Open Staff Positions
Registered Veterinary Technician
CHA Animal Shelter is looking to hire a Registered Veterinary Technician to provide excellent medical care to more than 1,600 homeless animals per year. The shelter successfully places an average of over 94% of all animals in adoptive homes each year, and our sheltered pets need preventative care, acute and chronic case management, and spay/neuter surgeries during their time with us. Our ideal candidate is hardworking, motivated, and can match the work ethic of our current staff members and volunteers.
The schedule for the position is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Working on weekends/evenings and major holidays is never required. This position involves working directly with the shelter animals and does not involve providing customer service to owners/adopters. The RVT assists the shelter veterinarian during one high-volume surgery day each week.
CHA offers generous vacation and personal time as well as veterinary benefits (up to 4 free pet wellness plans a year, ordering items at cost, etc.). We are unable to offer human health insurance at this time. The beginning pay for this position varies based on experience. Interested candidates should email both a resume and a cover letter to Kelsey@chaanimalshelter.org.
Veterinary Assistant
CHA Animal Shelter seeks an experienced veterinary assistant to join our strong team of animal welfare professionals. Duties include assisting the technician with routine medical procedures, including vaccines and other preventative care; surgical recovery experience strongly desired.
Working on weekends/evenings and major holidays is never required. This position involves working directly with the shelter animals and does not involve providing customer service to owners/adopters. The veterinary assistant assists the shelter veterinarian during one high-volume surgery day each week. Hours are 25-35 each week; specific hours/days can be discussed with interested candidates, as the schedule can be flexible for the right candidate. The beginning pay for this position varies based on experience. Interested candidates should email both a resume and a cover letter to Kelsey@chaanimalshelter.org.
Open Volunteer Position – Graphic Designer
Position Summary: Will work with the communications committee and staff members to develop publications promoting the shelter’s events, programs, and animals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
– Completion of design requests on time
– Conceptualize and design a variety of promotional materials including flyers, brochures, social media content, etc.
– Participate in committee meetings being mindful of quarterly meeting attendance and product deadlines
– Design graphics for the shelter’s website
Requirements:
– Have access to InDesign, Photoshop, Canva, and other design programs
– Able to check and respond to group email on a timely basis Have a love for animals and a passion for helping them find homes
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help care for our animals! Please see the volunteer descriptions below. If there is something you are interested in helping with, email Community Engagement Manager Heidi Bradley.
Cat Caretaker
Care and feeding of CHA Animal Shelter cats and interaction with the public in the cat rooms if the shift is during adoption hours. The shift is approximately two hours on weekdays and approximately three hours on weekends. A shift is scheduled every other week.
Dog Caretaker
Care and feeding of CHA Animal Shelter dogs and interaction with the public on the adoption floor if the shift is during adoption hours. The shift is approximately two hours on weekdays and approximately three hours on weekends. A shift is scheduled every other week.
Cat Isolation Caretaker
Providing care and feeding of CHA isolation cats. Administering medication may be required. The duration of the shift varies proportionately to the number of isolated cats, no longer than two hours. A shift is scheduled every other week. While this position operates within the time frame of a regularly scheduled shift, the Cat Isolation Care Worker cannot intermingle in any other area of the shelter and must leave the shelter immediately when Isolation tasks are completed.
Dog Isolation Caretaker
Providing care and feeding of CHA isolation dogs. Administering oral medication may be required. The duration of the shift varies proportionately to the number of isolated dogs, no longer than two hours. A shift is scheduled every other week. While this position operates within a regularly scheduled shift, once the Dog Isolation Care Worker enters the Isolation area, the worker cannot intermingle in any other area of the shelter and must leave the shelter immediately when Isolation tasks are completed.
Additional volunteer positions needed are:
- Greeter during adoption hours
- Administrative work to enter information into surgery charts on Wednesdays,
- Cleaner of carriers on surgery days