Animal Behaviour Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Calgary, Canada Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) Full time

**AARCS is looking for a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (or working toward the designation) to join our team to support rehabilitation and training for rescue dogs, foster homes and volunteers at our Calgary facility. This role can be either Full-Time or Part Time.**

**ABOUT US: ALBERTA ANIMAL RESCUE CREW SOCIETY **is a registered non-profit charity located in Calgary, Alberta helping over 4,000 animals find loving adoptive homes each year. We also facilitate numerous community support programs helping people and pets in our community. Our mission is _**Changing Lives Through Kindness**_**.**

**THE ROLE**:The Behaviour Coordinators work closely with other departments within AARCS to share information and provide support, education and practical tools to ensure foster homes, volunteers and adopters have a positive experience. The department’s aim is to ensure AARCS animals are provided with the enrichment they need while in the shelter, are assessed and are placed in appropriate foster and adoptive homes and provided with on-going training support. In addition, our Behaviour Coordinator educates AARCS foster homes, volunteers and staff on relevant behavioural topics.

**ABOUT YOU**:The Behaviour Coordinator is a special breed of animal lover. Having both a love of people and animals, you are naturally optimistic, positive, friendly, and approachable. You enjoy working with dogs and their humans in a positive way to facilitate positive outcomes. You are internally motivated to see every animal find emotional and behavioural balance so they can live in harmony with their guardians. You are confident, open minded and non-judgmental with an intuitive ability to see possibilities. Your strengths include implementation of rehabilitation and training programs for dogs. You love problem-solving behavioural concerns to increase adoptability. You take great personal satisfaction from every successful rehabilitation. Organization and attention to detail is important to you. You have exceptional teamwork skills and are able to work closely with others, including managing and overseeing a team of volunteers. Your lifestyle allows you to regularly and consistently maintain a flexible work schedule including some travel for in-home consultations, or occasional evenings and weekends.
- High School diploma or equivalency.
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed through Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers OR currently working toward the designation.
- Minimum one-year experience working with dogs in a professional capacity.
- Genuine interest in animal welfare with thorough understanding of dog behaviour.
- Highly developed cooperation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational skills and able to manage a diverse case-load.
- Requires mínimal supervision yet remains highly accountable for reporting.
- Valid driver’s license for on and off site work.
- Personable and able to develop a positive rapport with a variety of experiences and backgrounds.
- Self-motivated; has the ability to set priorities and manage workloads with mínimal supervision.

**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- Work alongside the other Behaviour Coordinators and dog program staff on all aspects of the program as it relates to dog behaviour.
- Maintain and consistently look for ways to improve to ensure the quality of care for animals at the shelter, including stress reduction and enrichment.
- Complete behavioural assessments on dogs.
- Provide on-going training for volunteers and foster homes.
- Increase adoptability of dogs through behavioural modification and training.
- Manage, track and fully document behavioural cases.
- Utilize, supervise, train and develop volunteers to assist with behaviour department duties.
- Work directly with foster homes in their homes with the dogs; may require traveling outside the City of Calgary on occasion.
- Develop training related documents, training sessions and handouts for volunteers, staff, and adopters as well as for social media and the website.
- Issue timely and complete reports monthly.

**Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society**

5060 - 74th Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

**Experience**:

- training: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- CPDT-KA Certification or are you in the process (preferred)

Work Location: In person



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