Animal Kennel Technician - Part Time

City of Baytown; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Baytown Animal Shelter is seeking a compassionate Animal Kennel Technician to care for animals in our shelter, maintain a clean and safe environment, and support adoption efforts. You will feed and provide water, monitor health, and ensure humane treatment while working as part of a team dedicated to community impact.

Ideal candidates are reliable, kind, and able to work assigned shifts; must not be allergic to animals and should be prepared to assist with daily duties and emergencies as

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Maintains sanitation by cleaning cages, walls, windows, and flooring.
• Observation of animals for signs of illness or distress and reporting them.
• Ensures proper identification with tags, collars, and cage cards.
• Exercises animals and assists with check-in of new admissions.
• Handles chemicals safely and follows cleaning procedures.

Job description

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:

• 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.

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.