Employment Opportunities
Our current open positions are:
Farm Assistant (Largo Location) Click here to go to job description.
Hospital Manager (St. Pete Location) Click here to go to job description.
Animal Care Attendant (Largo Location) Click here to go to job description.
Lead Client Care Specialist (St. Pete Location) Click here to go to job description.
Certified Veterinary Technician (St. Pete Location) Click here to go to job description.
Animal Welfare Associate (Largo Location) Click here to go to job description.
Development and Marketing Coordinator (Largo Location) Click here to go to job description.
Intake and Investigations Assistant (Largo Location) Click here to go to job description.
Nurse (Largo Location) Click here to go to job description.
Full job descriptions and instructions to apply are listed below.
Farm Assistant
Part-Time Position
Job Purpose:
Provide care for farm animals and maintain animal areas.
Essential Functions:
- Care for animals by feeding, watering and maintaining clean and sanitary conditions according to assigned daily work schedule.
- Provide consistent human interaction, grooming, and enrichment.
- Maintain cleanliness of assigned areas as stated in standard operating procedures.
- Maintain adequate inventory of supplies, through PO system, and coordinate vendors
- Observe animals for possible problems and report problems when necessary.
- Assist the public in selection of animals for adoption when necessary.
- Assist SPC students and liaise with the college, and other public groups, to provide large animal educational experiences
- Maintain a clean and safe environment for the animals and the public at all times.
- Reports any damaged equipment or need for repair to maintenance.
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service.
- Keep accurate and updated records and enter data as required into appropriate shelter software.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
- Provide or assist medical nurses in delivering treatments to farm animals.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diploma or GED certificate.
- Proficient in spelling, arithmetic
Experience:
- One to two years of part-time or full-time general work experience preferred.
- Volunteer service in a shelter or similar facility preferred.
- Six months equine handling experience preferred
Please submit your resume to SStout@SPCATampaBay.org
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Hospital Manager
Full-Time Position
Job Description: Oversees the operation of all veterinary services which include general and wellness practice, and spay/neuter programs. Assures adequate staffing and participates in budget preparation and monitors adherence to approved budget. Assigns duties, supervises and evaluates staff. Resolves customer experience issues.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Create, evaluate, and improve the structure that delivers the Customer Experience (a Core Value).
- Propose programmatic and budget goals, and monitor, analyze and control budget items and goal attainment.
- Collaborate with SDVS with new administrative and medical SOP creation, and ensuring adherence by SPVH staff.
- Collaborate with SDVS on establishment of, and ongoing review, of price set points.
- Collaborate with key staff on establishment and management of alternate funding sources for clients (including the “Keeping Families Together” fund), when resource need exists.
- Manage ordering, accurate recording and maintenance of inventory, including controlled substances, for general practice and spay/neuter programs.
- Track, evaluate and provide pertinent data for weekly/monthly/annual dashboard data and trend reports. Recommend actions to improve dashboard measurements.
- Complete critical review of medical records and files.
- Ensure adherence to OSHA and DEA standards.
- Recruit, select, supervise, evaluate and train, or ensure training of department staff.
- Maintain communications with other SPCA Tampa Bay departments as needed to provide a seamless customer experience, especially with post-adoption transitions.
- Collect and report customer metrics, to assist with public relations and marketing efforts.
- Serve as member of the operations management team.
- Ensure staff keep accurate records, and enter data as required in Avimark practice software. Supervise training of new employees on practice software. Be familiar with PetPoint shelter software.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
Experience:
- Three to four years working in a veterinary hospital as a supervisor or manager
- Shelter experience preferred
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: Education:
- Associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
Licensure or Certification:
- Valid Florida driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
Please Submit Your Resume To RLopez@SPCATampaBay.org
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Animal Care Attendant
Part-Time Position
Job Purpose:
Provide care for animals and clean and maintain janitorial needs.
Essential Functions:
- Complete items designated on quality care checklist each shift.
- Care for animals by feeding, watering, and maintaining clean and sanitary conditions according to assigned daily work schedule.
- Maintain cleanliness of bathrooms and laundry as stated in standard operating procedures.
- Maintain cleanliness of assigned kennel as stated in standard operating procedures.
- Keeps supplies stocked daily.
- Observe animals for possible problems and report problems to the medical department.
- Assist the public in selection of animals for adoption when necessary.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment for the animals and the public at all times.
