Senior Manager, Care & Enrichment
Summary:Are you an experienced people leader who is passionate about advancing animal welfare? Do you thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment where operations, behavior, and medical teams work together to achieve exceptional outcomes for animals? If so, the Senior Manager, Care & Enrichment role may be the perfect fit.Who We AreThe ASPCA’s Behavioral Rehabilitation Center (BRC) in Weaverville, NC, is the first and only facility dedicated to the rehabilitation of extremely fearful, under socialized dogs, such as those confiscated from puppy mills and hoarding situations. The goal of the entire BRC team is to work together to improve these dogs’ quality of life and prepare them for life in adoptive homes---an impossible outcome without intensive, structured behavioral interventions and integrative care.What You’ll DoThe Senior Manager, Care & Enrichment is an integral member of the operations leadership team and facilitates deep engagement in the mission of the ASPCA by overseeing daily operations and providing supervision, coaching, and developmental support for a team of Care & Enrichment Technicians at the BRC. The ideal candidate for this role values collaboration across teams and continually strives to create and maintain a positive work culture in which animals benefit from the harmonious exchange of information and ideas across shelter operations, shelter medicine, and animal behavior.The Care and Enrichment team is responsible for providing all daily care and enrichment of the animals housed at the BRC and for ensuring smooth and efficient animal care operations. The team works together, using low-stress handling and husbandry techniques, to ensure all animals have appropriate safe, clean, comfortable housing, including transport housing, and access to enriching experiences. Care and Enrichment closely monitors the population for signs of medical and behavioral change, communicating across teams on the status of each animal in a timely manner.This position reports to the Senior Director, Operations and has 8 direct reports.Where and When You’ll WorkThis is an in-person position and reports to the Behavior Rehabilitation Center in Weaverville, NCAvailability to regularly 5 days per week, including one weekend day is required (typically Tuesday through Saturday); Available to work a flexible schedule when operationally needed including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays as program needs require. Schedules are subject to change as needed by the ASPCA.This position requires ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time; Including ability to travel at least once per quarter to transport animals or deploy to provide support in the field or temporary shelter environment.What You’ll GetCompensationStarting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted a...