Animal Care Technician

City of Irving; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 24,796 - 31,684; Full time

Job summary

City of Irving's Animal Services seeks a dedicated animal care technician to clean enclosures, assist with adoptions, handle, vaccinate, and care for animals. Duties include records, customer service, and occasional euthanasia certification within six months. High school diploma required; no prior experience necessary though bilingual (English/Spanish) helps.

Typical schedule is five eight-hour days, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Pay starts at GG09 Step 3, $18.17/hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• No prior experience necessary.
• 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 the incinerator.
• Care for, feed, restrain and vaccinate animals; administer medication and draw blood for health checks.
• Answer telephone and assist customers in person and by email.
• Process adoptions, transfers, reclaims and city registrations.
• Maintain daily/monthly records and enter data in a specialized database system.
• Perform euthanasia as required.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Customer service

Lifting up to 50 pounds

Animal handling

Record keeping

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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

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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.