Temporary Animal Welfare Specialist — Boston Adoption Center
Compensation
From $20 /hr
Employment type
Full-time
Work setting
On-site
Location
Boston, MA
Schedule
Day shift
Posted
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Job overview
The Temporary Animal Welfare Specialist — Boston Adoption Center role is onsite in Boston, MA, and pays $20 per hour. MSPCA-Angell’s Boston Adoption Center cares for more than 2,000 animals each year and reports a 92% live release rate. The specialist provides hands-on animal care and compassionate service to people adopting or surrendering pets. The role supports appropriate adoption matches, animal well-being, and the center’s open-adoption and socially conscious sheltering approach.
What you'll do
- Provide animals with exercise, food, water, enrichment, and medications
- clean rooms and cages
- participate in training and behavior-plan discussions
- counsel potential adopters to support suitable matches
- and provide empathetic surrender counseling, including discussing alternatives when available.
What we're looking for
- Skills & competencies
- animal welfare specialisttemporaryboston adoption centerboston mamspca-angellanimal careadoption counselingsurrender counselinganimal enrichmentbehavior planscustomer service$20/hrweekend days required
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Why this role
Temporary full-time, 40 hours per week, with required weekend days; Spanish proficiency is strongly encouraged.
About the employer
MSPCA - Angell is hiring for this role. Industry: Human Rights Organizations. Sector: 81.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 81
- Industry
- Human Rights Organizations
- Occupation code
- 39-2021.00
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Listing ID: 07fda78b-b869-4b12-b682-cb623f9226f1