Reserve Responder - On Call
Job Description:
- Contributing to the creation of a productive and welcoming work environment for all staff, volunteers, and visitors, and working within our organizational values of Impact, Resilience, Respect, Inclusion, and One Team, as well as participating in process improvement activities such as After-Action surveys.
- Serving in various roles on deployment dictated by training/experience, as assigned by Humane World Management.
- Working with and/or overseeing assigned Humane World Animal Rescue Team members and/or volunteers during field response activities to include rescue, transport, and sheltering operations. Positions include, but are not limited to:Shelter-only positions:
- Shelter Lead
- Shelter Support
- Behavior Technician (CPDT, CCBC, KPA or similar required) Shelter or field-based positions:
- Transport Lead
- Team Lead
- Transporter (CDL and non-CDL)
- Animal Health Technician (RVT, CVT, or skilled technician)
- Logistics
- Safety
- Animal Handler
- Evidence photographer
- Scribe
- Coordinating with the Senior Manager, Animal Care, the Manager, Field Response, and members of the Animal Rescue Team, implementing strategies to accomplish objectives of Animal Rescue Team operations;
- Providing accurate accounting of information for the purposes of completing daily situation reports, daily care or medical records, animal census information, or records required for legal compliance as requested;
- Maintaining animal care equipment and vehicles as assigned and in cooperation with other members of the Animal Rescue Team;
- Participating in planning for response activities as assigned;
- Performing other duties or responsibilities, as assigned.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required;
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience in one of the following areas: species-specific handling (canine, feline, exotics, large animal, ranch work), veterinary technician or veterinary assistant, force free animal training, grooming, animal shelter work with direct or supervision of animal care responsibilities, disaster response, fire/EMT, law enforcement, humane law enforcement/official animal cruelty investigations, animal care and control, or similar required;
- Ability to safely and humanely handle animals. Must be versed on husbandry and care practices for those species for which the responder is engaged;
- Applicants based within a 1 hour drive of the Nashville, TN and western Maryland areas highly desirable;
- Experience handling animals in distress; completion of Low Stress Handling or Fear Free Shelters strongly preferred.
- Ability to travel occasionally, sometimes on short notice, for 5+ days at a time to assist in animal rescue and care work at least once per year, provided opportunities are offered.
- Ability to work holidays and outside standard business hours if necessary;
- Strong oral and written communications skills;
- PC proficiency to include word processing and the Internet;
- Ability to work independently or as a team, take initiative, and maintain good communication with HSUS staff and other responders.
- Completed free FEMA courses IS-100, IS-200,
- Experience in some form of emergency operations or response preferred.
- Experience with Chameleon animal sheltering software preferred.
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