Animal Care Technician

About the role

We provide general care for shelter animals, including enrichment, feeding, cleaning, exercising, monitoring, disinfecting, and grooming. With direction, you may assist with vaccinations, microchipping, and medicating shelter animals.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and maintains animal kennels and cages and provides a clean and safe environment for the animals and citizens.
• Feeding, handling, and provision of custodial care for animals.
• Handling large and aggressive animals using various animal care and control equipment including catch poles, leashes, muzzles, traps.
• Assist in giving basic shelter medical treatment to animals in shelter care.
• Affixing animals turned in by the public and Animal Control Officers while completing all proper intake procedures.
• Completing and filing all required paperwork and data entry into the animal services data base management system in accordance with procedures in a timely manner.
• Maintaining shelter property by picking up trash, organizing supplies, and other various needed maintenance.
• Tracking shelter supply inventory and notifying Manager of supplies when needed.
• Perform cross-training with administrative staff.
• Perform cross-training with animal control and show willingness to assist with animal control calls as necessary.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic construction methods.
• Handling large and aggressive animals using various animal care and control equipment including catch poles, leashes, muzzles, traps.
• Physical and behavioral characteristics of common dogs, cats, livestock, and exotic animals.
• Animal care, feeding and handling.
• Animal disease and prevention.
• Basic animal handling skills and comfort level needed.
• Customer Service Oriented on phones and face to face.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer Skills MS Office.
• Communication with mobile apps.
• Ability to read and follow written directions.
• Administering injections to dogs, cats and wild animal is strongly preferred.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Continuing education or classes in zoology, animal science, grooming and bathing, care of domestic animals, animal advocacy, preferred.
• One year experience working with animals required.
• Valid Texas driving license required.

Skills

• Basic animal handling skills and comfort level needed.
• Customer Service Oriented on phones and face to face.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer Skills MS Office.
• Communication with mobile apps.
• Ability to read and follow written directions.

Benefits

The City of Dickinson offers an excellent array of benefits and is a member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), offering a 2:1 match on a 7% employee contribution, 5 year vesting. The City provides full-time employees 100% employer paid: Health*Dental*Long-Term DisabilityBasic Life *Multiple levels of dependent coverage available. Other Benefits Voluntary LifeAnnual Longevity Payment13 HolidaysSick LeaveVacation LeaveDeferred Compensation