KENNEL MANAGER

Job Description

Step into a leadership role where animal care reaches new heights! As the Kennel Manager, you'll be at the heart of ensuring every animal receives top-notch care and attention. This dynamic position is all about being hands-on with the animals, supervising their well-being, and creating a gold standard for kennel operations.

You'll bring your expertise in handling and caring for dogs while guiding a team of dedicated kennel workers, volunteers, and paid staff. From scheduling and training to fostering a collaborative environment, your leadership will make a difference every day.

This role is not for the faint-hearted—it's for those with boundless passion for animals and unwavering dedication! As an exempt position, the Kennel Manager role will require a commitment of 40 hours some weeks. This is your opportunity to immerse yourself fully in the rewarding work of ensuring the highest standards of care for our furry friends, leading a team, and making a real difference in their lives. With this kind of investment, the impact you'll have will be truly extraordinary. Ready to rise to the challenge?

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include but not limited to:

• Maintain the highest standards of Animal Welfare:
• Kennel clean and sanitized in accordance with ECAD policies
• Animals are healthy and current on all vaccines required by CT (administering vaccinations as needed)
• Ensure animals are feed, watered, medicated, groomed, bathed and exercise in accordance with ECAD policies
• Participate in reproduction management and whelping of animals
• Arrange vet care as needed
• Collect blood, urine, and other samples required for laboratory analysis
• Perform routine laboratory tests
• Perform and read basic ultrasounds
• Medication Management: Document, Dispense and administer all medications
• Manage Canine Volunteer programs
• Assist in teaching training classes for staff and volunteers
• Execution of Administrative Responsibilities (daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly)
• Maintaining records with in Salesforce at all times. (Document any changes in health and behavior, Food intake, Grooming – coat, ears, toe nails, teeth, Vet Care, Medication both prescribed & preventative, Daily kennel duties, etc)
• Scheduling (coverage to assure there is appropriate staff to maintain the kennel in the standards that meets or exceed all of ADI accreditation requirements)
• Keeping inventory and schedule for Food pick-up, Equipment maintenance, Property maintenance, Cleaning supplies, Dog supplies ect
• Manage Kennel Staff
• Creating and executing schedules, sick call, and scheduled time off ensuring there is appropriate staff to maintain the kennel in the standards that meets or exceed all of ADI accreditation requirements
• Reviewing and approving timesheets
• Hiring, onboarding, training new staff as needed
• Oversee and communicate with concerns regarding animals, employees, and/or property
• Work Hand and Hand with Instructors
• Continue to gain education regarding kennel management, animal care, medical advancement and changes.
  
  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Required: Ability to administer canine vaccinations
• Required: Ability to draw blood
• Required: Ability to perform and read ultrasounds
• Must be pass a criminal background check
• Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid Driver’s License and excellent driving record.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to work in a team and individually
• Strong communication skills
• Passion for changing the lives of people with disabilities
• Reliable
• Creative thinker
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Instructor should be able to work well with people, give clear and precise guidance to and staff and volunteers, and be willing to listen to and implement new ideas.
  
  

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in a manager position
• 2 years’ kennel experience
• Experience in teaching dog training classes a plus.
• Certification in Veterinary Technician, Phlebotomy, Animal Behaviorist
• Higher education in the fields of Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine and/or Dog Training a plus.
  
  

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Able to speak and understand English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands here are representatives 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 sit, stand, and walk.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to hold objects.
• The employee is required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.
• The employee must be able to work inside/outside regardless of climate.
• For the safety of the employee, other employees, and the dogs, an employee must have hearing within normal limits (for an adult, hearing thresholds no greater than 25 dB HL from 500 Hz through 4000 Hz, for both ears, with or without hearing aids, implants or other devices. Employees much be able to hear a wide variety of sounds at different levels and pitches from a variety of directions and distances that dogs make while interacting with people and each other. This includes detect barking at all levels and tones and determining direction barking is coming from. Additional specific vision abilities required by the job include vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective eye wear.
  
  

Company Description

ECAD, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities is a nonprofit organization that educates and places Service Dogs with people living with disabilities. At the heart of our mission is the drive to create a team, one person - one dog, to share a life without restrictions.

Through the use of positive and motivational training techniques the primary responsible of an Early Puppy Instructor is to create an environment in which the dogs assigned to them are learning to be become an Service Dog.

ECAD, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities is a nonprofit organization that educates and places Service Dogs with people living with disabilities. At the heart of our mission is the drive to create a team, one person - one dog, to share a life without restrictions. Through the use of positive and motivational training techniques the primary responsible of an Early Puppy Instructor is to create an environment in which the dogs assigned to them are learning to be become an Service Dog.