Description:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- New hire training in animal care tasks up to and including administering medical treatments
- Assist in the development of new training sessions for new animal care hires
- Follow-up on new hires to ensure training implemented is understood and being applied.
- Record keeping for all training sessions
- Follow-up with staff after initial training sessions to assist with the continued application of skills learned
- Provide afterhours and on-call support with medical triaging
- Assist with the training of the SPCA college student rotations in the Dartmouth Shelter and HRM Animal Redemption Centre.
- Participate in the execution of the staff orientation program
- Organize orientation materials and presentations to ensure the SPCA onboarding program supports organizational goals and strategy.
- Assist with the employee recruitment process by identifying and interviewing candidates, performing reference checks and issuing/processing employment contracts.
- Provide direct medical and/or animal care training as needed on assigned topics during staff and volunteer
- Perform a variety of clerical functions to plan, organize, implement, and accomplish department day-to-day functions and goals in support of onboarding new employees.
- Distribute, educate, and explain processes and paperwork to new
- Respond to requests for information and appropriately release information based on policy, ensuring requests and work assignments are prioritized and completed correctly and efficiently.
- Manage information database through Microsoft SharePoint
- Assist the Development team by documenting impactful stories and reporting notable donations occurring in shelters.
- Maintain employees’ personnel records ensuring they are accurate and up-to-
- Support staff in developing and expanding their medical knowledge and skill set.
- Support communication efforts by ensuring policy and procedure changes are communicated, clarified, and
- Identify and deliver performance management procedures to staff as needed
- Responsible for facilitating partnerships with community groups, organizations, and other stakeholders to advance the SPCA’s mission and strategic priorities;
- Help lead key initiatives in partnership with community allies
- Build relevant and lasting relationships with community contacts
- Work with Development team to ensure that we have appropriate fundraising content for appeals and
- Work with Provincial Leadership Team on various initiatives including the continued enhancement of revenue streams that align with our mission and improve our ability to support a greater number of animals in need.
- Understand the impact of financial and operational changes and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills on behalf of the animals, community, stakeholders with the Provincial Leadership Team.
- Assist with on-call and triaging support afterhours
- Ensure positive and consistent communication between staff and management
- Encourage and support a positive team environment
- Work in hand with the Facilitators of Animal Care Pathing employees