Job Description

Job description

Job Responsibilities - Animal Care Centre, located inside the Sunridge Petland

You are a people and animal person! Along with great communication skills and strong work ethic, you work well as part of a team to send to our company stores the best animals available in the care centre. Along with your team members on a daily basis you will report on the animals' well-being as well as care for them in a safe and timely manner.

Job Responsibilities:

New animal intake and set up

Inspect and land new animals, birds, reptiles in to the distribution centre in Sunridge Petland

Bring to centre supervisors attention any animals that do not meet our Intake Exams Standards with professionalism

Create and/or fill out observation charts or medical charts for all the necessary animals/reptiles

Separate and set up enclosures as per species and behaviours

Provide feedback to the managers on the state of the animals upon arrival

Ensure all invoices received/created are correct and send to accounting CC manager

Ongoing animal care and observation

Ensure all animals are cared for at the high standard we hold

Fully clean all the animal enclosures daily and ensure the 4 basic needs are met continuously

Ensure all baby birds are being fed and weaned appropriately and fledged correctly

Ensure all observation charts are kept maintained on a daily basis

Ensure Daily task lists are followed and signed off appropriately

Address any animal health concerns with animal care center supervisor

Ensuring all animals are fed and watered daily

Clean your work space as you go

Wash and clean dishes, cages, hides, toys, blankets and etc. for continued use

Operational support

Assist with packing and preparing animals for shipment/transfers

Assist with landing new animals to the distribution centre

Ensure stores receive appropriate paperwork with animals received

Ensure we only send the best quality of animal to the stores

Be a part of developing and implementing new procedures and policies

Maintain a clean and safe working environment for all staff

Vender relations

Maintain good working relations with partnered vendors, vets and breeders as necessary

What's in a career for me at Petland?

Opportunity for growth and advancement

-75% of Petland's leaders began their careers as Pet Counsellors. Opportunities for change and movement are plentiful!

Petland University classes

-offering an opportunity to expand your pet care knowledge and management classes and seminars to assist your development both personally and professionally. We invest more than a half million dollars annually into the development of our teams by offering free classes for you to attend to build your skills.

Health and Benefits Package

-our full time team members enjoy a generous health care plan, and after five years with the management team, an excellent RRSP program kicks in.

Support of a team

-even on your toughest days, you can always come to work and feel good about being part of a family atmosphere that picks you up when you are down.

Integrity

-be confident in the knowledge that we have a 100% adoption rate!

Passion

-work in a company which allows you to live with passion and excitement for your work, the animals, the guests in the store and most importantly, for you.

Impact

-be part of something BIG! Even the newest voice is heard. Help us change the world! Be part of your community with us- participate in hamster races, dog washes, fundraisers for rescue adoption partnerships, birthday parties and so much more!

FUN!-

We are a company which is successful because of our ability to get the job done while still having fun. The opportunities to have and create fun exist everywhere!
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00-$17.00 per hour

Benefits:

Store discount
Work Location: In person