Animal Care Technician - C

Bexar County; Kirby, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bexar County Animal Facility in Kirby seeks an Animal Care Technician to perform cleaning, feeding, and monitoring of shelter animals. You will sanitize kennels, assist with vaccinations and medications, and help manage daily animal activities.

You will maintain animal profiles in shelter software, coordinate with staff, and ensure humane handling and safety protocols while supporting adoption efforts and public inquiries.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required with 1 year of animal shelter/kennel experience or equivalent.
• Knowledge of animal care, feeding procedures, humane handling, and housing.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitize kennels, treatment rooms, and equipment.
• Feed and water animals; monitor intake and waste; report changes.
• Assist in vaccination, medication, and pre-surgery prep; schedule meds.
• Exercise animals daily and monitor behavior; communicate changes.
• Maintain inventory of supplies, rooms, and animal profiles in shelter software.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Computer basics

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Shelter software

Job description

## Animal Care Technician - CApply: Kirby Bexar Animal Facility: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 10, 2026 (23 days left to apply): JR101090**Job Title**Animal Care Technician - C**Pay Rate Min to Mid Range**$17.55 - $20.18**Time Type**Full time**Summary**Under general supervision, is responsible for performing the cleaning, maintenance, and sanitizing of kennels and associated equipment. Ensures food and water are provided to animals, along with walking, exercising healthy and ambulatory animals.DescriptionUnder general supervision, is responsible for performing the cleaning, maintenance, and sanitizing of kennels and associated equipment. Ensures food and water are provided to animals, along with walking, exercising healthy and ambulatory animals.**Duties and Responsibilities:*** Cleans and sanitizes treatment room, kennel area, and equipment to include all runs, cages, walls, doors, and floors; cleans play yard areas throughout the day* Feeds and waters all animals; monitors food intake and animal waste and reports changes to Animal Shelter Manager* Demonstrates excellent customer relations with internal and external customers* Vaccinates, medicates, and preps animals for surgery; creates and maintains scheduling for medicating animals as required* Follows schedule to ensure animals are exercised daily* Monitors behavior and characteristics of animals and notifies the Animal Shelter Manager or the Veterinary Personnel on duty of any changes immediately* Washes, dries and folds all laundry and maintains an orderly laundry room; cleans all dishes, toys, and litter pans used by animals* Monitors and maintains inventory of animals, equipment, cleaning supplies, restroom supplies, animal food, and litter* Creates and maintains animal profile information in shelter software; records and completes screening of animals for current disposition and updates animal profiles* Helps in the adoption of animals, provides information to owners (lost animals), and works with transferred animals* Performs related duties as assigned**Minimum Qualifications:*** Graduation from High School or General Education Development (GED) certificate and one (1) year experience working or volunteering in an animal shelter/kennel; or an equivalent combination of education and experience* Knowledge of animal care and feeding procedures; knowledge of humane animal handling and housing; knowledge of recognizing and interpreting animal signals* Basic skill in operating a computer and office equipment; skill in customer service* Ability to work in an efficient manner with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities; ability to learn procedures related to sanitizing kennels, equipment, and general animal handling and to communicate clearly and effectively; ability to learn and use shelter software; ability to learn safety protocols and procedures; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, County employees, Elected/Appointed Officials, outside organizations and the general public* Must possess and maintain a valid Texas driver's license, Class C or higher* Must secure and maintain a favorable background investigation* Must clear a pre-employment physical and a pre-employment drug screen test* May be required to work more than 40 hours during the workweek