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This position is responsible for coordinating and supporting Large-Scale Animal Intakes, increasing the flow through of animals throughout the province in order to decrease length of stay, and assist CACs in meeting the BC SPCA welfare standards.\nThis work includes partnering with CACs and the Animal Protection Services team to ensure effective implementation and maintenance of animal management policies, procedures and standards of care by staff and volunteers, based on available resources. \nPrimary Key Responsibilities:\nAnimal Management & Flow:\nImplements, maintains, and refines various animal management systems to support the BC SPCA CACs.\nProvides support to the CACs in meeting the Canadian Standards of Care in Animal Shelters as set out in the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) Guidelines.\nAssists with Capacity for Care (C4C) administration:\nCollects, reviews and supports CACs with monthly C4C worksheet.\nMonitors C4C forms and identifying trends or concerns; notifies Regional Manager if CACs are not completing forms monthly or there are concerns noted (e.g. CAC is consistently over capacity).\nMaintains C4C form templates.\nProvides training on C4C for new CAC managers or designates as needed.\nMonitors the length of stay of animals and assists CACs in reducing the stay through transfers and adoption promotions.\nRuns bi-weekly length of stay reports.\nIdentifies animals in care long-term and discusses options, including transfer, with appropriate stakeholders.\nAssists CACs with identifying other alternatives to improve their length of stay.\nImproves animal flow through CACs.\nMonitors the humane physical holding capacity and develops an associated resource list.\nIdentifies animals that may benefit from transfer to another CAC and assists managers in coordinating this through the Transfer Program, working closely with Animal Transfer Manager.\nWorks with the Training & Development Specialist to develop and deliver training on animal management concepts, courses and BC SPCA policies to CAC staff and volunteers; this includes, but is not limited to: Large Scale Animal Intake (LSAI), Capacity for Care, Canadian Standards of Care in Animal Shelters: Supporting the ASV Guidelines, Asilomar Accords and Adoptability Guidelines.\nProvides ongoing training to staff in shelters on animal management, as needed.\nTeaches daily active animal management, including how to do a walk-through, how to recognize good welfare/poor welfare, population management, and sound decision making.\nAssists with implementation of other animal management programs/initiatives as identified by Operations.\n\nLarge-Scale Animal Intake (LSAI) Coordination:\nEnsuring LSAI materials and resources are regularly updated and available for CAcs.\nCoordinating processes related to Large-Scale Animal Intakes (LSAI) of companion, exotic and farm animals to be placed in CACs. This includes but is not limited to:\nActing as first point of contact for Animal Protection Services department and/or Regional Manager for large-scale animal intakes and working with CACs in the flow through and placement of those animals.\nScheduling & planning LSAI conference calls; chairing calls and delegating minute-taking.\nSupporting CAC Managers (or their designates) and Regional Managers on setting up LSAI groups using technology; adding spreadsheets and other documents as needed.\nMonitoring individual LSAIs activity ensuring action items, tests and spreadsheets are competed and/or kept up-to-date by the responsible parties.\nFollowing up with CACs when animals become BC SPCA property and assists with planning transfers.\nProviding other types of support with LSAI activity as required, including conducting assessments and caring for seized animals.\nProvides quarterly written reports to Regional Managers detailing animal management observations made during LSAIs, including planning, intake and outgoing.\nNotes successes and areas of further development relating to the implementation of animal management practices.\nMaintains and updates LSAI Yearly Overview and C4C Overview spreadsheets for Operations\nPerform other duties as may be assigned.\n\nQualifications you need to have:\nPost-secondary education in animal health plus a minimum of three years’ experience working in animal care/welfare; or a combination of education and experience acceptable to the Employer. 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