animal caretaker

facilitator

veterinary technologist

clinical assistant

merchandise flow team member

Winnipeg Humane Society

I loved this job and most of the volunteers and staff are some of the kindest and most dedicated people I've ever worked with. It can be tough when there's a large influx of animals and having to see animals in poor health, but overall it's worth it, caring for animals and seeing them recover is life-giving. I was proud to work here.

Unfortunately, the management was uncaring, uncommunicative, and resistant to change. We lost a lot of good workers to bullying in 2023. At the time of writing, do not apply if you have had any struggles with mental or physical health because the manager is not compassionate and will punish and humiliate you for minor issues. It is simply not a safe place for you.

I enjoyed my job beyond belief! It was a fast paced enviroment working along side some truly amazing people and animals. I have learnt so much from working at this job. I have learnt time managment, doing multiple tasks at once, handling difficult customers, great memory skills, and so much more! 
A typical day at work involved coming in the morning, cleaning and feeding all the animals housed in the clinic department. helping the vet techs set up for surgery, making appointments for clients to see the vets, helping with induction for surgery, entering surgery notes and many more tasks! The most enjoyable part of my job was my co workers and being around animals everyday.

The volunteers are great! 

Most of the staff act like children and all of the management act like gossipy little school girls. Never get thanked for a good job. They make up excuses to euthanize animals just to unburden themselves. I loved being able to rehabilitate animals but because of how this place is run you'll end up worn down and hating the place. Most of the "lifers" there are so worn down they just turn a blind eye to and don't care how poorly the place is run and turn their backs on all of the non-aggressive dogs that are put down for aggression.

Busy environment, often stressful situations just because of the nature of the work. Some people who work there are awesome - great at their jobs, great teammates. Some others make the job harder and don't work well with other people with lots of gossip and backstabbing. The different departments don't communicate well with each other, and this makes the job harder to do.  

I worked as an emergency call taker and it was a temporary position. The girls I worked with, with the exception of 1, were absolutely terrible. They were snobby and really hateful. Not friendly at all. The manager of this department is also just as terrible. I no longer support the humane society because of this. And they don't care about the animals there at all. The volunteers do but the people who work there are really heartless.

As of Jan 2015, the management at the WHS is awful.

The hardest part of the job is seeing how people treat animals, and watching them toss them aside as if they don't matter. 

Regular staff working at the WHS are wonderful!  They are all dedicated and passionate about saving the lives of animals. 

The pay is not very competitive because it is a non profit charity.  They do offer benefits - and pensions to non-unionised workers.

Very fast paced environment.

The society does great work for the animals and there has been some improvements in management. However, it is a very toxic work environment. Management is very disorganized and disconnected with rest of staff. While there are some good people working here the administration does not support its employees. Better to volunteer and avoid the office politics.

Very stressful work environment (department dependent), very low pay (and you must start at the bottom of the pay scale regardless of experience), toxic social dynamics among coworkers and departments. Would not recommend this place of employment.

Co-workers and Management were friendly, helpful and encouraging from day 1. You can tell that most people are there because they want to be and because they love animals. 
Always felt valued and respected.
Was an easy-going work environment but also had purpose. 
And although I worked in Administration, I really enjoyed being able to get up from my desk to visit the animals.

A typical day commences with general office duties followed by supporting the CEO and Managers of all depts.
All levels of staff are very cooperative - we are there for the animals.
The hardest part of the job is not being able to take all the animals home!  The most enjoyable part is the reward of finding forever homes for our furry family members!

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Animal caretaker 10 salaries reported	$18.13 per hour
Facilitator 8 salaries reported	$19.82 per hour
Veterinary technologist 5 salaries reported	$23.27 per hour
Clinical assistant 8 salaries reported	$19.43 per hour
Merchandise flow team member 10 salaries reported	$18.75 per hour

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