Cat City Lead

Job Details

Cat City - Seattle WA

Full Time

$22.00 - $26.40 Hourly

Description

About the Position

The Cat City Lead is an essential role for PAWS. Cat City is a satellite location for PAWS operating in the University District of Seattle. The Cat City Lead works in collaboration with the Cat City Manager to oversee all daily operational aspects of this location. They provide leadership to our team of volunteers and staff helping to maintain excellence in both animal care and customer service. When a manager is not onsite they are responsible for communicating needs to property management shelter managers veterinary and animal care teams while ensuring the workplace is safe for both people and animals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily :

• Performs and oversees steps necessary for the proper opening or closing of the Cat City facilities including the financial procedures per written Cat City Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Mentors staff and assists with on-the-job training and oversight. Leads staff and volunteers to ensure essential duties are completed and reassigns and prioritizes tasks.
• Organizes the adoption staff and ensures the daily work of the team is on track such as completing adoption calls and finalization of adoptions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Provides accurate information and courteous service to the public in person through phone calls and electronic communication about all aspects of animal care and shelter operations.
• Provides follow-up and advice on cat behavior issues for adopters and the public via phone email and in-person. Responds to adoption follow-up calls and emails giving support and advice and referring the adopter to the correct department as needed.
• Processes incoming animals accurately administering preventative medical care such as vaccines dewormers and antiparasitic medications; as well as accurately completing all paperwork and entering information into the shelter database program.
• Processes outgoing animals accurately completing all paperwork and entering information into the shelter database program.
• Handles and processes incoming money from adoptions retail sales donations and license sales in accordance with written policies and procedures. Corrects errors to monetary and paperwork transactions per SOPs.
• Leads adoptions providing information to prospective adopters in a courteous and educational manner to aid in the selection of companion animals suitable for their household all in accordance with written adoption policies and procedures.
• Supervises care of animals in accordance with written policies and procedures; administers vaccines medications and other health care items as prescribed by PAWS veterinarians. Monitors animal health by maintaining accurate records and observing animals daily for signs of illness; completing daily monitoring sheets as well as weekly weight checks as needed; alerting managers and veterinary staff to any concerns.
• As needed selects cats suitable for Cat City and transports them to and from the Lynnwood and Cat City facilities. Transports cats to emergency veterinary care as needed. Transports animals to and from off-site adoption sites and events as needed. May perform adoption and customer service duties at offsite events.
• Cleans all animal housing and treatment areas and provides food care and socialization for animals according to written procedures.
• Oversees trains provides assistance and feedback to volunteers in day-to-day performance of their duties. Assists the Cat City Manager and Programs Manager with volunteer oversight scheduling recognition and retention activities.
• Audits the adoption holds and associated communications with the public about the adoption process.
• May fill in at the Lynnwood shelter or be assigned other duties by management as needed.

Additional Responsibilities include the following.

Qualifications

Position requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.

Education :

Related experience :

Certificates Licenses or Registrations :

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES :

technical Skills :

To perform this job successfully an individual :

schedule :

The schedule for this position will include :

travel :

Occasional travel to and from alternate worksite may be required.

vaccinationS : None

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Work is performed both in and out of the PAWS facility and requires lifting bending stooping pushing and other moderately strenuous activities. Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time including working at a computer or animal care station. Must be able to safely and frequently drive a vehicle.

Occasionally required to climb ladders sit stoop kneel squat crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is usually working inside of a climate-controlled environment but it is common to experience humidity or colder temperatures during outside weather changes. They will be routinely exposed to smells associated with animal care including mild fumes from cleaning chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is moderate but can get loud when we have a high number of people checking in to visit.

scope of supervisory responsibilities :

Oversee and guide the work of volunteers and Cat City staff. They will provide input to Cat City Manager when they are preparing annual evaluations of Cat City staff.

DISCLAIMER : The information in this document is provided for guidance purposes only. It should not be construed as legal advice and is not intended to be a substitute for legal counsel.

Key Skills

Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 22 - 26