Animal Care League is looking to add some amazing people to our team! Our staff plays a crucial role in ensuring that we can have the greatest impact on pets and the people who love them. Please note that due to the number of inquiries we receive, applicants who do not possess the minimum qualifications/requirements may not be responded to-so please read each job opportunity description carefully. Cover letters and up to date resumes which reflect your relevant experience are highly recommended.
If you are interested in getting involved/helping animals but may not currently find a fit in the way of employment, volunteering is a great way to get started and gain some experience!
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Pathway Manager
The Pathway Manager plays a vital role in lifesaving through effective management of the shelter population from intake to adoption. The Pathway Manager works to ensure that intake decisions are made within our capacity for care, and that animals entering the shelter have a clear path to a positive outcome. The ideal candidate for this role would be driven by lifesaving, and have the ability to think critically and creatively to advocate for the animals entering the shelter system. The ideal candidate would also hold a passion for both people and animals.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Day to day management of animal population
- Management of kennel/floor space to manage intake goals and support adoptions
- Management of intake including conducting behavior evaluations, coordinating and facilitating all intake of local and out of state transports/transfers per intake/adoption goals, managing intake from animal control/police partners and owner surrender inquiries
- Managing and actively monitoring length of stay and creating behavior and enrichment plans that work to move animals on to adoption as quickly as possible
- Cultivating and utilizing behaviorists and trainers who use a positive reinforcement approach to help with creating behavior and pathway plans and to assist with intake diversion via support of adopters/pet parents experiencing issues
- Proactively identifying animals who may become long stay and working to create a pathway out of the shelter
- Working closely with the foster coordinator to identify and place animals into foster homes
- Management, training and oversight of the intake team and lost/found task force
- Actively working to divert intake through promotion of safety net programming and utilization of the lost/found task force
- Working closely with the Medical Coordinator to help animals move through the medical system and plan next steps for housing and care
- Working closely with the Operations Director to assist with training and retention of volunteers and identifying areas where volunteers can be embedded
- Assisting the adoption and foster team with facilitating meet and greets for long stay/behavior work in progress animals
- Working with the medical team and Operations Director and kennel staff to determine and set plans for proper housing for disease control/in the event of an outbreak
- Assisting with Euthanasia decisions
- Assisting with planning and executing of adoption events
- Ensuring that inventory, and proper documentation/records of animals are being kept, animals in kennels are properly identified and that all paperwork is being filled out properly
- Providing monthly reporting on length of stay, intake and return to home and working directly with the Operations Director and Executive Director to proactively create solutions to hit goals and milestones
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 3 years of brick and mortar animal shelter experience
- Extraordinary understanding of cat and dog behavior
- Understanding of animal behavior specific to an animal shelter environment
- Demonstrated animal handling skills, ability to work with frightened, shy or fractious animals
- Strong understanding of shelter medicine protocols
- Extraordinary planning & organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail and multi tasking skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience working in a team environment
- Familiarity with HASS concepts
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including occasional nights, weekends and holidays
- Fear Free Certified or willingness to complete certification within 6 months of employment
- Bi-lingual English/Spanish a huge plus
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
- Ability to lift and transport items weighing up to 65 pounds.
- Have a high level of manual dexterity, the ability to bend and squat, and the ability to stand and sit for significant periods of time.
- Ability to maintain composure and emotional maturity in a high stress environment
- Exposure to disinfectant solutions, zoonotic diseases, and loud noises
- Subject to animal bites and scratches
This is an exempt, salaried position with a pay range of $50,000-$55,000 annually depending on experience.
For consideration please send cover letter and resume to Kira Robson at: executivedirector@animalcareleague.org
Development Manager
Animal Care League is looking for a Development Manager to join our growing development team. The Development Manager will play a crucial role in building relationships with donors and other stakeholders in order to drive support that will fund Animal Care League’s initiatives. The ideal candidate would be passionate about our mission and be able to communicate our mission and vision through various forms of communication.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Under the direction of the Executive Director, coordinates and executes a successful, ongoing development plan to achieve revenue goals.
- Developing and maintaining donor relationships with individuals, foundations, professional groups, large and small businesses
- Identifying and cultivating major gifts, strategically creating a pipeline of major gift prospects through targeted outreach, and leveraging current constituents and their networks
- Leads and supports the identification and moves management (qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship) of revenue opportunities
- Emphasizes retention, cultivation, and stewardship, with attention to new individual (especially mid-level donors), family, foundation and corporate supporter acquisition
- Writing grant proposals, appeal letters, donor communications, newsletters, and reports
- Articulates Animal Care League’s Mission and Vision via multiple communications
- Manages and executes fundraising campaigns, assists with execution of special campaigns
- Strategically and consistently utilizes CRM data management tool to maximize efficient and effective moves management of donor pipeline
- Supports the Executive Director with Capital Campaign events, stewardship, donor meetings and follow up
- Supporting the Assistant Director of Events and Development with executing successful fundraising events by assisting with sponsorship acquisition, curating attendee lists, and assisting with event follow up
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in business or related field
- Minimum 2 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising
- Proficiency working with a CRM or fundraising database, Experience with Givesmart and Funraise a plus!
