Lead, Canine Campus Operations
CNIB Foundation, Canada
Job Description
Full time position
People with sight loss often say having a guide dog is a transformational experience that provides mobility, safety, and confidence. We believe everyone who would like to have a guide dog should have that opportunity. At CNIB Guide Dogs, we raise, train, and match dogs with Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Do you want to be part of the fantastic team that makes it all possible?
We are looking for a Lead, Canine Campus Operations to join our Guide Dog team in delivering a thorough and best in class program. We have done our best to highlight the job and our team below, but the best parts of working with CNIB Guide Dogs can't be fully captured on a couple pages! To learn more about us, check us out at CNIB Guide Dog Program.
What you'll do:
- Lead the CNIB Dog Care amp; Welfare team at the Canine Campus
- Provide day-to-day and administrative support to the Director of Operations and Business Development, CNIB Guide Dogs
- In collaboration with the technical training team, update and enforce dog care and welfare policies and procedures to ensure that CNIB dogs are always provided with the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare
- Manage veterinary clinic accounts and consult veterinary advisor regarding health and hygiene for all CNIB dogs
- Prepare and manage shift schedules for Dog Care amp; Welfare team
Requirements
We want to hear from you if you have:
- Minimum 5 years administrative and operational experience essential
- Minimum high school diploma
- Current Ontario driver's license
- Good working knowledge and experience with Excel, Word, Outlook
- Exceptional administrative and organizational skills
- Good dog handling skills and physical stamina, especially with larger breed dogs and groups of dogs
- Basic knowledge and understanding of dog care needs, canine health and diseases, dog behaviour, and veterinary care
- Other college or university degree in business administration and/or an animal care related field is desirable
- Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset
Benefits
Make a difference every single day. With CNIB Guide Dogs, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates a unique blend of expert training, advocacy, the highest standards, and a person-centric approach to guide dog partnerships. Working and learning with an amazing team of staff and volunteers, you will create life-changing experiences for Canadians living with sight loss.
Our diversity is our strength we take pride in our inclusive workplace and are committed to recruiting and selecting in a fair, transparent, and accessible way. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment and selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
We thank all applicants for their interest in CNIB, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Closing date: May 17, 2021