- Reports any damaged equipment or need for repair to maintenance.
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service.
- Keep accurate and updated records and enter data as required into appropriate shelter software.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diploma or GED certificate.
- Proficient in spelling, arithmetic
Licensure or Certification:
- Valid Florida driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
Experience:
- One to two years of part-time or full-time general work experience preferred.
- Volunteer service in a shelter or similar facility preferred.
- Six months animal handling experience preferred.
Demonstrated Competencies:
- Ability to provide excellent service and care for customers and animals.
- Ability to follow directions.
- Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information with discretion.
- Ability to operate computer, printer, copier, telephone, fax machine and smartphone.
- Ability to show compassion for animals and their owners.
- Ability to work collaboratively with medical and animal care staff.
- Genuine concern for all animals and their welfare.
- Knowledge of animal communications.
- Knowledge of humane methods of care, restraint, and handling of animals.
- Working knowledge of applicable OSHA and DEA standards and requirements.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office – specifically Word, Excel, Power Point, Email and Calendar.
- Working knowledge of Pet Point shelter software.
- Working knowledge of standards and practices applicable to animal medical records.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Activities require the handling and transporting of SPCA pets of all sizes.
- Carrying, pushing and/or pulling.
- Exposure to animal feces, dust bites and potential for scratches and bites.
- Facility operations include areas of high noise levels.
- Moderate physical effort – regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
- Stooping, kneeling, bending and crouching.
- Walking and prolonged standing.
Please submit your resume to ADurden@spcatampabay.org
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Lead Client Care Specialist
*St. Petersburg Veterinary Center Location
Full-Time Position
Job Purpose:
Supervise the Client Care Specialist (CCS) Team in the provision of friendly and responsive customer service. Design and implement protocols and practices that directly improve the flow of scheduling of appointments and provision of timely service. Deal directly with all customer related issues and concerns. Work with the Hospital Manager in planning and executing regular performance evaluations and any necessary discipline or redirection of CCS staff. Be the subject matter expert concerning services, practices and the appropriate level of communication with clients.
Essential Functions:
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service in a busy environment.
- Recruit and conduct initial interviews for open staff positions
- Become AVIMark software “SUPER USER”
- Ability to troubleshoot issues as they arise
- Act as back-up administrator for the Hospital Manager
- Ensure accurate description and pricing of all services and products
- Be familiar with and coordinate AVIMark technical support calls and updates
- Act as back-up approver for all assistance programs including the Caldwell Trust
- Become proficient in accessing and approving third party billing applications
- Manage Scratch Pay payments
- Manage Payment Banc payments
- Communicate applications and payments to accounting department
- Manage monthly billing for all grant funds
- Pinellas County TNVR Grant
- Pinellas County Spay/Neuter Grant
- Pinellas County Wellness Grant
- Canine Care Tampa Bay
- Manage billing for Rescue organizations
- Model and supervise CCS staff in the execution of assigned duties, including:
- Use of POS system for sales.
- Rotation through the Largo Wellness Clinic as required, to provide CCS duties.
- Keeping accurate and updated records and enter data as required into practice management software.
- Assisting other medical team employees as needed.
- Maintaining a clean and safe work environment.
- Participating in required meetings and trainings.
- Handling telephone and email traffic to coordinate appointments, and client communications to other staff members.
- Check-in and check-out customers using clinic software.
- Draft and maintain the CCS schedule, assuring that all appropriate staffing levels are maintained.
- Design and implement an opening and closing checklist for CCS staff.
- Design and implement Training Manual for CCS staff, complete with appropriate Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols.
- Liaison between doctors and CCS staff to appropriately address concerns of service provision.
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diplomas or equivalent
Licensure or Certification:
- Valid Florida driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
Experience:
- Volunteer experience in a shelter or other similar animal care facility.
- One to two years veterinary work experience.
- One to two years experience in an office environment or reception position
Please submit your resume to IRosich@spcatampabay.org
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Certified Veterinary Technician
*St. Petersburg Veterinary Center Location
Full-Time Position
Job Purpose:
Provide medical care to client pets under the direction of the St Pete Veterinary Center Veterinarians’ instructions and standard business and medical operating procedures. Serve in one or more assigned nurse roles on designated shift as personal certifications allow.
