Animal Care Technician

Strategic Government Resources, Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Irving, TX is seeking a dedicated Animal Care Technician for the Police / Animal Services department. You will care for animals, maintain shelter facilities, and assist the public with adoptions and registrations. The role requires physical work, including lifting up to 50 pounds, and excellent customer service.

No prior experience is required, but bilingual English/Spanish is beneficial. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and euthanasia certification must be obtained

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• No prior experience needed; relevant experience a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish beneficial.
• Must obtain euthanasia certification within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Clean animal enclosures and maintain shelter facilities, grounds, and incinerator.
• Care for, feed, restrain and monitor animals; vaccinate, microchip, and draw blood for health checks.
• Answer phones and assist customers in person and by email; coordinate with rescue groups.
• Process adoptions, transfers, reclaim, and city registrations; maintain records.

Skills

Customer service

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Animal care database

Job description

# Animal Care TechnicianCity of Irving, TX•Full-time•Irving, Texas, United States•5h agoANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN DEPARTMENT: POLICE / ANIMAL SERVICES 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 ($37,812 - $49,776 ANNUALLY) CLOSING DATE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED