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About the Role

You are the interface between the animal shelter management and the specialist department. We are looking for you immediately as an Animal Care Service Manager (m/f/d) full-time.

Responsibilities

• Creation and coordination of duty and deployment planning
• Organization, control, and continuous optimization of workflows
• Technical guidance and supervision of animal care and husbandry
• Guidance, support, and further development of the animal care team
• Ensuring and continuous improvement of quality standards in animal husbandry
• Planning, organization, and coordination of internal and external training and further education measures
• Optimization and further development of processes in animal placement
• Personnel recruitment, onboarding, and personnel development
• Conducting regular employee reviews and promoting a appreciative feedback culture
• Planning, organization, and coordination of animal transports in compliance with all legal and animal welfare regulations

Requirements

• Completed training as an Animal Care Master (m/f/d) or a comparable qualification with several years of professional experience in animal care
• Several years of experience in leading and developing employees
• Distinct leadership and team skills as well as a cooperative leadership style
• Enjoyment of actively shaping work processes and continuously improving teamwork
• Openness to change and willingness to implement new ideas and developments
• Strong communication skills, high social competence, and appreciative interaction with people
• Confident and solution-oriented action – even in challenging situations
• High personal responsibility, organizational skills, and a structured way of working
• Willingness for weekend and holiday duty

Skills

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Organization
• Process optimization
• Personnel development
• Feedback culture
• Problem-solving

Location

• Tierheim Berlin, Hausvaterweg 39, 13057 Berlin

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Several years of professional experience in animal care
• Several years of experience in leading and developing employees

Education Level

• Completed training as an Animal Care Master (m/f/d) or a comparable qualification

Salary/Compensations

• Monthly gross salary between €3,544.22 and €4,860.71 depending on training and professional experience

Benefits

• Position of trust with scope for action and demanding tasks
• Varied field of activity in the largest animal shelter in Europe
• Christmas and holiday bonus
• Social benefits: monetary benefit in kind and health days
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Dogs allowed at the workplace (depending on compatibility)
• Free parking

About the Company

• The Tierschutzverein für Berlin und Umgebung Corp. e.V. is one of the most experienced and largest animal welfare associations in Germany, committed to the protection and welfare of animals since its founding in 1841.
• The Tierheim Berlin cares for more than 1,300 animals daily.
• Europe's largest animal shelter cares for the homeless animals of the capital 365 days a year.
• The association's tasks include promoting practical animal welfare in Berlin and the surrounding area and conveying the ideas of animal welfare, environmental protection, and nature conservation.
• A significant part of this work involves caring for approximately 10,000 Berlin street cats.
• The association supports their feeding monthly with around 8,000 cans of cat food.
• The Tierschutzverein also sterilizes free-living parent animals and cares for and places the young.
• In 2024, 1,150 cats were sterilized in our veterinary practice.
• The close cooperation between the Tierschutzverein für Berlin and the Tierheim Berlin is reflected in their shared vision: a society in which humans and animals live together respectfully, in which all animals have the right to a free and animal-appropriate life and are recognized as individuals.