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Animal Care & Intake Staff Jobs in Champaign, IL at Champaign County Humane Society
Title: Animal Care & Intake Staff
Company: Champaign County Humane Society
Location: Champaign, IL
Animal Care & Intake Staff – Full Time
CCHS has an open full-time position on the Animal Care Intake Staff. Animal Care & Intake Staff is responsible for scheduling animal relinquishment appointments and processing animal intakes at the humane society’s animal shelter.
Hours will include weekend days, some evenings, and some holidays. Starting pay is $16.75 an hour.
Qualifications
Applicants must be 21 years of age or older
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Animal handling experience (dogs, cats, various small animal species)
Calm under pressure
Experience handling animals in an animal shelter or veterinary environment is a plus
Benefits
Employee health insurance plan
Paid time off
Paid sick leave
Paid holidays
Simple IRA plan
Employee Assistance Program (free mental health counseling)
Responsibilities Include
Respond to all animal-intake inquiries via phone and email
Accurately communicate CCHS processes and policies to people seeking to relinquish pets to CCHS
Schedule animal admissions
Process animal admissions (paperwork, administering vaccines/preventatives, customer service, etc.)
Enter all pertinent animal-intake-data into the animal management software
Maintain effective communication with supervisors and management regarding intake-capacity and the flow of animals from arrival to adoption
Assist animal care staff with daily tasks
Other duties as assigned
Physiological Considerations
Physically demanding position and involves exposure to loud noise
Exposure to strong chemicals/cleaning products
Exposure to extreme weather conditions
Heavy lifting (minimum of 50 lbs)
Cognitive Considerations
Must be able to represent CCHS in a positive manner
Must possess good safety awareness and judgment
