REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (FULL-TIME CONTRACT)
TITLE: Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) – 1 position
REPORTS TO: Senior Manager, Animal Care
LOCATION: 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd., Guelph ON
TYPE: Full-time Contract (until March 31, 2028); 32–40 hours/week; Schedule requires working both Saturday and Sunday each week, plus an additional 2–3 weekdays.
Are you a skilled and compassionate RVT looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of animals? Do you thrive in a hands-on, fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Are you excited by the opportunity to use your clinical skills across surgery, shelter medicine, and the care of companion animals, exotics, farm animals, and wildlife? If so, the Guelph Humane Society (GHS) wants to meet you!
The Opportunity:
GHS is on the lookout for a full-time Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) to join our Animal Care team. This role offers a hands-on opportunity to directly support the health, welfare, and wellbeing of animals in GHS care while contributing to our growing veterinary services and shelter medicine program. You will play an important role in providing high-quality medical and preventive care, supporting surgical procedures, monitoring patients, administering treatments and medications, and maintaining strong infection prevention and control practices.
If you are a compassionate and skilled RVT who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and is passionate about making a meaningful difference for animals in need, we would love to hear from you.
What You’ll Do:
- Administer medications, treatments, and vaccines
- Conduct intake and ongoing physical health assessments
- Monitor animals for changes in health and wellbeing
- Manage and monitor hospitalized animals and those requiring more intensive medical care including patients receiving IV therapy
- Use independent clinical judgement to assess patient needs and recognize when veterinary consultation or escalation is required
- Support surgical procedures, including preparation, induction, intubation, anesthesia monitoring, recovery, and post-operative care
- Collect blood, urine, and other diagnostic samples
- Perform in-house laboratory testing and diagnostics
- Provide safe, humane, low-stress handling and restraint
- Support preventive healthcare, infectious disease control, biosecurity, and shelter medicine practices
- Maintain accurate medical, treatment, surgical, and anesthesia records
- Prepare and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment
- Maintain medical supplies, equipment, and inventory
- Communicate medical and post-operative care instructions to staff and foster caregivers
- Collaborate with veterinarians, external veterinary providers, and the Animal Care team to support patient care
Our Ideal Candidate
- Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) in good standing with the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT)
- Minimum 1 year of clinical RVT experience with 3+ years preferred; Experience in shelter medicine, emergency medicine, and/or high-volume spay/neuter experience is considered an asset
- Strong surgical and anesthesia skills, including patient preparation, anesthesia monitoring and recovery
- Confident working independently, prioritizing competing demands, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced shelter medicine environment
- Strong knowledge of animal health, infection prevention and control, and animal welfare
- Comfortable providing medical care to sick, injured, and hospitalized animals with varying levels of care needs
- Skilled in safe, humane, low-stress handling and restraint of a variety of species and temperaments
- Strong communication, organization, and attention to detail
- Comfortable with the physical requirements of the role, including prolonged standing, animal restraint, cleaning, and lifting up to 50 lbs
- Valid Ontario Class “G” driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle
Who We Are:
Founded in 1893, the Guelph Humane Society is a registered charity that provides care and shelter for approximately 3,000 homeless, stray, injured and abused animals each year in Guelph and Wellington County.
The Guelph Humane Society’s (GHS) Strategic Plan, Charting Our Future Direction (2024 – 2027), sets out GHS’s commitment to creating a compassionate world where all animals are valued and respected and one that is deeply rooted in our values of compassion, leadership, integrity, transparency and collaboration. The opportunity to advance the welfare of animals through care, education, community engagement and relationships has never been greater.
Animal welfare is at the heart of our mandate, and therefore at the centre of everything we do. You must have a strong commitment to animal welfare and be keen to learn more about how this philosophy fits into our work.
What We Offer:
- Full-time Contract (until March 31, 2028); 32-40 hours/week
- Salary: $24.00-$27.00 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications
- Competitive paid time off, including vacation and personal days
- Employer paid group insurance benefits including dental, health, and vision care
- Employee and family assistance program
- Opportunities for training and development
- Being part of an amazing, passionate, mission-driven team making a difference for animals and the community!
How to Apply:
Please forward a resume and cover letter (including salary expectations) to Samantha Westphal, Senior Manager, Animal Care at [email protected].
Please indicate Registered Veterinary Technician position in the subject line of your application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The posting will remain open until September 8th at 5:00pm.
We welcome diversity, value differences, and foster inclusion in our employment practices. We invite applications from all qualified individuals who are philosophically aligned with our mission, vision, and values.
GHS welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process.
This position is offered on a contract basis and does not represent a vacancy replacement.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring Guelph Humane Society does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools to screen, assess, or select job applicants. All applications are reviewed by human decision-makers. This posting may be advertised or received through third-party platforms (such as Indeed), which may use automated systems unrelated to candidate evaluation by GHS.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Candidates selected for an interview will be notified within 45 days of their interview date as to the status of their application.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: $24.00-$27.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32.0 – 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Application question(s):
- Are you a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) in good standing with the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT)?
Experience:
- Clinical RVT : 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
