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Consider working for an organization where all employees are passionate about what they do and truly care about their organization's mission. That's what people find at the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Since every staff member has some interaction with the public, we strive to hire enthusiastic people who not only consider themselves animal lovers, but also "people" people. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
If interested in any of the positions listed below, follow the instructions specified in the position description. If there are no instructions in the position description, please print our Application for Employment, complete all sections, and return it via email or postal mail, along with a cover letter, to:
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
Human Resources
12 Airport Blvd., San Mateo CA 94401
19 Fax: 650/685-0678
Email: Human Resources at careers@PHS-SPCA.org
Application for Employment (pdf)
Last updated: February 22, 2012
Currently open positions are:
Job Title: Veterinary Assistant
Department: Shelter Operations
Reports To: Supervisor, Veterinary Services
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Salary: $15.60/hour
Summary: To provide medical care as well as humane care and treatment to all sheltered animals in accordance with the policies and procedures established by PHS/SPCA. To ensure proper admitting, preparation, monitoring, recovery and discharge of animals in the spay/neuter clinic. Perform job duties within established protocols and procedures set by PHS/SPCA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Conduct assigned morning and evening rounds of all areas of the shelter to ensure the well being of all animals.
- Prepare daily list of animals requiring vet exams.
- Administer daily medical treatment to all sheltered animals as prescribed by staff veterinarians.
- Assist veterinarian in examination and treatment of animals.
- Assist veterinarian with emergency medical treatment as necessary.
- Perform health checks of animals before they are placed for adoption.
- Participate in the Screening Room/Receiving area activities including; scanning, banding, vaccinating and examining animals when necessary.
- Assist in lab work and radiology requirements of shelter animals.
- Assist with the training and supervision of vet department volunteers.
- Must become familiar with proper processing of animals through the shelter, and the corresponding.
- Provide humane care and treatment of all sheltered animals.
- Euthanize and/or assist with euthanasia of animals as needed in accordance with PHS/SPCA policies and procedures.
- Receive animals into the shelter and obtain thorough and complete information regarding the animal’s history.
- Responsible for educating the public at the time of animal intake.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary work area in all work spaces.
Spay/Neuter Clinic
- Restrain dogs and cats for pre-surgical injections and IV inducing
- Responsible for surgical preparation of patients including, sterilization, and administration of pre-surgical injections
- Perform admitting and discharge duties for public and shelter animals
- Assist with emergency medical practices as necessary
- Maintain proper paperwork and medical records as required by law
- Monitor animals under anesthesia
- Maintain department equipment in good working order.
- Report items for repair/replacement as needed to appropriate supervisory staff
- Perform general office duties
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job may supervise volunteers within the spay/neuter clinic area.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, shelter medical records and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must become proficient with Chameleon Database software and Microsoft Office within probationary period.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Certified in euthanasia within probationary period.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50-75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is routinely exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; routine exposure to zoonotic diseases, aggressive and feral animals; routinely exposed to mechanical moving parts; outside weather conditions and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Division: Community Relations
Reports To: Director Volunteer Services
FLSA Status: Exempt / Non-Union
Salary: $17.25/ Hour
Summary: To provide functional leadership and supervision to volunteers and Pet Assisted Therapy volunteers. To coordinate and direct the supervision of our Pet Assisted Therapy program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
Supervises and coordinates the schedules of over 1,200 volunteers and 3,000 annual volunteer applicants. Directly evaluates and schedules Pet Assisted Therapy volunteers making pertinent day to day decisions for the PAT program.
Volunteer Services:
Oversees and coordinates our volunteer services program, concentrating on the early application process that includes recruiting and monitoring of our online systems. Provides data entry support and supervises data entry volunteers to ensure accurate recordkeeping using Volunteer2 our volunteer tracking database. Coordinates the production of our Volunteer Manual, volunteer orientation and recruiting materials.
Assists with orientation setup, volunteer orientations and tours when needed. Processes new volunteer applicants into our system. Assists the volunteer manager in producing meaningful and educational orientations and continuing education programs.
Works directly with our volunteer base in adverting and/or correcting problems when they arise with our volunteers taking the steps necessary to ensure similar problems don’t continue.
Pet Assisted Therapy:
Directly oversee the Pet Assisted Therapy and our Paws for Tales programs that include approximately 100 volunteers. Schedule and makes pertinent decisions of evaluating, scheduling and placement of these PAT teams into facilities. Produces meaningful and educational orientations and continuing education programs for our PAT members.
Contacts current CGC graduates to schedule a PAT temperament evaluation, performs these temperament evaluations under our Behavior Department guidelines. Schedules teams at appropriate facilities, schedules mentor and shadowing sessions.
Oversees and determines the suitability of each facility for our Pet Assisted Therapy teams’ to visit. Sends out facility agreements, facility profiles and other pertinent information to prospective new facilities. Completes initial site visits to these new facilities and establish a relationship with each facility’s Activities Directors. Determines when random follow up site visits are needed at our existing facilities.
Works effectively under pressure to deliver results in a fast-paced environment and maintains a professional attitude when dealing with fellow employees, volunteers and the public.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, volunteers, and other employees of the organization. Good oral and written communication skills
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of database, software, specifically Volunteer Squared or become proficient within the first six months from hire date. Basic knowledge, or become proficient with Microsoft Office and computer keyboarding skills (data entry).
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, must be available to work irregular hours, shifts, weekends, holidays. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
EOE/M/F/D/V
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