Part-Time, Animal Care Technician

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About the Oregon Humane Society

Founded in 1868, Oregon Humane Society is the Northwest's oldest and largest animal welfare organization with one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. We are working toward our vision of a world where all animals are treated with compassion, kindness and respect. With campuses in Portland and Salem, OHS is an Oregon-based nonprofit that relies on donor support for its adoption, education, medical and humane law enforcement programs.

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Animal Care is responsible for the daily care & husbandry of animals in the care of OHS. This includes cleaning, feeding, medicating and escalating behavior or medical concerns as they arise. Animal Care is the primary voice of the animal while at OHS.

The Animal Care Technician 1 is a vital member of the OHS Shelter Operations team responsible for providing the highest quality of care to animals in residence at the Oregon Humane Society and facilitating interactions with the public. This role is part-time, 20 hours per week on a 6am – 11am schedule. This role requires weekend & holiday work.

• Paid Time Off + Sick time
• 401(k) with employer match
• Professional Development Opportunities
• One free OHS adoption / year
• Perks & Discounts

• Consistently strives to exceed expectations; demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and the ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.
• Maintains high ethical standards, including exhibiting behaviors and actions that embrace and align to our organization and customer service values, while treating all people with respect and dignity.
• Demonstrates an awareness of your individual personal strengths and development needs, modeling non-defensive behavior and openness to feedback; builds a culture of feedback and learning.

• Contributes to regular dialogue and accountability with the leadership team and across the organization to review progress and course correct if necessary.
• Utilizes data and insights to identify, understand and articulate the key inputs and metrics that tell the story of the organization/team strategy and its progress.
• Builds appropriate feedback loops to measure if we are meeting key milestones and if the impact planned is being felt across the organization.

• Communicate effectively to executive and other stakeholder groups to ensure they are informed and able to actively engage.
• Liaise with and maintain productive relationships with all stakeholders, including other departments, and donors; build mutually rewarding professional relationships inside OHS at all levels.
• Leverage our best practices externally and grow OHS’ reputation as a leader in the animal welfare space.

• Act as a vital member of the Shelter Operations team by providing appropriate animal husbandry, handling and screening according to established protocols and procedures. Stock areas and housekeeping duties as assigned.
• Work daily with animals of varying size and temperament, handling individual animals in a safe, caring and respectful manner.
• Provide continual coverage to animals and the public in assigned area, leaving area only upon request of supervisor or with adequate coverage to perform assigned tasks.
• Monitor all animal related information on kennel cards, correcting errors and adding new information upon observation. Ensure that all animals are correctly identified and that all cages have accurate animal information posted.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively, provide excellent customer service – internally and externally.
• Reliably and accurately complete work by following up on requests, checking work for errors, completing requests on or before deadlines and assuming responsibility for successes or errors.
• Provide timely and appropriate education to clients as needed.
• Assist with euthanasia services and handling animals for cremation services.
• Sort in-kind donations and distribute to appropriate departments.
• Assist in training new staff/volunteers.