Animal Care Technician

IndyHumane; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

IndyHumane in Carmel, IN is seeking Animal Care Technicians to maintain a clean, safe, low-stress environment for hundreds of animals daily. You will feed, water, enrich, and safely handle dogs and cats while adhering to strict sanitation standards.

The role emphasizes dependable, detail-oriented, and efficient work in a fast-paced shelter setting. Training emphasizes humane handling, safety, and teamwork in all weather conditions.

Qualifications

• Must be animal-savvy.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to read chemical warning labels and kennel cards.
• Must have good attention to detail.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must not be allergic to chemicals or animals.
• Must work at a pace that ensures task completion within work hours.
• Must tolerate a stressful environment.
• Must be able to work around animal waste, odors, and biohazards.

Responsibilities

• Clean canine and feline kennels and housing to strict sanitation standards daily.
• Feed, water, bedding, and enrich dogs and cats.
• Safely handle animals of varying sizes, energy levels, and behavior needs.
• Work in all weather conditions while walking and moving animals.
• Monitor animal health and reporting concerns immediately.
• Complete physically repetitive labor for much of the shift.
• Assist teammates to ensure all daily tasks are completed before leaving.
• Follow standardized procedures exactly as trained.
• Follow kennel signs for special care instructions.
• Perform custodial duties as required.
• Follow proper use of equipment and cleaning chemicals.
• Ensure humane animal handling and safety procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dependable

Detail-oriented

Efficient

Coachable

Team-focused

Emotionally resilient

Job description

At IndyHumane, Animal Care Technicians are responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, low-stress, and disease-controlled environment for hundreds of animals every day. We are looking for team members who take pride in hard work and understand that animal welfare depends on operational excellence.

If you are seeking a role where your effort directly impacts animal health and outcomes—this may be the position for you.

Successful ACTs are:

• Dependable– your team and the animals rely on you showing up consistently
• Detail-Oriented– cleanliness and protocol compliance directly affect disease prevention
• Efficient– you can work quickly without sacrificing quality
• Coachable– feedback is frequent and immediate
• Team-Focused– when your area is done, you help others
• Emotionally Resilient– shelter work can be stressful and emotionally difficult

Summary of essential job functions

• Cleaning of canine and feline kennels and animal housing to strict sanitation standards every day
• Feeding, watering, bedding, and enriching dogs and cats
• Safely handling animals of varying sizes, energy levels, and behavior needs
• Working in all weather conditions while walking and moving animals
• Monitoring animal health/behavior and reporting concerns immediately
• Completing physically repetitive labor for much of your shift
• Assisting teammates to ensure all daily tasks are completed before leaving
• Following standardized procedures exactly as trained
• Pay attention to kennel signs regarding special care instructions
• Perform custodial duties where and when required
• Follow standardized processes in use of equipment and cleaning materials/chemicals
• Appropriate and humane animal handling
• Follow safety and hazard procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum requirements

• Must beanimal-savvy
• Must beat least18 years of age
• Must be able to read sufficiently to understand chemical warning labels and kennel cards
• Must have good attention to detail
• Must have great oral and written communication skills
• Must not be allergic to chemicals or animals
• Must be able to work at a pace that ensures task completion within work hours
• Must be able to tolerate a work environment that, at times, can be stressful
• Must tolerate a fast-paced, loud, physically demanding environment
• Must be able to work around animal waste, odors, noise, and biohazards

Abilities required

• Must be able to lift 50lbs
• Must be able to stand forlong periodsof time
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions

Preferred

• 1+ year professional animal handling

Important Expectations

• This is active, hands-on labor for most of the day
• You will be held accountable to cleanliness, efficiency, and protocol standards
• All team members are expected to become proficient in all aspects of the role

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.