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AspectFull Time Non Profit Animal RescueAnimal Shelter Worker
CredentialsHigh school diploma; certifications in animal care often preferredHigh school diploma; on-the-job training common
Work EnvironmentFieldwork, community outreach, rescue operationsShelter facilities, animal care, cleaning, and feeding
Employer & IndustryNon profit organizations dedicated to rescue and rehoming animalsMunicipal or private animal shelters

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Animal Care Team Lead

Animal Care Team Lead

Animal Rescue League Of Iowa

Des Moines, IA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 17 days ago

Animal Rescue League of Iowa rating

3.3

Company rating: 3.3 out of 10

Based on 7 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

704th of 710 rated non-profit organizations

Job description

Animal Care Team Lead

Lead with compassion while helping animals receive the care they deserve.

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is seeking a dependable and compassionate Animal Care Team Lead to support the daily operations of our Animal Care team. This role helps guide day-to-day animal care, supports team members and volunteers, and helps ensure animals receive consistent, high-quality care in a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. This is a great opportunity for someone with animal care experience who enjoys leading by example, supporting others, solving problems, and staying hands-on in a fast-paced shelter environment.

Schedule
  • 40 hours per week
  • Tuesday through Saturday - 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About the Animal Rescue League of Iowa

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is Iowa’s largest nonprofit animal welfare organization, helping animals and the people who love them through sheltering, adoption, veterinary care, animal services, community programs, and pet support resources. Across multiple locations and programs in the Des Moines metro, the ARL works every day to provide compassionate care, practical support, and trusted resources for animals and families in our community.

What You’ll Do
  • Help lead the daily operations of the Animal Care team.
  • Support, mentor, and train team members while leading by example.
  • Monitor animal health, behavior, and wellbeing and communicate concerns promptly.
  • Assist with animal care, cleaning, feeding, animal movement, and facility needs as needed.
  • Help maintain clean, organized, and safe animal care areas.
  • Support volunteers, visitors, and team members with professionalism and compassion.
  • Follow animal handling, safety, sanitation, and organizational procedures.
What We’re Looking For
  • High school diploma or GED, required.
  • At least one year of professional animal care experience, required.
  • Strong communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to stay organized and flexible in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfort working with animals of varying sizes, species, temperaments, and needs.
  • Basic computer proficiency.
Benefits for Full-Time Employees

The ARL is proud to offer competitive, market-driven compensation and a mission-focused culture. In addition, a variety of benefits are available to employees including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer-paid long-term disability and basic life insurance
  • Supplemental insurances, including short-term disability, supplemental life insurance, accident, and critical illness insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with an employer contribution
  • Veterinary benefits
  • Work-life balance through our expansive holiday and paid time off policies
Physical and Work Environment Requirements

This position works in an active animal shelter environment and may require prolonged standing, walking, bending, cleaning, safely handling animals, working indoors and outdoors, and lifting up to 40 pounds. The role may involve exposure to moderate noise, animal waste, cleaning chemicals, zoonotic diseases, and the possibility of bites or scratches while following established safety procedures.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Why Join the ARL?

As an Animal Care Team Lead, your work helps ensure animals receive safe, compassionate daily care while supporting the team members and volunteers who care for them.

If you are dependable, hands-on, and ready to lead by example in a mission-driven environment, we would love to have you join our team.

Employment in this position is at-will, meaning either the employee or the ARL may end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, as permitted by law.

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state law. Applicants and employees are encouraged to discuss potential accommodations as needed.

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