Integrated Care Assistant Adoptions Animal Care
Integrated Care Assistant Adoptions Animal Care
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Job Description
Location: New York NY
Job Type: Full time
Job Description:
The Adoption Center provides care and placement for five groups of animals:
Animal victims of cruelty and neglect brought to us by the NYPD animals brought to us through our Community Engagement team underage kittens and other medically compromised stray animals animals surrendered by their owners and in need of adoption into new homes and animals transferred in from shelter/rescue partners.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Behavior 60%:
- Engage in behavioral and emotional enrichment activities following enrichment program protocols. Recommend animalspecific changes to the regimen including frequency duration or type.
- Assist in behavioral health evaluations assessments training and other animal interventions.
- Exercise and socialize animals and manage playgroups under the direction and guidance of the Adoption Center behaviorist. Abide by existing dogwalking programs and observe and report reactions with environmental events or human/animal interactions and/or problems/changes in urination or defecation. Encourage healthy behaviors and interactions throughout and reward animals appropriately.
- Feed animals provide clean water and ensure a clean environment while interacting with animals to encourage and promote healthy behaviors and detect log and report to clinical professionals any irregularities or changes in animal nutrition hydration or behaviors (including responses to your interactions). Observing animals during these interactions is vital to recognizing medical and behavioral changes/abnormalities early maximizing the efficacy of potential treatments.
- Monitor the comfort of shelter animals looking for any signs of distress anxiety or physical ailments and ensure that their physical environment is not resulting in discomfort (e.g. appropriate bedding (clean and fold laundry) space adverse neighboring animals including by maintaining the cleanliness of both animal enclosures and other workspaces that facilitate the arrival of new animals.
- Always provide safe and smooth fear free handling of animals.
- Monitor animal holding areas for appropriate music and/or auditory stimulation and report observations.
Medical 20%:
- Ensure the welfare of animals in our care by attending to their physical and emotional health and comfort following all ASPCA protocols.
- Maintained shelter records using the Adoption Center electronic database including updating animal statuses and documenting observations.
- Read and follow all kennel signage and treatment sheets regarding animal treatment and care.
- Administer medication and medical treatments in a lowstress manner following all medication administration protocols under the guidance of the Adoption Center medical team.
- Recognize potential medical issues and communicate effectively with medical teams so that they can quickly and effectively attend to animals.
Team Support 20%:
- Send timely medical and behavior observation reports and actively engage with the team to implement interventions.
- Work in partnership with other teams (Medical Behavior and across departments) to continually develop knowledge and support continuity of care for the animals.
- Collaborate with other AdICAs and attend and actively participate in daily AdICA huddles to support the continuity of care for the animals.
- Integrate volunteers into daily care providing guidance and coaching as needed; demonstrate respect and gratitude for volunteer support.
- Transport animals using lowstress animal handling techniques and following applicable organizational policies and protocols between our facilities and partner agencies.
- Attend and participate in team meetings and training classes as scheduled.
- Deploy locally or nationally
Core Values:
- Has Commitment and dedication to improving the lives of animals
- Demonstrates Ownership and feels responsible for outcomes
- Believes in Team that we are stronger together
- Seeks to Elevate others and reimagine what is possible
- Focuses on Impact specifically making change for animals
Employment Type
Full Time
