Animal Kennel Technician - Part Time

City of Baytown, TX; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym partnership with Lee College

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Retirement plans (MissionSquare, Roth)

Training Center access at HUB

Comprehensive benefits program

Job summary

The City of Baytown Animal Shelter is seeking a compassionate Animal Kennel Technician to ensure the health, comfort, and well-being of the animals in our care. You’ll maintain a clean, safe environment—cleaning kennels, providing food and water, monitoring for signs of illness, and helping prepare animals for their forever homes.

Ideal candidates are kind, reliable, and ready to support a hardworking team that values humane treatment and community impact.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to read, write and understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Maintains proper sanitation by cleaning animal cages, walls, windows, and flooring.
• Shows adoptable animals for potential adoptions and monitors health and safety.
• Ensures animals are identified with tags, collars, and correct cage cards.
• Exercises animals and assists with intake of new animals.
• Maintains storage areas and provides humane treatment to all animals.
• Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Skills

Public relations

Animal handling

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

The City of Baytown Animal Shelter is seeking a compassionate Animal Kennel Technician to ensure the health, comfort, and well-being of the animals in our care. You’ll maintain a clean, safe environment—cleaning kennels, providing food and water, monitoring for signs of illness, and helping prepare animals for their forever homes. Ideal candidates are kind, reliable, and ready to support a hardworking team that values humane treatment and community impact. If you love animals and want to make a difference, we'd love to meet you!

The Animal Kennel Technician promotes care for sheltered animals. Must not be allergic to animals and be able to work all assigned shifts. Treats animals with kindness and respect to ensure animals are socially ready for adoption.

Duties

• Maintains proper sanitation according to department standards by cleaning animal cages, walls, windows, and flooring. Sanitizes as required.
• Shows adoptable animals for potential adoptions. Observes animals and reports any signs of illness, distress, or safety issues. Ensures all animals have adequate food and water by replenishing supplies.
• Ensures all adoptable animals are properly identified with tags, collars, and correct cage cards. Keeps outside exercise areas free of solid waste. Operates washers and dryers to clean laundry.
• Exercises animals by taking them to exercise areas. Help as needed with the check-in of new animals and inspection. Follow proper safety measures and procedures when using chemicals and cleaning supplies.
• Assist other employees, citizens and volunteers when required. Maintain and clean storage areas. Provides humane treatment to all animals.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Required

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to read, write and understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Preferred

• Current Animal Shelter work or Animal Volunteer work as related.
• A minimum of 6 months of Animal Control or Environmental Health experience.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Ability to exercise good public relations skills. Ability to handle animals without harm to them, others, or self. Ability to get along appropriately with co-workers and the public.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well – 365 days a year.

Health & Wellness

• Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year
• Employee Assistance Program providing up to 8 FREE sessions per issue per year

Retirement

• MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: optional retirement savings account

Training

• The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit: baytownlife.com