Job Title:
​Assistant Shelter Supervisor

Date Posted: February 17, 2025
​
Location: Grey Bruce Animal Shelter
                     457437 Concession 8 S, Municipality of Meaford, ON

Level/Salary Range: $19-20 per hour depending on experience

Position Type:
Part-time, approximately 10-15 hours per week including weekend and holiday hours. Shifts times vary but are roughly: 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm or 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Vet, kennel or professional animal training experience preferred.  Familiarity with office software (e.g. spreadsheets, word, email) required.

Travel Required: Local travel - to veterinary offices and shelter errands
Proximity to Shelter: lives within 25 km of the shelter.
​Shelter Contact: Deb Takeda ​

We are accepting resumes via the following ways:

Email:
[email protected],
Subject line: Shelter Supervisor Position

or

Mail:
Grey Bruce Animal Shelter 
Attn.: D. Takeda,
PO Box 442,
Owen Sound,
ON N4K 5P7

​or

In person:
​457437 Concession 8 S, Municipality of Meaford, ON

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Open and close the shelter and greet visitors during open hours
• Respond to inquiries via phone, email, and social media
• Arrange appointments: surrenders, adoption visits, volunteer interviews, vet visits
• Conduct adoption meet and greets, evaluate applications, process adoptions
• Process transactions and manage cash, cheques, and receipts
• Update shelter website as needed
• Monitor GBAS social media pages (Facebook and Instagram), including updating pages with animals available for adoption and responding to comments and messages, including messages from the other supervisors
• Schedule daily volunteer shifts, some training of other staff or volunteers
• Act as a leader in emergency situations ranging from escaped dogs/cats, to injured animals or volunteers, to fire/smoke alarms. Ensure proper policies and procedures are followed.
• Provide on-call support for volunteers and for emergencies.
• Animal care, including cleaning, socializing, administering and tracking medications, feeding, ensuring adherence to isolation and quarantine protocols, monitoring health and wellbeing and arranging vet checks when necessary.
• Behavior modification and training for animals as needed

​Qualifications and Education

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• Experience working with animals: veterinary offices, grooming, dog training, or similar, and comfortable handling cats and dogs of all sizes
• Experience working with the public or in customer service
• Experience working with volunteers or managing staff
• Computer skills - comfortable with Microsoft Office and email platforms, basic website updating, understanding of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram
• Able to remain calm and professional in high stress situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Valid driver’s license