Animal Care and Experience Specialist

Job overview

The Animal Care and Experience Specialist role is onsite in Phoenix, AZ, as part of the Arizona Humane Society shelter team. Compensation is not specified; the posting describes it as competitive. The team provides complete care for shelter animals. The role supports animal well-being by providing humane, low-stress handling, daily enrichment and exercise, feeding, and clean habitats. It also helps maintain safe shelter operations and guides volunteers and new team members in established care procedures.

What you'll do

• Provide kind, compassionate, low-stress handling and positive interactions
• support animals’ mental stimulation and physical exercise
• clean and sanitize facilities and habitats
• feed and water animals
• maintain habitats to departmental and organizational standards
• guide and work alongside volunteers and new team members
• follow animal-care, cleaning, chemical, handling, and safety procedures.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

animal care

animal care and experience specialist

shelter animals

humane handling

low-stress handling

animal enrichment

kennel cleaning

phoenix az

arizona humane society

volunteer support

high school diploma or ged

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off
• up to eight paid holidays per year
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• medical, dental, and vision plans
• potential Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
• veterinary-service and other pet discounts.

Why this role

The Arizona Humane Society identifies this as a full-time shelter-team role and emphasizes low-stress, fear-free animal handling and daily enrichment.

About the employer

Arizona Humane Society is hiring for this role. Industry: Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations. Sector: 81.