Animal Care Team Lead

Job overview

The Animal Care Team Lead role is onsite in Santa Fe, NM, with pay of $18.50–$20.50 per hour. The role supports the Animal Care Team at Santa Fe Animal Shelter. The team lead provides direct oversight and leadership so animal-care tasks are completed accurately and on time, while coordinating training, maintaining shelter procedures, and collaborating with other departments to support animals in the shelter’s care.

What you'll do

• Supervise Animal Care Team members
• ensure technicians are trained in animal-space cleaning, janitorial tasks, yard maintenance, and feeding
• coordinate new-team-member training
• ensure compliance with nutrition, cleaning, medical isolation, and enrichment procedures
• monitor buildings, equipment, supplies, and expenditures
• coordinate support for Compassion Services, intake, transfers, and other teams
• communicate behavioral or medical concerns to appropriate staff and enter notes in Chameleon.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

animal care team lead

animal shelter

animal welfare

team supervision

animal care training

shelter operations

animal feeding

medical isolation

santa fe nm

santa fe animal shelter

$18.50–$20.50/hour

full-time

flexible schedule

high school diploma

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

High school diploma or GED required; supervisory and animal-welfare experience preferred. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; valid New Mexico driver’s license required.

About the employer

Santa Fe Animal Shelter Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations. Sector: 81.