Essential Functions:
Treatment Nurse
- Assist Veterinarians with treatment procedures and exams.
- Complete initial exam work-up, and start the exam process for the veterinarian, including the gathering of pertinent medical and environmental information, based on Veterinary SOP.
- Perform routine procedures including, micro chipping, vaccinations, wound cleaning, injections and blood sampling.
- Perform and interpret routine laboratory procedures including skin scrapes, DTMs, ear cytology and microfilaria exams.
- Complete daily, or as otherwise scheduled:
- Perform treatments of hospitalized patients, including post-operative medications, and other necessary medical tasks.
- CVT Treatment Nurses Only – Under direct supervision and with approval of supervising veterinarian
- Induce anesthesia and intubate pets.
- Perform cystocentesis.
- Perform simple extractions.
Surgery Nurse
- Coordinate daily surgical cases.
- Perform routine dental cleanings.
- Administer sedation and anesthesia medications.
- Intubate and maintain pets on oxygen and/or gas anesthesia.
- Monitor pets under anesthesia and adjust levels based on evaluation of pet.
- Log Controlled Drugs per DEA guidelines.
- Monitor recovery of anesthetized pets.
- Place animals in the appropriate recovery areas after surgery is completed.
- Ensure records are updated thoroughly and accurately, with surgery notes, treatments, and data prior to moving to next stage.
All Nurses
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service.
- Keep accurate and updated records and enter data as required into AVIMark software.
- Assist other medical team employees as needed.
- Be able to interact with the public and discuss medical issues with clients.
- Understand and communicate effectively Clinic policy and practice on service provision, medical standards and routine care.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Ensure DEA compliance with Controlled Substances (i.e. buprenorphine)
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay and the St Pete Veterinary Center at all times.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
- CVT Level: Associate’s degree
Licensure or Certification:
- Valid Florida driver’s license with acceptable driving record
Experience:
- Volunteer experience in a shelter, veterinary clinic, or other similar animal care facility
- One or two years veterinary work experience
Please Submit Your Resume to IRosich@SPCATampaBay.org
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Animal Welfare Associate
Single Full-Time Position
Job Description:
Provide care for animals, maintain cleanliness of kennels and support the adoption process.
Essential Functions:
- Guide adopters through the adoption process onsite and offsite
- Advise as to types of animals available.
- Meet and greet between animal and customer.
- Dog to dog introductions.
- Preparation and review of adoption contract.
- Review Medical records and general animal husbandry.
- Respond to adoptions line, voice mail and email inquiries.
- Assist with Homeward Bound Gift Shop cleaning, restocking, pricing, and customer service.
Demonstrated Competencies:
- Ability to successfully handle both routine and difficult public contacts, with strong conflict resolution skills in a high stress environment.
- Ability to operate computer, printer, copier, telephone, fax machine and smartphone.
- Ability to show compassion for animals and their owners.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff.
Please Submit Your Resume To ADurden@SPCATampaBay.org
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Development and Marketing Coordinator
Single Full-Time Position
Job Purpose: The Development and Marketing Coordinator will provide administrative support to the Development department with the goal of building and strengthening the department’s donor relationships. He/she will also provide social media support to the Marketing Department as directed.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for complete logistical, administrative and follow-up support for department special events and programs. Includes preparing PO’s, assist with tracking income and expenses, RSVP tracking, vendor follow up, preparing attendance lists and name badges, volunteer tracking, and other tasks as assigned.
- Coordinate all aspects of SPCA Tampa Bay’s Tributes and Memorial program. This includes ensuring all donor information is correct, recognizing and billing donors correctly, tracking item selection, maintaining website content, and form creation.
- Develop, monitor, process and maintain records for all fee-based registration forms to promote and secure online payments for public participation in organization’s programs and events.
- Ensure website event/program information, registration forms and other development information is correct and current.
- Assist in writing copy for community calendar listings, flyers, surveys, emails, and website to promote department programs and events.
- Assist with content management on our website
- Work with the Marketing and Communications Associate and Adoptions Outreach Coordinator to create and implement campaigns on social networks
- Monitor social media visitor comments, reviews and messages on social networks and other online business accounts such as GoogleMyBusiness
- Cultivate online outreach and promotion using Facebook, Twitter and more as directed by Marketing and Communications Associate.
- Assist in analyzing website optimization and social media campaign analysis.
