Animal Care Specialist

City of Midland, Texas; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2:1 Retirement Plan with TMRS

Educational Tuition Assistance Program

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Midland Municipal Employee Credit Unit

Competitive pay

Medical/Dental/Vision Plan

PTO accrual

Paid holidays

Job summary

City of Midland, Texas is seeking a compassionate Animal Shelter Technician to care for pets and wildlife, conduct health checks, and assist with microchipping and cremation services. You’ll support the health, safety, and dignity of animals while engaging with the public and local rescue groups.

Join a team dedicated to humane animal care, sanitation of facilities, and coordinated community outreach through animal control partners and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with the public and provide humane care for animals.
• Some knowledge in recognition of animal diseases.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; Texas driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Processes animals brought to the shelter with health evaluations and parasite control.
• Maintains sanitation of kennels, cat facilities, quarantine and wildlife areas.
• Assists in euthanasia and disposal of animals as required.
• Operates the animal cremation system for mass and private cremations.
• Picks up animals from veterinarians and public, unloads animals as needed.
• Micro-chips animals leaving custody; performs routine maintenance on equipment and grounds.
• Provides visitor assistance and supports animal control officers and rescue groups.

Skills

Public communication

Animal care

Disease recognition

Following instructions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Texas driver's license

Basic certification within 1 year

Euthanasia certification within 6 months

Job description

Scope of Work

Do you have a heart for animals and want to make a real impact in your community? The City of Midland is looking for a compassionate, hardworking Animal Shelter Technician to help care for the pets and wildlife that come through our doors.

From assisting with daily animal care and facility sanitation to helping with microchipping and cremation services, your role will be vital in supporting the health, safety, and dignity of the animals in our care. You’ll also connect with the public, animal control officers, rescue groups, and other organizations to make a difference every day.

If you're dependable, unafraid of a little mess, and dedicated to treating animals with compassion and respect, we’d love to have you on our team. Ready to roll up your sleeves and save some tails?

Essential Job Duties

• Processes animals that are brought to the animal shelter by providing health evaluations, parasitic controls, scanning for microchips and placing in the proper holding are.
• Maintains the sanitation and environment of kennel areas, cat facilities, quarantine areas, wildlife facilities and sick/injured animal room.
• Assists in euthanasia and the disposal of animals as required.
• Maintains and operates the animal cremation system for mass disposal and private cremations.
• Picks up large quantities of dead animals from veterinarians for disposal by cremation.
• Micro-chips animals that leave animal controls custody.
• Unloads dead and live animals from the public, veterinarians and animal control offices.
• Performs preventative maintenance on equipment, building and grounds.
• Provides assistance to visitors.
• Operates a vehicle to pick up dead livestock and supplies and other machinery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

Ability to sit, stand and drive a vehicle to and from various work sites. Employee may be exposed to seasonal temperatures while maintaining kennel and grounds, traffic hazards, chemicals, mild acids, detergents and noise. Employee also may be exposed to animal bites and animal transmitted diseases. Ability to lift bags of materials such as dog food or animals regularly.

Required Qualifications

Employee communicates with other employees in the work group and may respond to questions from the general public regarding services or animals that may be in the kennel. Employee may have direct contact with other animal control personnel such as the SPCA, various humane societies and animal rescue organizations.

Ability to deal with the public and provide humane care for the animals. Some knowledge in the recognition of animal diseases is needed. Ability to follow both written and oral instructions is also necessary.

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Valid Texas driver's license required. Must be able to obtain Department of State Health Services Basic Certification within one year of employement. Must be able to obtain euthanasia certification within six months of employement.

• 2:1 Retirement Plan with TMRS
• Educational Tuition Assistance Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
• Midland Municipal Employee Credit Union
• Competitive pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plan
• PTO accrual
• Paid holidays