Animal Care Technician

City of Irving; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Irving is seeking an Animal Care Associate to clean enclosures, care for animals, assist with adoptions, and maintain shelter operations. A high school diploma is required, and no prior experience is necessary, with bilingual English/Spanish being beneficial.

The role involves lifting up to 50 pounds and may require euthanasia certification within six months of hire. Starting pay is $18.17 per hour, with a full pay range of $18.17–$23.93 per hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• No prior experience required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish beneficial.
• Must obtain euthanasia certification within six months from date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Clean animal enclosures and maintain animal shelter facilities, grounds, and incinerator.
• Handle, care for, feed, restrain, and vaccinate animals; administer medication and blood draws for health checks.
• Answer telephone and assist customers in person and via email; work with animal rescue groups; process adoptions, transfers, and registrations.
• Maintain daily/monthly records and input data into specialized database system; assist community service workers and volunteers.
• Perform euthanasia when required.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Posting

Duties include cleaning animal enclosures and maintaining animal shelter facilities, grounds and the incinerator; handling, caring for, feeding and restraining animals; and vaccinating, microchipping, administering medication, and drawing blood for animal health checks. Duties also include answering the telephone and assisting customers in person and via email; working with animal rescue groups; processing adoptions, transfers, reclaims and city registrations; providing guidance to community service workers and volunteers; maintaining daily / monthly records, and entering accurate and complete information in and retrieving data from a specialized database system; and performing euthanasia. Duties will require exceptional customer service skills and typically will require lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. A high school diploma or equivalent required. No experience necessary but prior relevant experience and bilingual (English / Spanish) skills beneficial. Must have or obtain euthanasia certification within six months from date of hire. Normally scheduled five days per week, eight hours per day, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. A résumé must be submitted with application.

Starting pay for this position is Pay Grade GG09 Step 3, $18.17 per hour.

PAY GRADE GG09 / FULL PAY RANGE $18.17 - $23.93 PER HOUR

Full Job Description

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Culture

Irving Animal Services is a division of the Irving Police Department, and it maintains a safe and secure city by providing a healthy environment for humans and animals living in Irving. In 2010, the City of Irving constructed a 26,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Animal Care Campus that includes cat condos with window views, a dog park and spacious kennels. The campus is shared with DFW Humane Society.

The City of Irving strives to be the most inclusive, welcoming, respectful and understanding municipal organization in North Texas. Irving is home to one of the most diverse ZIP codes in the nation, with many religions, races, nationalities and beliefs represented. The city acknowledges that its employees’ diversity make them uniquely qualified to serve. This is achieved by building and nurturing an employment base that better reflects the races, cultures, faiths, gender identities, generations and philosophies of the community. The goal is to create programming and engagement opportunities, implement best and emerging practices, and foster an environment of understanding and respect. This allows for equitable access to programs and services, removal of barriers for engagement, and a culture of safety, trust and belonging.

For City of Irving full-time employees only, competitive health benefits and participation in TMRS are offered. More information can be found online at https://irvingtx.gov/index.php?section=hr-employment-benefits.