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Do you love animals? Do you love working with good people who love animals? So do we! Every day, AWS staff have fun and make a difference in the lives of countless animals and community pet lovers. Start your career today!

Individuals 18 years of age and older are eligible to apply for employment at AWS.

We are looking for people with excellent people skills, experience in animal handling and a positive attitude to join our team. Adoption Center staff help take care of animals, facilitate adoptions, admit animals into care and provide exceptional customer service for community members and coworkers. Full and part time positions available. If you love animals and enjoy people, please apply! 

Enhance your career at AWS, a growing mission-based practice, as a licensed veterinary technician. With a variety of opportunities, including general practice, shelter medicine and high-volume spay/neuter, every day Clinic is unique and rewarding. LVTs  utilize and gain skills in radiology, sonography, dentistry, anesthesia, surgery, laboratory testing, patient nursing care and client education. Our mission, Our team, our benefits and our location make working at AWS special. Our clinic is a place to save lives, grow as a professional, collaborate with peers in a warm and encouraging setting. AWS offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health insurance and ample PTO. Because AWS is a non-profit organization, licensed veterinary technicians may qualify for the public service student loan forgiveness program.

Join the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic team! With a variety of opportunities, including general practice, shelter medicine and high-volume spay/neuter, every day as a veterinarian at the AWS Community Veterinary Clinic is unique and rewarding. What makes the AWS Clinic so special? As a non-profit organization, AWS is mission-driven, caring for lost and homeless pets and providing our community’s pet owners access to affordable services and resources so pets and their families stay together and thrive. Financial pressure and stress is limited, so the focus is simply on providing care. AWS offers a complete benefits package including health insurance, staff discounts, 401k with match, and ample PTO; $1,000 CE allowance, paid annual state and DEA license fees, and two paid professional memberships. Because AWS is a non-profit organization, you may qualify for the public service student loan forgiveness program.

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    AWS offers unpaid internships that are customized to your school or work schedule and your academic requirements. Opportunities exist in all AWS departments including Adoption Center, Canine Training, Veterinary Clinic, Marketing and Administration.

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Working with both children and pets takes a special and compassionate person, and that’s exactly how we would describe our Youth Programs volunteers! Alongside our Youth Programs Coordinator, volunteers help children visiting with AWS both inside and outside the classroom with fun games, tasks, education and, of course, animals. With programs like Rescue Readers, Furry Tales, and After School Club, there’s a lot to do around here regarding humane education! We’re grateful for the hard work and dedication of our Youth Programs volunteers who assist in teaching compassion, kindness, and care for all creatures!