Kari Deere

Before I began my employment at the previous WHS building located on Nairn, I volunteered for an entire summer as an Animal Care Attendant to ensure I both liked the job, and gained valuable experienced for when I applied for the Adoption Counsellor position the following year which I successfully was hired for and did for just over 5 years.

Here is a summary of my duties during my employment:

Winnipeg Humane Society

1999-2004

Adoption Counseling (and acting Adoptions Supervisor)

Duties included, but we're not restricted to;

-Greeting clients and providing information about the shelter

-Matching appropriate adopters with available/well suited animals

-Completing adoption process, including all required paperwork and information, taking payments, issuing licenses, booking surgeries, etc

-Trained by vet to microchip and vaccinate animals (trained by Dr. Rice)

-Accepted donations/provided tax credit vouchers

-Registered clients for obedience classes/summer camps

-Answering the Adoptions and General inquiry phone line

-Participated in animal behavior training sessions- including handling aggressive/nervous animals, identifying behaviors green/red flags, proper leash use, etc.

-Coordinated and worked at outreach booths and displays, promoting WHS core values and mission, coordinating adoptions, donations, sales, and providing general customer service/inquiries from the public

-Other duties as assigned, such as assisting kennel staff, assisting the In-take area staff, as well as being an acting supervisor (approving/denying adoptions, and daily cash out

-When required, I would work in the clinic area and release animals after surgery; provided health and recovery information to adopters, and all related hands-on clinic duties (answering the phone, disinfecting cages, medical monitoring of animals, etc)

-Kept front end area stocked, clean and received training on the various products we sold to the public

-Clean, fed and provided all necessary care for all animals within the shelter

-Performed continual maintenance duties. Cleaned all equipment and work areas/washrooms/etc to maintain the highest standard of cleanliness and sanitation. Followed health and safety regulations

-Maintained/updated accurate records for animal inventory, health, medications, treatments, procedures, and behavior history. Entered all pertinent information for each animal into the shelter database (medical, behavioral, location, etc.)

-Worked effectively with staff from other departments to properly identify and document information on each animal that came into the shelter