- Proficiency working with digital marketing tools such as Constant Contact
- Proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite programs and Google Workspace
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- You have a foundation of transferable experience or education in development, fundraising, special event fundraising
- You have worked on a fundraising campaign and have previous experience soliciting gifts
- You are an excellent communicator - you have a clear written voice, craft compelling stories, and can adjust your style to suit different audiences and mediums
- You are a people person who enjoys networking, making connections, and nurturing relationships
- You are proactive, motivated to work independently, and excited to actively seek out new prospects and opportunities for the organization
- You are organized and can meet deadlines, juggle different projects and priorities at the same time, and pay careful attention to details
- You are a researcher who likes digging for information, looking for patterns, and designing clear systems to track this information
- You are responsive and can adapt to new information and changes, and communicate these changes with others
Please note that a writing sample may be requested as part of the interview process. Salary is dependent on experience. Candidates may submit minimum salary requirements with their resume.
Animal Caregiver -Full & Part Time Positions Available!
Do you want to make a difference in the life of a shelter animal? ACL is seeking enthusiastic, hardworking and compassionate individuals to join our animal care team. The animal care team members act as accommodating hosts for cats, dogs, rabbits and other animals during their stay with us! Animal Caregivers ensure that animal enclosures and areas are clean, organized and set up for maximum comfort while also ensuring that all animals are being fed, medicated, and receiving walks/enrichment regularly. Animal Caregivers also keep in close communication with upper level shelter staff on each of our animals' changes in behavior or wellness and provide important feedback to help animals find their way to adoption!
This is a fast paced position with responsibilities that include daily cleaning and disinfecting of kennels and cages, sweeping, mopping, laundry, dish washing, feeding of animals, and administering medications. Candidates must enjoy cleaning as well as possess a strong work ethic, good attention to detail, and the ability to multi-task. Good time management and organization skills a must! Since our animals require love and care 365 days per year, this position requires early morning/late night/weekend and holiday availability.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent work experience
- Previous animal handling experience required
- CVT/Vet Tech experience a huge plus!
Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
- Ability to lift and transport items weighing up to 65 pounds.
- Ability to handle animals effectively and humanely.
- Have a high level of manual dexterity, the ability to bend and squat, and the ability to stand and sit for significant periods of time.
- Exposure to disinfectant solutions and zoonotic diseases.
- Subject to animal bites and scratches.
- Consistently exposed to animals and animal allergens under conditions with limited alternatives available.
- Daily hours and days of the week may vary according to the needs of the organization. May require evening, holiday and weekend work hours.
- Must be able to safely and compassionately handle and work with all cats, dogs, rabbits and other domestic animals including those with medical or behavioral challenges.
- Possesses a positive attitude and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
- Must possess good critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Flexible and independent; able to multitask while also being highly detail-oriented.
This position pays $13.35-$15/HR depending on experience. We have full & part-time positions available! Please specify which you are interested in at the time of application. This position requires a hands on working interview as part of the application process.
For consideration, please send resume and cover letter to Gabby Uresti at: operationsdirector@animalcareleague.org
Shelter Veterinarian/Medical Director
Animal Care League is searching for a highly motivated, experienced veterinarian to provide medical care and HVHQSN services to our shelter animals and public clients (duties split between surgery and shelter medicine/pet wellness services). This position would serve as the primary staff veterinarian as well as work directly with the Executive Director on planning and initiatives to help grow the impact of ACL’s low cost spay/neuter clinic. The ideal candidate for this role would possess a dynamic skill set, confidence, and be a positive and flexible team player with a passion for shelter medicine and an interest in establishing protocols, team building, and community programming.
This is a full-time position with some flex scheduling, PTO benefits, cell phone reimbursement allowance, continued education and more! This position is great for a veterinarian who enjoys both medicine and surgery!
The shelter veterinarian would oversee and maintain the health of our shelter population (which consists of cats, dogs, rabbits and occasional other exotics) and offer support to operations staff in maintaining herd health. Candidates would be comfortable with in-heat spays, pregnant spays, large dog surgeries, have the ability to perform procedures such as leg amputation, enucleation, cherry eye sx, as well as other lifesaving procedures. Since Animal Care League houses and adopts out exotics such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and birds, experience with exotics is preferred, or candidates must have a willingness to train/learn.
Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Providing medical care and medical oversight of the shelter population
- Working with key staff to ensure the overall health and wellbeing of the animals in our care
- Providing HVHQSN to our shelter animals prior to adoption as well as to our low cost clinic clients
- Handling animal medical emergencies, assisting staff with proper handling of medical emergencies
- Communicating with key staff on medical plans and follow up for shelter animals
- Communicating with key managers on housing and containment of contagious diseases
- Conducting surgery and other life saving medical procedures, performing occasional euthanasia
- Providing medical care and services via our community pet wellness days, vaccine clinics and public spay days
- Work with part-time veterinary staff to ensure consistency in medical care
- Develop and manage inventory system for surgical supplies; help keep medical expenses within budgetary guidelines by developing/maintaining effective and efficient medical processes
- Maintain and manage proper drug logs and records, oversight of pharmacy inventory
- Working through solutions and providing input on protocols, facility improvement, and overall medical operations
- Working directly with the Executive Director to expand clinic operations and map out clinic related programming
- Assist with team building of the clinic staff and volunteers
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum 4 years of experience, preferably with at least 2 years of shelter medicine experience
- Ability to perform 20-30 spay/neuter surgeries using HVHQSN techniques
- Strong understanding of shelter medicine best practices
- Fear Free Certification, or willingness to receive certification within 6 months of employment
- Exotics experience a huge plus, must have willingness to learn/receive training
- Ability to work compassionately with clients and staff/volunteers in various emotional states
- Must be comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment
- Must possess extraordinary communication and problem solving skills as well as possess the ability to be flexible/pivot with changing situations
- Previous experience with oversight of clinic staff a plus
For consideration, please send resume and cover letter to Kira Robson at: executivedirector@animalcareleague.org