Admissions Associate

San Diego Humane Society is hiring full-time Admissions Associates for our El Cajon team!

How you'll impact our mission:

At San Diego Humane Society, we're united by our mission to Inspire Compassion. The ideal candidate will be responsible for conducting interviews with guests relinquishing animals and completing intake procedures for all animals being admitted to SDHS, performing euthanasia procedures as needed.


This role delivers service at the gold standard level in alignment with the SDHS Way, to meet the needs of animals and the people who love them by leading with compassion, finding creative solutions, providing personalized care and building connections. If you're passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement, we'd love to talk to you.

As an employee you'll enjoy:

• Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!)
• Comprehensive benefits package, training and well-being programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year
• Free pet adoptions, pet vaccines and spay/neuter services
• ...and so much more!

What you'll do:

• Assist members of the public in the admittance of their pet or stray animal, diverting intake wherever possible, through proper interviewing techniques and completion of necessary paperwork. Assess situations efficiently and assist with triaging incoming animals that may be sick, injured, or aggressive.
• Accurately and reliably enter notes in the organization's electronic record keeping system objectively describing behavior and medical related concerns observed at time of admittance.
• Perform euthanasia in accordance with AVMA guidelines. (Must be certified; training towards certification will be provided.) Once certified, participate in euthanasia procedures of in-house animal and owner-relinquished animals.
• Humanely handle and restrain domestic animals using proper humane equipment and fear free methods/techniques.
• Perform minor medical tasks such as conducting initial physical examinations, scanning for microchip presence, administering subQ vaccinations and oral general de-wormer, and performing blood draws at time of admittance.
• Evaluate and assist with the behavior assessment of all incoming animals, and collaborate with various departments to ensure appropriate pathways of incoming animals.

What we're looking for:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of one (1) year experience with animals in kennel, shelter or veterinary hospital environment required, or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• Working experience in guest/customer services strongly preferred
• Bilingual skills a plus, Bilingual-Spanish preferred
• Must be able to handle the physical and emotional aspect of work in an animal shelter environment, including the use of euthanasia
• Must obtain VACSP permit after employment

Location & Hours: Based at our El Cajon Campus. This position works 40 hours per week.


Pay: Starting range is between $22.00 - $24.25 per hour and is eligible for an hourly bilingual-Spanish premium.

The listed hiring range for this position depicts the target range of pay rates for candidates. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. Compensation for internal candidates may increase beyond the listed range based on performance over time. For all candidates, the actual starting pay rate is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to your years of related education and experience, internal pay equity, and position location.


To learn more about our benefits and perks, click here.

Career Growth through Job Levels: Admissions offers three job levels as you grow within your role. Growth is based on time worked in your SDHS Admissions Associate role and meeting other training and performance requirements - everyone can advance once they meet the requirements! Advancing levels is recognized through a title change and pay increase.