SCHEDULE: 4 days/week x 10 hours/day (5 hrs am + 5 hrs pm) = 40 hours/week
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PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION to a position at Manoir Kanisha:
Read the job description below (at the bottom of this page).
If you believe you are qualified for the position, please fill out our EMPLOYMENT Questionnaire (below) and make sure to include these 3 documents:
1. A letter of introduction explaining your situation, your desire to work at Manoir Kanisha and why you should be considered a serious candidate.
2. A detailed C.V. that includes:
- Contact Information: full mailing address, phone number, cell, email address;
- Education, diplomas received and various training (month/year);
- Professional skills (example: on computer and others);
- Previous employment (start and end, month/year) and specific references;
- Degrees received indicating institution and date of graduation;
- Specific experiences and activities with pets;
- Other interests and sports practiced regularly;
3. We also ask that you submit Signed Reference Letters. Make sure to indicate the professional relationship that existed with each referee, their company name, website, email address and phone numbers. Thanks !
Before answering our questionnaire, please read to the Job Description at the bottom of this page.
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Animal Care ATTENDANT
SCHEDULE: 4 days/week x 10 hours/day (5 hrs am + 5 hrs pm) = 40 hours/week
A) JOB DESCRIPTION
- Provide animal care: meals, specific diet for each animal, fresh water, treatments, walks, administration of medication;
- Move the dogs individually, from inside to outside and from outside to inside;
- Indicate on the sheet the state of the animals: physical state, behavior, attitudes, appetite, urine, stools… etc.;
- Ensure their well-being, comfort and safety at all times. Indicate the changes observed;
- Clean and disinfect: indoor and outdoor enclosures, condos, cages, exercise areas, bowls, blankets…etc.
- Nearly 40% of the time is spent on cleaning tasks. These tasks are essential to animal welfare;
- Assist in basic grooming: restraint during nail clipping, baths, preparation of animals before their departure… etc.;
- Play periods individually or with several animals (if the animals come from the same family);
- List the cases to watch on our daily plan;
- Respect the members of our team and the policies in effect at Manoir Kanisha.
B) SCHEDULE
Schedule of 40 hours per week, i.e. 4 days of 10 hours: 07:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. An unpaid lunch period: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Two paid 15-minute breaks are offered to employees.
A 4-day week represents alternately, two working days, one day off, two working days and two days off (always including Saturday OR Sunday). During the 12-week training period, the working days will be: Sunday-Monday and Wednesday-Thursday
During peak periods (summer or Christmas holidays, long weekends), if a 5th day was sometimes required, she would be paid at time and a half.
Our employees have a fixed schedule that rarely changes from week to week. This allows our employees to properly plan their personal life outside of work.
C) CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS
1. MATURE PERSON, AUTONOMOUS and FLEXIBLE in terms of tasks;
2. LOVE DOGS, CATS, OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS (birds, rabbits, reptiles) and want to learn about them. Do not have animal allergies. Do not have allergies to field plants;
3. BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE: The work is spread over 10 hours/day (2 x 5 hours/day). It is a physical and intense work which brings a lot of well-being to the animals and the employees;
4. Possess a GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH: It is a physical work in our large buildings and which requires a lot of daily walks with the dogs. Good physical health is necessary to ensure punctuality and reliability at work.
5. Possess a GOOD MENTAL HEALTH: Working with animals requires great emotional stability and a constant good mood. This position is not suitable for people with depressive tendencies or other mental problems. You have to be able to show compassion for each of the animals and love working with others.
6. Present proof of valid TETANUS VACCINE* (see explanation below). Submit proof of vaccination for both COVID-19 vaccines.
7. HAVE COMPLETED THE SECONDARY DIPLOMA and provide your D.E.S. Having completed a DEC is an advantage.
8. BE BILINGUAL: Be operational and be able to conduct a conversation in French and English.
9. LOVE WORKING IN A SMALL TEAM (2 to 3 people). Possess natural abilities for mutual aid and interpersonal cooperation;
10. BE PUNCTUAL (07:00 am – 6:15 pm) and RELIABLE (avoid absences because the animals need daily care);
11. OWNING A CAR is essential to travel to our place of work located on the grounds of Montreal International Airport, in Dorval. We are far from public transport. A 25 minute walk is required between the bus stop and our pension center. In winter, this walk is difficult and exhausting. The employee who did not own a car would arrive exhausted before even starting work.
12. Demonstrate a POSITIVE ATTITUDE and be recognized as an ENTHUSIASTIC person at work, towards co-workers and company management. The welfare of animals depends on our ability to motivate them to develop a good relationship with us;
13. Have read the Manoir Kanisha website to better understand our mission and our services: https://www.Manoir-Kanisha.com
D. COMPENSATION of an ANIMAL ATTENDANT
The animal handler has two sources of income: a) depending on the preparation of the candidate, the training period begins with an hourly wage and b) commissions on the execution of play periods and other activities such as assistance to grooming.
The candidate will receive a 12-week (3-month) training, during which he must demonstrate a great desire to learn, an excellent work ethic, be punctual and reliable. Absences must be avoided because animal care cannot be postponed overnight. It is necessary to demonstrate the ability to master the procedures in force in our company and an ease in integrating into our team of employees.
After the training period, the hourly wage will be reconsidered based on the candidate’s performance in performing their duties properly and becoming a member of our team. A regular evaluation of the tasks to be learned and mastered allows the candidate to better understand the tasks to be performed and the weak points to be improved.
E. REFERENCES
We would like to receive the name, phone number and email address of previous employers. Indicate the professional relationship that existed with each referent and the dates of the period of employment.
*What is tetanus?
Tetanus is a bacterial disease that can be caught not only by stepping on a rusty nail, as is popularly believed, but also by contact with soil, dust, mud and excrement (faeces) of animals and of humans, or by an animal bite. If the bacteria causing the disease comes into contact with an open wound, it can be fatal. Tetanus attacks the muscles to reach the nerves and affect the entire nervous system, which can be extremely painful. The first muscles usually affected are those of the jaws, which become stiff and “lock”. It is for this reason that tetanus is also called “lockjaw” in English. Prevention and control of tetanus: Tetanus can be prevented by vaccination. Teenagers and adults should be given a booster dose every 10 years.
