Full-time Team Leader/dog Care and Welfare

4 weeks ago

Oakville, Canada Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides Full time

**Career Opportunity**:
**Full-time Team Leader/Dog Care and Welfare Attendant - Oakville**
- **Do you have the leadership skills to jump into an organization in the midst of exciting and transformational change?**_

**At Lions Foundation Canada Dog Guides (LFCDG) we help people with medical or physical disabilities lead independent lives by providing them with a dog guide at no cost to support them in their daily lives. The school is unique in offering 7 different programs serving between 150-200 new clients annually and supporting over 1100 active clients. The school operates out of our central location in Oakville, ON and a breeding and training facility in Breslau, ON with plans to move to our new leading edge facility in late 2023.**

**The Opportunity**:
Full-time Team Leader/ Dog Care and Welfare Attendant (Oakville):
Do you have a passion for working with dogs and leading people? The Team Leader role is to monitor the day-to-day activities and lead the attendant team to contribute to and meet Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides’ Canine Wellbeing growth objectives. Working alongside the Dog Care & Welfare Attendants, the team leader will inspire a positive working environment by promoting constructive communication and team building through initiatives and demonstrating the highest level of positivity and professionalism. Reporting to the Welfare Supervisor, the team leader will work to implement consistent initial phased and ongoing training programs, ensuring that all staff are performing at a high level.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Team Leader/ Dog Care and Welfare Attendant Duties:

- Work closely with the Kennel Supervisor to develop and implement employee training and improvement plans
- Maintain a clean and safe kennel environment
- Provide initial and ongoing training programs to new and existing team members
- All responsibilities and duties assigned to Welfare Attendants

Leadership, Communication, and Interpersonal:

- Provide direction and leadership to the team, along with guidance and instruction
- Identifies opportunities to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the Welfare Department and puts a focus on continuous improvement
- Leads by example with dedication to workplace duties

Contribute to team Effectiveness:

- Works closely alongside the team, ensuring all welfare attending tasks are completed
- Shares in handling workload for positive results
- Works to build collaborative relationships with all LFCDG staff

**You will bring to the opportunity**:

- Past work experience in a team leader or management role an asset
- Post-secondary education in leadership and management an asset
- Post-secondary education in Animal Care or Veterinary Technician training an asset
- Positive communication, conflict resolution, and leadership skills
- Confidence and comfort in instructing and motivating others to focus and complete tasks
- Demonstrated capability in problem-solving and reasoning
- Proficiency in the use of PCs; the Internet; Zoom; MS Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook. Ability to learn new software
- Excellent and demonstrated organization skills with the ability to effectively prioritize workloads, multi-task, respond adeptly to shifting priorities and act quickly to immediate needs
- Ability to work a flexible schedule when required
- Minimum valid G2 Driver’s License with a clean driving abstract required
- Vulnerable Sector Police Background Check required

Please forward a cover letter and resume to us. Resumes will be kept for six months.

Pay Rate: $17.36/hr

**Salary**: $17.36 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oakville, ON L6K 0G6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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