Animal Care Attendant
Job Overview
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Date PostedMay 28, 2025
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Location
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Wage/Salary$16.48 / hour
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Contact NameDaisy Hilchey
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Open Positions2-3
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Staff AccommodationNo
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Position DurationPermanent
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Position TypePart-Time, Casual
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(More Ways to Apply) Link to Websitehttps://www.bowvalleyspca.org/about/careers/animal-care-attendant/
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(More Ways to Apply) Emaildaisy@bowvalleyspca.org
Job Description
Serving as a part-time Animal Care Attendant, on location, at Canada’s first no-kill, no-cage Adoption Centre in Canmore, Alberta, you will be responsible for all aspects of caring for our animals and keeping our Centre clean.
Reporting directly to Adoption Centre Manager, you will support the successful implementation of policies and directives established by the Board of Directors.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for animals and animal welfare, and is a hardworking cleaner. While you will get to hang out with animals all shift (best “coworkers” ever!), the focus of your job will be ensuring that the animals have a clean and healthy environment, so we need hard workers who aren’t afraid to get dirty. Being comfortable to work alone with dogs of all sizes, breeds, temperaments, and behavioural challenges is important, as well as being comfortable administering medications to dogs and cats. We are looking for dependable and hardworking individuals.
We are currently hiring for the following positions (long-term, not seasonal):
A permanent staff member available to work Thursday AM (7am-12pm) AND Saturday AM (7am-12pm) with training to start immediately for solo shifts beginning in June.
Casual longterm staff members available to work a range of shifts Monday to Sunday, AM (7am-12pm) and/or PM (4pm-9pm), to cover permanent staff as-needed. Ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule and ability to pick up shifts on short notice.
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter (highlighting your animal and cleaning experience) to daisy@bowvalleyspca.org. Please indicate whether you are applying for the permanent, or casual position. Applications will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
We thank all that apply, but please note that only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Start Date
Job Requirements
Animal experience an asset. Cleaning experience an asset. Force-free, positive-reinforcement based animal handling training will be provided.
Duties include:
- Feeding all dogs and cats
- Medicating all dogs and cats (pills, liquid medications, eye and ear drops, injectable meds, etc.) with various dispositions
- Cleaning all cat chalets, and dog cabins (scooping litterboxes, picking up poop, scrubbing walls and floors, washing windows, vacuuming, mopping, doing dishes, washing and folding laundry, sanitizing rooms etc.)
- Cleaning all common areas of the building (vacuuming and mopping hallways, reception area, bathroom, shoveling snow/yardwork etc.)
- Exercising and enriching the lives of our canine residents
- Following training plans for dogs and cats put forth by the Adoption Centre Manager in collaboration with training teams
- Monitoring and tracking the physical health and wellness of all resident animals
- Monitoring and tracking the emotional wellbeing of all resident animals
- Being a positive representative for the BVSPCA
- Adhering to strict health and safety protocols for animals in quarantine or isolation
