Overview
Care & Enrichment Technician Jobs in Village of Pawling, New York, USA at Aspcapro
Location: Village of Pawling
Summary:
Are you passionate about helping animals in need and eager to advance the field of animal welfare? Do you thrive in adynamic, complex, highlycollaborative environment? If so, the role of Care & Enrichment Technician at the ASPCA’s new Recovery & Rehabilitation Center (R&R Center) in Pawling, NY might be right for you!
The individual in this role is responsible for providing sheltering that is conducive to the behavioral and medical health of resident animals. Care & Enrichment Technicians ensure a safe, healthy, clean, and enriched environment, and assist in providing the mental and physical activities animals need to regain and maintain their wellbeing.
Successful candidates for Care & Enrichment Technician are adaptive, resilient,collaborative, curious, and capable of prolonged physical activity. The person in this role must be comfortable working with dogs with significant behavioral and medical needs.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Functional Duties (85%)
Maintain working knowledge of all Care & Enrichment daily protocols.
Maintain working knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, and keep accurate records of compliance activities.
Clean, sanitize, and prepare animal housing areas according to established protocols.
Perform repeated daily checks of animal holding areas, spot cleaning, feeding, watering, and providing enrichment according to relevant protocols.
Create and maintain safe and comfortable enriched kennels for all dogs.
Provide enrichment activities according to the daily enrichment schedule.
Provide food, water, and medication based on veterinary orders and behavior modification plans.
Monitor the eating, drinking, and elimination habits of every animal.
Monitor the population for signs of physical or mental decline, promptly reporting concerns through the appropriate channels.
Assist in overseeing volunteers as they perform animal related tasks, providing coaching and encouragement; demonstraterespectand gratitude for volunteer support.
Assist with handling and documentation during dog playgroups.
Assist with the transport of dogs to and from emergency and specialty veterinarians, and between ASPCA facilities as needed.
Assist with the physical movement of animals into and out of the shelter using low-stress animal handling techniques and following applicable organizational policies and protocols.
Collaborate with behavior and veterinary team members, working together to ensure open and amplecommunication, excellent care, and close monitoring of every animal in the shelter.
Send timely medical and behavior observation reports and actively engage within and across teams to implement interventions.
Attend all required huddles throughout the day, reporting on progress, asking for or providing assistance as needed.
Attend and participate in training classes as scheduled by the Manager, Care and Enrichment.
Continually support teammates, working together to stay on track in order to best serve the animals.
Keep animal care and enrichment equipment and supplies organized, efficiently located, and in good repair, reporting missing, broken, or inadequate tools to management.
Monitor the inventory and conditions of animal care and enrichment supplies, requesting additional supplies before stock is depleted.
Be willing to…
Title: Care & Enrichment Technician
Company: Aspcapro
Location: Village of Pawling, New York, USA
Category: Healthcare, Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
