.
-Socialize animals to make them more adoptable.
Weekends and Holidays are required.
Specific job duties:
- Clean and maintain kennels and animal living areas daily.
- Clean other shelter areas. Sweep, mop, clean windows and trash.
- Clean and maintain shelter equipment: Carriers, leashes, brushes etc.
- Wash food and water bowls and put them away in an orderly fashion.
- Provide each animal with food and water following proper protocol.
- Help with check-in of new animals.
- Follow proper safety measures when using chemicals and clean up supplies.
- Assist other employees, clients and volunteers in a cheerful and respectful manner as a representative of the Humane Society.
- Help with dishes and washing, drying and folding laundry.
- Help maintain, clean and organize all storage areas.
- Inform animal care specialists of any health issues of animals.
- Responsible for all duties assigned by the Executive Director and Management.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Should enjoy working with dogs and cats.
- Able to read, write and understand oral and written instructions.
- Able to humanely handle animals under various circumstances.
- Able to work together with other employees both front of the house and back of the house.
- Able to stand for long periods of time.
- Able to lift and carry 40lb bags and boxes.
- Able to bend and squat regularly
- Able to handle large animals.
- Must be punctual, reliable and responsible.
Job Type: Part-time
Expected hours: 30 per week
