Careers
Put Your Love of Animals to Work
Want to make a difference for the animals?
We have many great positions for someone who loves working with animals or who wants to make a positive impact in Ottawa. Taking care of animals is just one of the many opportunities available for you.
Working with and for animals, advocating for their health and well-being or supporting others who do, can be a very rewarding and satisfying career.
If you’re a people-person who thrives on connecting with your community, our team has many opportunities where you will learn, grow or bring your own experience and help create a more humane and compassionate community for all.
We are committed to our team’s success. Find out from our President & CEO, Sharon Miko, how we work with you to make your job better. Whether you are starting your career, or looking for the next rewarding step, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for at the OHS.
It’s a job you will feel really good about.
The Ottawa Humane Society is accredited by Imagine Canada and Humane Canada, reflecting our excellence in board governance, financial accountability and transparency, fundraising, staff management, volunteer involvement, and excellence in animal care.
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- Senior Manager: Major Gifts & Campaign
- Coordinator: Animal Behaviour (Intervention Services) – Full Time
- Registered Veterinary Technician: Clinic Services – Full Time
- Veterinary Technician: Animal Care – Full Time
- Assistant Veterinary Technician – Casual
- Attendant: Development – Full Time
- Attendant: Outreach – Casual
- Customer Service Representative: Foster – Full Time (Up to 6 Month Contract)
- Customer Service Representative: Intake – Casual
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There are also many opportunities for volunteering.
We want to hire...
Senior Manager: Major Gifts & Campaign
The OHS relies on the support of a caring community to provide shelter and life-saving care to Ottawa’s animals. The Senior Manager, Major Gifts & Campaign is a key member of the development department’s management team, growing the OHS’s major gifts program and executing the $12 million capital campaign.
Coordinator: Animal Behaviour (Intervention Services) – Full Time
The OHS is a shelter for animals in need. The coordinator: intervention services coordinates the flow of animals from intake to outcome, assessing and monitoring their emotional well-being to better prepare them for their future.
Registered Veterinary Technician: Clinic Services – Full Time
The OHS is a shelter for animals in need. The veterinary technician is responsible for the health and well-being for the animals in the care of the OHS, including providing medical assessments and interventions.
Veterinary Technician: Animal Care – Full Time
The OHS is a shelter for animals in need. The veterinary technician is responsible for the health and well-being for the animals in the care of the OHS, including providing medical assessments and interventions.
Assistant Veterinary Technician – Casual
The OHS is a shelter for animals in need. The veterinary technician is responsible for the health and well-being for the animals in the care of the OHS, including providing medical assessments and interventions.
Attendant: Development – Full Time
The OHS relies on the support of a caring community to provide shelter and life-saving care to Ottawa’s animals. The attendant: development helps achieve this goal by providing operational and administrative support to the development team.
Attendant: Outreach – Casual
The OHS offers a variety of programs to children, youth and adults in the community. The Attendant: Outreach is responsible for facilitating and supporting public programming at the OHS.
Customer Service Representative: Foster – Full Time (Up to 6 Month Contract)
For many homeless animals, foster care makes all the difference in their recovery and finding their forever home. The customer service representative: foster helps coordinate foster care for Ottawa’s animals.
Customer Service Representative: Intake – Casual
The OHS is the first step in getting lost pets home. The customer service representative: intake works directly with the public providing consultation and support for those seeking OHS lost and found services and services of the Municipal Animal Shelter.