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
Associate’s degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
Licensure or Certification:
Valid Florida driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
Experience:
- Two years of experience working in a computerized office environment, including extensive data entry, maintaining detailed project files, and composing and preparing materials.
- Working familiarity with major social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instragram.
Demonstrated Competencies:
- Comfortable with public-facing meetings and interactions with donors/constituents.
- Superior time management skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Raiser’s Edge preferred.
- Ability to provide excellent service and care for customers and animals
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in both oral and written form.
- Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information with discretion.
- Ability to respond quickly to change.
- Detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.
- Professional phone skills.
- Proven ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
Please submit your resume to: CWisniewski@SPCATampaBay.org
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Intake and Investigations Assistant
Single Full-Time Position
Job Purpose: Facilitate the transport and intake processes for shelter animals, strays, owner surrenders, transfers and owner-requested euthanasia.
Essential Functions:
- Drive ambulance to retrieve sick or injured animals.
- Transport shelter animals to and from appointments.
- Maintain radio contact with supervisor and admissions during pick up process.
- Maintain vehicle and equipment in good mechanical, sanitary and safe conditions.
- Prepare reports and receipts per standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Clean cages, kennels and offices as schedule requires.
- Appear and testify in court as necessary.
- Prepare reports for the State Attorney’s Office with regard to animal cruelty cases.
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service.
- Keep accurate and updated records and enter data as required into appropriate shelter software.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
- Assist Intake with owner surrenders and owner-requested euthanasia.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
2 years of college and a minimum of 5 years of driving experience.
Proficient in spelling, arithmetic with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Licensure or Certification:
Valid Florida driver’s license with a clean driving record.
Experience:
- Three years of animal handling experience. Prior work experience to that demonstrates the ability to set priorities and work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated Competencies:
- Ability to provide excellent service and care for customers and animals.
- Ability to exercise critical thinking in making judgments.
- Ability to follow directions.
- Ability to operate animal control equipment.
- Ability to operate computer, printer, copier, telephone, fax machine and smartphone and ambulance.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Integrity and ability to build trust relationships.
- Knowledge of and experience with humane methods of care, restraint and handling of small animals.
- Legible handwriting.
- Possess a genuine concern for all animals and their welfare.
- Working knowledge of animal-related terminology.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Pet Point.
Physical Demands:
- Moderate physical effort – regularly lifting or moving up to 75 pounds.
- Walking and prolonged standing.
- Stooping, kneeling, bending and crouching.
- Carrying, pushing and/or pulling.
- Facility operations include areas of high noise levels.
- Exposure to animal feces, dust bites and potential for scratches and bites.
- Activities require the handling and transporting of SPCA pets of all sizes.
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Ability to drive an ambulance.
Please submit your resume to: SRiley@SPCATampaBay.org
Nurse
Single Part-Time Position
Job Purpose: Provide medical care to SPCA animals as per Shelter Veterinarian instructions and medical standard operating procedures.
Essential Functions:
- Assist Shelter Veterinarian with treatment procedures and exams.
- Complete initial physical exam, and start an animal on medications or treatments, based on Veterinary SOP.
- Perform routine procedures including, micro chipping, vaccinations, wound cleaning, injections and blood sampling.
- Perform and interpret routine laboratory procedures including skin scrapes, DTMs, ear cytology and microfilaria exams.
- Perform treatments, vaccinate, deworm and/or give heartworm/flea prevention for all animals in the shelter.
- Complete any treatments in for Adoptions floor animals, including post-operative medications, and monthly preventives.
- Check volunteer medical concerns sheets in Feline Friends, the Canine Volunteer office, and Pocket Pet Plaza.
- Examine all the animals in adoptions and move any animals of concern (medical or behavioral) to the proper kennel, starting treatment recommended by the Medical SOP.
- Provide friendly, responsive and personalized customer service.
- Keep accurate and updated records and enter data as required into Pet Point shelter software.
- Assist other medical team employees as needed.
- Be able to interact with the public and discuss medical issues with adopters.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in required meetings and trainings.
- Ensure DEA compliance with Controlled Substances
- Professionally represent SPCA Tampa Bay at all times.
Nonessential Functions:
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education:
- CVT Level: Associate’s degree.
Non-CVT Level: High school diplomas or equivalent including biology, math and other science coursework.
Please submit your resume to: SStout@SPCATampaBay.org