Animal Care Technician

City of Grand Prairie; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Grand Prairie seeks an Animal Care Technician to assist shelter operations, care for animals, and help the public with adoptions and redemptions.

Responsibilities include cleaning kennels, feeding and exercising animals, assisting with vaccinations and microchipping, and maintaining records; the role is 85% indoors with physical labor and exposure to heat or cold.

Qualifications

• Six months to two years in animal care and handling.
• Experience assisting with vaccinations, microchipping, and health checks is a plus.
• Customer service and public interactions with clients at the shelter.
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License is preferred for animal transport duties.
• Must obtain Texas Dept. of Health Certified Euthanasia Technician certification within 120 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Attend animals in the shelter; clean and disinfect kennels and cages.
• Provide general care: feeding, watering, exercising, grooming.
• Assist Officers with vaccinations, microchipping, and euthanasia as needed.
• Maintain stock and records of supplies and documentation.
• Transport animals to veterinarian clinics as required.
• Assist the public with adoptions and redemptions; complete paperwork.

Skills

Animal care and handling

Public interaction

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certification in Euthanasia Technician (Texas Dept. of Health)

Job description

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to assist the animal shelter operations and services. This is accomplished by performing duties on a daily basis to maintain office areas, animal kennel areas, provides general care, feeding, exercising and grooming of animals, and assisting the public with adoptions and redemptions. Other animal care related tasks include assisting Animal Services Officers with vaccinations, microchipping and euthanasia, monitoring and observing animals to detect signs of illness or injury, and providing customer service to the general public. The majority of the work (85%) is conducted indoors with extensive physical labor and exposure to heat/cold weather conditions.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs departmental specific functions by attending animals in the animal shelter; cleaning and disinfecting kennels and cages, litter boxes, feeding utensils, pans and equipment, etc.; launder animal bedding and towels, sweeping and mopping floors, removing trash and cleaning dog yards of waste.
• Provides general care and feeding of animals by feeding, watering, exercising and bathing.
• Assists Animal Services Officers with vaccinations, microchipping, administering medication, drawing blood for health checks and assist and/or perform euthanasia.
• Maintains stock and storage rooms in neat and organized manner. Stocks inventory of food, litter, cleaning supplies, etc.
• Periodic transport of animals to the veterinarian clinic(s) for visits as needed.
• Assists with public with adoptions and redemptions by performing adoption procedures, assisting in reclaiming lost animals, directing the public to areas of the shelter, helping customers complete paperwork, recording animal information and maintaining records.
• Follow-up on adoptions and redemptions by checking the computer system and adoption contracts for proof of vaccination and sterilization and sending notification letters is contracts are not met.
• Provides assistance to the general public by answering inquiries over the phone or in person, directing telephone calls, preparing and maintaining records, receiving paperwork and entering information into computer system.

Minimum Qualifications

• Work requires a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Six months up to and including two years in animal care and handling
• Valid Texas Class C Driver's License.
• Must obtain Texas Department of Health Certified Euthanasia Technician certification within 120 days of employment
• Rabies Pre-Exposure Vaccination: All staff are required to have rabies pre-exposure vaccinations. If you have previously received the rabies vaccine, you must provide a titer test to confirm ongoing immunity.

The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits

01

What is the highest level of Education obtained?

• Some high school, no diploma or GED
• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College, no degree
• Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
• Technical or Trade School (Completed)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate Degree

02

Do you have experience in animal care and handling?

• No experience
• Less than 6 months
• 6-12 months
• 1 year to less than 2 years
• 2 years to less than 3 years
• Over 3 years
• Required Question