Kitten Nursery Technician

Join Our Team as a Kitten Nursery Technician at Heidi's Village!

We are looking for people with a great attitude and work ethic, the ability to learn, and the desire to be part of a team focused on excellence.

Are you passionate about providing life-saving care to neonatal kittens? Do you have a love for animals and a desire to make a difference in their lives? If so, we are looking for dedicated individuals like you to join our team. As a Kitten Nursery Technician, you will play a crucial role in providing round-the-clock care to our most vulnerable kittens in the neonatal nursery. Join us in our mission to save and improve the lives of animals in need!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow established disease control protocols to clean, disinfect, and sanitize kennels, equipment, walkways, general areas, and other job-related items daily.
• Prepare and warm formula, bottle feed, stimulate, track feeding and medical information.
• Ensure kittens are kept warm and thriving.
• Clean dishes and laundry of the nursery.
• Handle animals humanely and safely using safety equipment if necessary.
• Recognize signs of illness or behavior changes and update the appropriate team.
• Cultivate positive public, volunteer, and coworker relations through professional, courteous, and educational interactions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

Shifts available:

Permanent Full Time 1pm - 9pm with weekend coverage availability (1 position - immediate)

Seasonal Full Time 8am - 4pm with weekend coverage availability (2 positions - immediate through October)

Our nursery operates 24 hours a day; 7 days a week; 365 days a year.

A successful candidate must:

- Possess a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

- Experience with Feline Neonate Bottle Feeding.

- Ability to handle urgent and emergent medical situations.

- Ability to work with and/or around others with frequent interruptions.

- Ability to pay attention to detail and exceptional quality standards.

- Ability to work with a team as well as independently.

- Be dependable and reliable - early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable.

- Be achievement oriented and self-motivated.

We offer an environment that will challenge and reward personal and professional growth. We take pride in the following values:

COMMITMENT - We are mission focused, open to new ideas, and committed to excellence.

HARMONY - We value and promote harmonious relationships, internally and externally.

ACCOUNTABILITY - We hold ourselves accountable for our actions, accept responsibility, and have high expectations of ourselves and each other.

RESPECT - We respectfully welcome diverse opinions for our actions, accept responsibility, and have high expectations of ourselves and each other.

TRUST - We honor confidentiality, always assume the best intentions, and expect honesty.

SAFETY - We are wholeheartedly committed to each other's safety and the safety of our animals.

Do you share these values? Are you looking for a place to call home? Heidi's Village may be the place for you!

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Collaborative environment where employees are expected to assist others regardless of job title or function.
• Work is performed in a moderate to fast-paced environment and requires critical adherence to established quality levels while completing within the timeframe allotted.
• Work is performed in a potentially high decibel area, with varied temperature control, and with safety equipment often required.
• Stamina to walk/stand/move continuously and daily for the duration of the shift, walking on all types of surfaces, oftentimes slippery/uneven/rough.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or control 50+ pounds (animals, animal care supplies, etc.) and perform duties that require repetitive lifting, bending, and stooping.
• Ability to withstand environmental factors that include both indoor and outdoor activities, including the extreme heat of AZ summers.
• Frequent exposure to animal noises, odors, bodily fluids/excrement, and dander.