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

What we offer:

A fulfilling career helping people with disabilities live without boundaries
Awesome starting salary at $18.00 per hour
Role-specific training and professional development opportunities
Unlimited puppy kisses

What you’ll do:
Work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Maintain a spotlessly clean and safe clean 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 dogs and puppies

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

Guide Dog Foundation and America's VetDogs are equal opportunity employers.