Adoption Counselor
Animal Counseling in Kentucky pays $280k median — is this one competitive?
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Job Description
About the Role
Join Kentucky Humane Society as a Adoption Counselor – Animal Care in United States. Job DetailsJob Location: Louisville, KY 40222Summary of Purpose: Ensure the daily care, comfort and cleanliness of KHS animals while providing excellent customer service to all clients. Guide all potential adopters towards finding the animal most suitable for their lifestyle and expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- (Essential Functions): Provide daily care, cleanliness, and enrichment to animals in care and maintain common areas.
- Responsible for daily cleaning and sanitation of assigned animal and common areas with emphasis on disease control protocols; provide spot cleaning of animal areas throughout work schedule.
- Provide all animals with appropriate housing, bedding, food, and water.
Requirements
- paced environment. Humane attitude towards animals. Ability to manage the emotional aspect of end
- life services and humane euthanasia, and support staff in high
- paced environment.
Work Schedule
- Full-time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Kentucky Humane Society as a Adoption Counselor – Animal Care.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Adoption Counselor at KENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Animal Counseling physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.
Animal Counseling — Physician Career Context
This Animal Counseling position at KENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY is open to physician candidates.
Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Animal Care, Customer Service, Cleaning, Sanitation, Disease Control, Enrichment, Vaccination, Inventory Management. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Animal Counseling role.
Core responsibilities: This role ensures the daily care, comfort, and cleanliness of shelter animals while providing excellent customer service to clients, guiding potential adopters to suitable matches. Essential duties include maintaining sanitation, providing enrichment, managing the adoption process, and accurately pr...
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Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (2)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.
Job Details
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