Animal Care Supervisor

Description

Foothills Animal Shelter seeks an animal care supervisor to lead our animal care team in providing high-quality cleaning and care for the animals served by the Shelter.

Who We Are

As an open admissions shelter, we are committed to being here for families and their pets in Jefferson County, Colorado. We identify as a socially conscious shelter, caring for over 9,000 dogs, cats, and small animals every year with a compassionate team of staff and volunteers who are committed to the physical and emotional wellbeing of every pet and person we serve.

What You Bring

• You are a people person. You enjoy working with individuals of all ages, backgrounds, personalities, and abilities – and you enjoy working with them on their best days as well as their worst. You understand the value of building relationships and truly enjoy working alongside your team and colleagues to accomplish tasks.
• You enjoy a fast-paced, physical work environment. You like to be on your feet and are constantly on the move. You believe there is no such thing as downtime – there is always something that can be cleaned, organized and improved upon.
• You are detail oriented while remaining flexible. You understand the importance of the tiniest of details while keeping your eye on the big picture.
• You are reliable. You are on time or early for your commitments, and your team knows they can count on you. 
• You enjoy leading people. You know how to inspire and motivate others to show up as their best version of themselves, and you are adept at coaching employees to grow their skillsets and work effectively with both animals and people.
• You are accountable. You know that leading a team means adapting to the unexpected, resolving conflict while minimizing drama, and taking ultimate accountability for the work of the team.
• You provide feedback in a way that is supportive and affirming, and you cultivate self-reflection amongst your team.
• You believe in our mission. You recognize the significance of the human-animal bond, and you are proud to support the formation and continuation of these powerful relationships.

What You’ll Do

• Motivate, coach, and mentor the animal care team, including two department leads and up to twelve animal care technicians, focusing on the care and wellbeing of the people as well as the animals.
• Lead by example. Roll up your sleeves and work alongside the animal care team to complete daily tasks.   
• Implement processes to improve the animal experience, drawing on Fear Free™ principles while leading the animal care team in providing the best experience possible for the animals in our care.
• Be the point-person for situational problem-solving for the animal care team, providing process-related feedback in the moment to minimize errors that may impact the animal experience.
• Support the training and development of new team members by modeling and coaching both the hard skills (task-based) and soft skills (compassion, empathy, understanding) required for success.
• Ensure all department operations are compliant with the Colorado Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA) and all other applicable state and local animal care and sheltering requirements.

What We Offer

• Let’s start with the obvious: we offer truly meaningful work that positively impacts the lives of thousands of animals and people each year. 
• You will work with a team of animal welfare professionals who work hard, care deeply, and are 100% dedicated to the well-being of our shelter animals.
• We strive for a healthy work-life balance, and we offer generous time off including six paid holidays, additional floating holidays (awarded annually on your employment anniversary), three weeks of accrued vacation, and paid sick leave.
• We offer a full spectrum of employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and a retirement plan with up to 4% employer match and immediate vesting. Currently, two of our medical plans and our dental and vision plans are offered at no cost for employee-only coverage.
• The pay rate for this position will be $24 - $25 per hour, depending on the depth and breadth of relevant experience. Bilingual (Spanish/English) supervisors receive an additional $1.00 per hour upon passing a Spanish language oral proficiency exam. Employees in this position are eligible for a pay increase of $0.50 per hour upon certification and regular scheduling as a euthanasia technician.

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Qualifications

Salary : $24 - $25