Veterinary Assistant (Cat Rescue)

Stray Cat Alliance

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Los Angeles, California

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provide medical, wellness, and shelter support for rescued cats and kittens. Assist in programs including spay/neuter, trap-neuter-return, and adoption services.

Qualifications

You are passionate about animal welfare and have a strong desire to help cats and kittens. You possess basic animal handling skills and are comfortable working in a rescue environment. A high school diploma or equivalent is required for this role.

Job Description

Stray Cat Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on educating and empowering communities to advocate for every cat's right to be safe, healthy, and valued. Every day, our team works to save the lives of kittens and cats by providing: spay/neuter, trap-neuter-return (TNR), adoptions, wellness care, medical care, and community shelter support. Our goals are to:

  • Eradicate cruelty toward cats through advocacy, rescue, and education.
  • Help shelters transform themselves into safe havens for cats by implementing our life-saving policies and procedures.
  • Find loving forever homes for cats and kittens taken in through all of our programs.

Stray Cat Alliance envisions a time when all cats are valued and safe whether in homes or communities, and when shelters serve as temporary safe havens.

By joining Stray Cat Alliance, a community-based cat rescue, you will be making a difference for cats and kittens who otherwise have limited to no options for care. In 2023, we directly served 3,603 cats and kittens, and provided resources and support to another 25,347 cats and kittens through our hotline.

All applicants who are offered employment with Stray Cat Alliance will be subjected to a check of their background either by the Company or a third party vendor. As such, applicants and employees may be subject to a consumer report or investigative consumer report. The Company will review the relevant background information to select and retain the most qualified employees with the end goal of maintaining a safe and productive work environment. This policy applies to the criminal history screening of prospective and current employees.


Stray Cat Alliance will conduct all third party background checks in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), other applicable federal and state laws, and Company procedures.

Stray Cat Alliance

Stray Cat Alliance is a non-profit organization focused on educating and empowering communities to advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy, and valued. Everyday, our team works to save the helpless lives of kittens and cats by providing: spay/neuter, trap-neuter-return (TNR), adoptions, wellness care, medical care, and community shelter support. Our goals are to: - Eradicate cruelty toward cats through advocacy, rescue, and education. - Find loving forever homes for cats and kittens taken in through all of our programs. - Help shelters transform into safe havens for cats by implementing SCA’s life-saving policies and procedures. - Educate the community about the plight of free‐roaming cats and empower people to take action to stop population growth through spay and neuter. - Create and sustain a No-Kill Nation by mentoring other communities to become no kill through our grassroots programs. Stray Cat Alliance envisions a time when all cats are valued and safe whether in homes or communities, and when shelters serve as temporary safe havens.
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