Animal Care Technician

Bernalillo County; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a forward-thinking organization focused on animal welfare! As an Animal Care Technician, you will play a vital role in providing compassionate care to animals while ensuring a clean and safe environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of animals and the community. With a strong emphasis on work-life balance and professional development, you'll enjoy generous leave accruals, health benefits, and a supportive workplace culture. If you're passionate about animal care and looking for a rewarding career, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Generous leave accruals

Career development opportunities

Remote & flex-work options

Longevity pay

Education assistance program

Health benefits

Lucrative retirement plan

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required; experience with animals preferred.
• Euthanasia license required for certain roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide humane care and handling to animals at the shelter.
• Maintain cleanliness of animal housing areas and perform custodial duties.
• Assist with customer service and office tasks as needed.

Skills

Animal Care

Customer Service

Euthanasia Procedures

Sanitation Practices

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Computer

Multi-line telephone

Two-way radio

Photocopier

Job description

Time left to apply End Date: February 1, 2025 (9 days left to apply)

Job requisition id JR101706

Job Posting Title: Animal Care Technician

Department: Animal Care

Location: 3001 2nd St SW

Pay: $15.17 - $19.43

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging, the County offers many benefits including generous leave accruals, career development opportunities, remote & flex-work options, longevity pay, education assistance program, health benefits, and a lucrative retirement plan.

Under the direction of the Animal Care and Sheltering Manager, provides humane care and handling to animals; feeds, cleans, sanitizes, and disinfects all animal housing areas and equipment maintained at the Bernalillo County Animal Care and Resource Center.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Perform maintenance and custodial duties on kennels and cattery at the animal care facility to ensure a clean and safe environment for animals, the general public, and employees.
2. Feeds, waters, and cares for animals.
3. Cleans and disinfects cages, inside and outside runs, and cattery using appropriate chemical agents per Animal Care Services policy and procedures.
4. Does daily laundry, folds, separates, and distributes laundry to areas for storing or bedding in the kennels.
5. Exercise and socialize with animals on a regular basis.
6. May bathe, clean, and groom animals as needed.
7. Performs kennel and office maintenance and custodial functions as needed: cleaning animal services facility, maintaining inventory, and stocking supplies.
8. Provides office and customer service assistance when needed: answers phones, answers questions for the public, helps with paperwork, and escorts the public through kennels for viewing animals for adoption or claiming lost pets.
9. May assist animal care officers/technicians and front office with handling animals arriving and leaving the facility.
10. In certain roles, responsibilities may involve performing euthanasia tasks.
11. Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned.

* The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School diploma or GED. Experience working with animals is preferred.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Individuals performing euthanasia are required to hold a valid license as a Euthanasia Technician issued by the State of New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine.
2. Prior to performing euthanasia tasks, approval from the Director of Animal Care must be obtained.

The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

1. Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.
2. Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.
3. Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. Duties are performed primarily indoors in a temperature-controlled environment.
2. Worker is exposed to natural weather conditions while performing outdoor duties.
3. Indoor duties are performed in a facility setting with cement, carpeted, or tiled floors.
4. Outdoor duties are performed on surfaces which may be even or uneven, wet, or dry. Stairs may be required in performing indoor or outdoor duties.
5. Outdoor duties may be performed on natural ground, asphalt, concrete, snow, ice, or mud.
6. Worker may be exposed to animals, aggressive animals, animal bites, disease, odors, animal dander, animal byproducts, and chemicals.
7. Worker performs duties alone or as part of a select team.
8. Worker will be in an environment which may have a high level of noise, animal traffic, and activity throughout the day.
9. Worker may be required to be on-call as necessary to include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND MATERIALS

1. Equipment used in performing duties includes computer, multi-line telephone, two-way radio, facsimile (fax) machine, photocopy machine, and computer printer.
2. Handles a variety of forms and paperwork, writing utensils, and other basic office supplies while performing duties.
3. May use a variety of equipment including but not limited to a net, rope, leash, snare, squeeze cage, halters, tranquilizing equipment, ladders, horse trailer, and camera in the performance duties.

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