Canine Welfare Training Technician

Training a guide dog starts with expert care.

At Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) our mission depends on the care and conditioning of exceptional dogs in training. As a Canine Welfare Training Technician at our San Rafael CA campus youll play a vital role in ensuring the physical health mental enrichment and daily well-being of the adult dogs preparing for a life of service.

This role is hands-on physically demanding and team-oriented requiring attention to detail and a strong sense of purpose. Youll use your expertise to support daily routines while contributing to a positive structured environment where dogs can return we offer a generous starting pay rate a collaborative culture and a clear path for professional growth including the potential to build a career in canine welfare or guide dog training.

What youll do:

• Provide daily expert care including feeding bathing administering medications exercising and grooming adult dogs in training
• Monitor dog behavior and health and report observations accurately
• Support kennel cleanliness and sanitation to uphold high standards
• Assist in basic obedience reinforcement and training enrichment
• Collaborate with trainers veterinary staff and volunteers
• Maintain detailed digital records and documentation

What youll love:

• Ourmentorship training programincluding opportunities for continued education
• Acollaborative work environmentwhere youll form long-lasting friendships
• Supporting dogs in formal training and those preparing for alternate careers
• Having acareer with an impact creating partnerships between guide dogs and people
• Agenerous benefits packagethat includes vacation & holidays health insurance retirement savings plan and more

The experience and skills youll need:

• Previous experience caring for dogs in a kennel veterinary or training environment preferred
• Physical stamina to be on your feet for most of the day and perform activities like bending lifting hosing and scooping
• Comfort using digital tools and learning new systems to track care
• A team-first attitude strong communication skills great work-ethic and dependable attendance

This is a full-time position requiring work on weekends including 4 day shifts and 1 evening shift per week. Some holiday shifts are also required.

Meet our Canine Welfare Training Technicians:

Dogs for the Blind

At Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) we believe that everyone deserves to move through the world safely and confidently to live the life they want to live. As the largest guide dog school in North America we have graduated more than 16000 guide dog teams from across the U.S. and Canada since our founding in 1942. GDB not only improves mobility for our clients we further inclusion. Join our team of more than 300 employees and share your passion for our mission.

At Guide Dogs for the Blind we respect value and appreciate all differences. We welcome all qualified candidates irrespective of your race color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin marital status genetics disability age or veteran status. Individuals with disabilities especially those who are blind or visually impaired are encouraged to apply. If you have a disability and need assistance and/or accommodation with applying for a job please feel free to contact our Human Resources department.

Pay Range
$26.00/hour