{"id":45350,"date":"2026-09-30T11:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/technicienne-en-sante-animale\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:00:55","slug":"technicienne-en-sante-animale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/technicienne-en-sante-animale\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Health Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>French is the primary working language at the SPCA de l&#8217;Outaouais. Fluency in spoken French is required for this position.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The SPCA de l&#8217;Outaouais is looking for a certified animal health technician to join its dynamic team on a full-time basis!<\/p>\n<p>Working with us means joining a professional environment where your opinion truly matters and where you\u2019ll be able to apply your knowledge to real-world situations every day. We\u2019re looking for someone who is self-reliant, cares deeply about animal welfare, and works well with both the team and the public.<\/p>\n<p>Because we value work-life balance, your schedule will exclude evenings and include only one weekend out of every five!<\/p>\n<p><b>Job Type<\/b>: Full-time, permanent<\/p>\n<p><b>Salary:<\/b> Starting at CA$22.00 per hour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold a college diploma in animal health technology;<\/li>\n<li>Good physical condition: ability to work standing for long periods and lift heavy loads occasionally;<\/li>\n<li>Bilingualism (an asset).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a technician: 1 year (preferred)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desired Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative;<\/li>\n<li>Concern for animal welfare;<\/li>\n<li>Good stress and emotional management;<\/li>\n<li>Punctuality and reliability;<\/li>\n<li>Professionalism, proactivity, and good judgment;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work as part of a team;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work well with the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Job Description:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide care for injured or sick animals;<\/li>\n<li>Assess the health of new animals and administer vaccines and parasite treatments;<\/li>\n<li>Triage animals requiring a veterinary examination;<\/li>\n<li>Assist the veterinarian with examinations and surgeries;<\/li>\n<li>Monitor animals under anesthesia and during recovery;<\/li>\n<li>Advise adopters and foster families on animal health;<\/li>\n<li>Help educate the public on shelter animal care;<\/li>\n<li>Keep the work environment clean at all times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No evening shifts;<\/li>\n<li>Alternating weekends (approximately 1 out of 5);<\/li>\n<li>Numerous flexible family leave days in addition to regular time off<\/li>\n<li>One free adoption after 1 year of service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you have what it takes? Send your resume to <a href=\"mailto:vgarneau@spcaoutaouais.ca\">vgarneau@spcaoutaouais.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deadline: Sunday, October 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French is the primary working language at the SPCA de l&#8217;Outaouais. Fluency in spoken French is required for this position. The SPCA de l&#8217;Outaouais is looking for a certified animal health technician to join its dynamic team on a full-time basis! Working with us means joining a professional environment where your opinion truly matters and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/technicienne-en-sante-animale\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45350"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49945,"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45350\/revisions\/49945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spcaoutaouais.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}