Join Our Team
A career with HBSPCA is a joint commitment to our business and our animals. We champion innovative programs across our community, and we're always moving fast.
We're looking for strategic thinkers, animal lovers, and get-it-done teammates, to help us build the next decade of our Animal Welfare Charity.
We have a staunch commitment to ensure that we always prioritize pets first, aiming to deliver unrivalled care for both owned and unowned animals.
Your passion and commitment to our shared cause will rejuvenate our mission daily. We look forward to learning more about you through the application process.
Warm Regards,
We're Currently Looking For...
Do you dream about caring for community cats and being a part of enriching their lives? Love the idea of working in a shelter environment supporting homeless cats?
Would it excite you to make a difference in their lives? Our Community Cat Care Attendant role might be exactly what you’re looking for!
Who You Are:
- You’re outgoing and energetic.
- You’re an animal AND people advocate.
- You thrive when you’re helping animals but are a natural talent in customer service.
- You like to dive into your role and support your team however possible.
- You’re not afraid to get messy and know how to handle that ferocious feral cat.
- Your favorite part of the day is an early start.
- You are a whiz at animal handling (including those spicy kittens!).
- You are prepared and understanding that we can see hard things every day, but focus on the incredible lives we impact along the way.
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment and can excel at any challenge thrown your way – multi-tasking? Easy! Prioritizing tasks? You can do it in your sleep. Adapt to change well? Absolutely! Time management skills? You were born with them!
- You work best when collaborating in a team with volunteers and staff.
- You are a self-starter who is innovative and team-oriented.
- You are highly organized – your to-do lists are a work of art.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Receive and review new applications for our TNVR program, contact new caregivers and feeders to outline the program.
- Sign out traps and provide trap demonstrations.
- Community education of our Community Cat Program (TNVR), door knocking with a group of volunteers.
- Schedule cat surgery, prepare charts and identification tags.
- Meet with caregivers to admit Community Cats for surgery (Sundays).
- Estimate body weights, complete identification records and medical charts, transfer cats to our onsite Companion Animal Hospital.
- Post-surgery, transport cats to the recovery centre, safely feed and set cats up for overnight recovery.
- Meet with scheduled caregivers for cat pick-up or personally return cats to their colonies for release.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the recovery centre and maintain good stock of required items.
- Support recovery centre volunteers in their training and duties, as well as engaging and building relationships with them.
- Assist with intake medicals of colony kittens brought in for socializing and rehoming.
- Submit foster requests for cats selected for rehoming.
- Identify and outline uplifting stories of Community Cats for social media.
- Obtain shelter build supplies and assist in shelter build workshops.
- Foster relationships with colleagues, volunteers, and customers.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications & Skills Required:
- Minimum 3 years of animal care experience.
- Ability to build effective relationships with staff, volunteers, customers, and community partners.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to manage varying behaviors of staff, customers, and contacts.
- Compassionate and humane treatment of animals, both on and off the job.
- Ability to function effectively under stress and ambiguity and accept direction.
- Organizational skills to manage time and multiple duties.
- Capability to handle multiple priorities and deliver timely results.
- Willingness to work evenings and weekends to meet program requirements.
Working at the HBSPCA:
- We are a growing team of animal lovers.
- We get things done at a fast pace and love tackling new and exciting ideas.
- We believe in empowering people – we want to empower you to do your job and watch you lead your team.
- We do best when collaborating, and it’s important that everyone’s voice is heard.
The Perks:
- Annual Salary: 45K minus required deductions.
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to staff pet food program (discounted retail prices).
- Access to staff veterinary services program.
To Apply:
Please send your resume to career@hbspca.com and a cover letter explaining your interest in the Community Cat Care Attendant position. Include specific examples of how your people skills, organizational abilities, and passion align with our mission as well as relative experience you bring to this role.
The Hamilton Burlington is an equal-opportunity employer and values a diverse workplace. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
Community Cat Education and Trapping Lead
Community cats can be found just about every place people live. These outdoor, free-roaming cats live in and are cared for by community members—hence the term “Community Cats.” The greatest problem facing community cat populations is unchecked reproduction. One breeding pair of cats can theoretically result in over 11 million cats in a 9-year period.
TNVR stands for “trap-neuter-vaccinate-return.” It is the most humane method for reducing unowned cat populations while simultaneously providing an opportunity to attend to minor medical concerns. TNVR is effective at reducing community cat populations—the higher the rate of sterilization in a colony, the greater the impact a TNVR program will have over time.
TNVR also results in a reduction of “nuisance” behaviors associated with mating, such as fighting and yowling. Spaying and neutering can prevent certain medical conditions, such as pyometra (infection of the uterus) and several types of cancer, while increasing a cat’s overall lifespan. Altering male cats reduces the odor associated with the urine of intact males.
Want to make the lives better for Community Cats in Hamilton?
What You Will Be Doing:
- Work with registered colony caregivers to establish a feeding pattern, count the cats, and set out shelters and feeding stations.
- Educate communities on the benefits of TNVR and how it will make their community cats healthier and happier.
- Humanely trap unaltered cats.
- Bring trapped cats into the HBSPCA Companion Animal Hospital, where they are sterilized, vaccinated, microchipped, ear-tipped, and treated for minor ailments.
- Assist in the care of cats for 24-48 hours as they recover in the onsite HBSPCA recovery center.
- After recovery, return cats to their environment and release them.
- Maintain our 100-trap bank by tracking traps.
Qualifications & Skills Required:
- Experience with community engagement and volunteers.
- Experience working with Community Cats or wildlife.
- Rabies vaccination preferred.
Working at the HBSPCA:
- We are a growing team of animal lovers.
- We get things done at a fast pace and love tackling new and exciting ideas.
- We believe in empowering people—we want to empower you to do your job and watch you lead your team.
- We do best when collaborating, and it’s important that everyone’s voice is heard.
The Perks:
- Annual Salary: $48K
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to staff pet food program (discounted retail prices)
- Access to staff veterinary services program
- An environment always filled with adorable animals
To Apply:
Please send your resume to: career@hbspca.com
Attention: Karen Reichheld
Director, Animal Care
