**This position is strictly for our night shift. Please apply only if you are available for our night shift hours of 3-8pm. **

We are looking to add new employees to our team who are reliable and hardworking! The Kennel Attendant position is a critical role on the Simon team. Kennel Attendants are responsible for maintaining proper disease control, cleanliness of our facility and providing a comfortable environment for our animals. Must be able to work as part of a team to properly maintain kennels, follow protocols, as well as monitoring health and well-being of our animals. The right candidate needs to be comfortable working with both dogs and cats. Previous animal care experience highly preferred.

Qualifications/Skills

• Perform kennel cleaning
• Capable of bending, lifting 40+ pounds
• Must be physically capable of keeping up fast paced, rigorous cleaning regime.
• Good listening and learning abilities
• Ability work well both as individually and as part of a team
• Detail oriented, have ability to follow strict protocols & procedures
• Genuine passion for animal care

Requirements

Applicants must:

• Be 21 years old or up
• Have a valid driver's license, and reliable transportation
• Have a flexible schedule
• Be reliable and show for scheduled shifts
• Be available for nights, weekends, and holidays!
• Be available for Night Shift hours of 3pm-8pm.

Interested?

If you are interested in being a part of our team please apply!

If you don't have any kennel experience on your resume, please submit a cover letter detailing your animal care experience.

****NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE****

About Us

The Simon Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization that is dedicated to the preservation and adoption of dogs and cats that would otherwise be abandoned, neglected, abused or euthanized. Our facility is a 36,000 square foot state of the art, no-kill animal rescue and adoption center located in Bloomfield, CT. The foundation strives to provide quality care and comfort in a safe environment for homeless cats and dogs until they can be placed into loving forever homes.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.69 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person