Join Our Team

Specific Job Skills:

• Affection for animals, concern for their welfare, and a willingness to work hands-on with dogs and cats.
• Energetic, with the ability and initiative to work independently. Working with minimal supervision and direction.
• Strong interpersonal skills. The ideal person for this job would be personable, outgoing, patient, professional, and able to get along well with a variety of people.
• Excellent oral communications skills.
• Maturity, good judgment, and a professional personal appearance.
• Ability to read, write and understand English.
• Flexibility, ability to manage multiple tasks.
• The ability to remain pleasant and calm even in stressful situations.
• The ability to ask appropriate questions to gather information along with the ability to feel and show empathy for others.
• The ability to learn about and understanding each animal as an individual with his or her own personality, habits, past experiences, etc.
• Familiarity with animals, knowledge of animal behavior or experience volunteering or working with a rescue group, humane society, foster care involvement or other animal welfare agency are a plus.
• Comfort and ability to work with animals of unknown disposition
• A valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License or the means to get to work without public transportation.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical ability to walk and/or stand on your feet throughout a normal workday required.
• Physical ability to engage in repetitive motions of legs, arms, and hands, to hear, to see, to move animals and goods.
• Allergic conditions, which would be aggravated when handling or working with animals, may be a disqualification.
• Work involves kneeling, crawling, bending, walking, carrying objects and/or lifting animals that weigh up to 50 lbs., as well as holding or restraining a variety of animals of all shapes and sizes.
• Work also involves using prescribed cleaning agents for extensive scrubbing of cages, surrounding areas and animal supplies.
• Work setting can be noisy.
• Applicant must have the ability to maintain a flexible schedule and be available to work mornings, weeknights, weekends and holidays.