Animal Care Specialist

City of Midland; Texas; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Midland seeks an Animal Control Officer responsible for maintaining the animal shelter and providing care for animals. Key duties involve health evaluations and assisting the public, with required qualifications including a high school diploma and relevant certifications. This role requires effective communication skills and the ability to manage various animal-related tasks in diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Knowledge in the recognition of animal diseases.
• Valid Texas driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the animal shelter and grounds.
• Processes animals that are brought to the shelter.
• Assists in euthanasia and operates cremation system.

Skills

Communication

Public Interaction

Animal Care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Maintains the animal shelter and grounds, provides quality care for the animals in our custody and assists the public and other animal control personnel.

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.

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.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.