Position Title:  Canine Care Associate, Full Time, Smithtown, NY

What we offer:
• A fulfilling career helping people with disabilities Live Without Boundaries®
• Great benefits, including generous health coverage and retirement plan
• Career growth – opportunity for promotion to canine care advanced within 1st year
• Role-specific training and professional development opportunities
• Unlimited puppy kisses
• Starting pay rate of $17.50 per hour

What you’ll do:
• Work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Maintain a spotlessly clean and safe kennel
• Feed, bathe, groom, exercise and transport program puppies and dogs
• Monitor the health of the puppies and dogs in your care
• Interact with volunteers, donors, sponsors and co-workers
• Play a vital role in helping to raise a future guide, service, or facility dog

What you’ll need:
• To be a team player and a people and dog person
• To be detail oriented
• A valid driver’s license to transport dogs as needed
• The desire to help care for a dog or a puppy

Physical Requirements:
Here are some sample activities that you should have the physical ability to perform:
• Bend down to provide food bowls for 40-50 dogs in a row
• Lift 40 pound bags of dog food unattended
• Read hand-written and typed instruction sheets, dog information cards, and veterinary notes
• Shovel snow when necessary