Benefits and Perks

At San Diego Humane Society, we care deeply about the people who make our mission possible. Our benefits are designed to support your health, financial stability, work-life balance and professional growth, so you can thrive at work and at home.
Health Benefits & Well-Being
- Medical and dental: Options for 100% employer-paid plans for employees (after completion of required Wellness Activities)
- Basic Vision coverage included in medical benefits, buy-up coverage available (*Transparency In Coverage information posted below).
- Limited option Benefit Plans available for part-time employees
- FSA, voluntary and legal insurance options
- Employee Assistant Program featuring TalkSpace: text or video based mobile therapy
- Self-care and well-being resources to support lifelong healthy habits
- Wellness webinars and activities, including free flu shots and more
- Grokker wellness platform — free for employees and two others
Financial Wellness
- 403(b) retirement with 5% match and 100% vesting after one year
- Many retail discounts, such as: Columbia, Verizon, home buyer discounts, TicketsatWork
- Eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
- Employee loan program with free credit counseling
Work-Life Balance
- Generous paid time off (including your birthday as a paid day off!)
- 8 paid holidays
- Paid floating holiday
- Sabbatical leave program
- Bereavement time off (for family and pet loss)
- Various leave of absence options
Career Growth
- Competitive pay and career growth opportunities
- Learning Library offering comprehensive learning and development
- Access to job shadowing and external training opportunities
- Job levels to provide pay increases based on time worked and performance for select positions
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Bilingual compensation for Spanish fluency and other languages
- Discussion groups, training, guest speakers and more!
- Paid time for volunteering via MLK Jr. Week of Service
- Celebration of cultural holidays and observances
Pet-Related Perks
- Free adoptions, spay/neuter and select vaccinations
- Free 1-year dog license
- 20% off select services at participating VCA hospitals
- Huge discounts on Purina pet food via Purina for Professionals
- Discounted behavior and training classes and community education programs
- Discounted pet insurance from Fetch
Note: Some benefits are offered only to certain employment categories.
* Transparency In Coverage - these links lead to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and include negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.
United Healthcare Machine Readable Files
Kaiser Machine Readable Files