Animal Services Technician

City of Waco, TX; Waco (TX); Sur place; USD 20 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

City of Waco, TX is seeking a dedicated individual to provide safe and consistent care for animals in the shelter. This role involves daily care, monitoring, feeding, cleaning, enrichment, and documentation to support animal welfare and shelter efficiency.

You will engage with staff and volunteers to ensure timely, compassionate, and professional service to residents and adopters, while following sanitation and safety protocols and potentially responding afterhours in emergencies.

Qualifications

• Requires compassion and attention to detail in daily animal care.
• Strong customer service and communication skills for public interactions.
• Ability to follow safety and handling protocols and report concerns.

Responsabilités

• Cleans and maintains animal housing areas, provides feeding, enrichment, grooming, and routine care.
• Monitors animals for illness or distress and reports changes; administers medications as directed.
• Safely handles and moves animals using established safety protocols.
• Assists with intake, movement, adoption, reclaim, and fostering processes.
• Provides courteous service to residents, adopters, fosters, volunteers and visitors; answers questions about shelter programs.

Connaissances

Customer service

Animal handling

Driver's license

Communication

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Summary

Minimum Starting Salary is $17.7500 depending on qualifications

The City of Waco Seeks a dedicated, compassionate, and attentive candidate to provide safe and consistent care for animals in the City's shelter.

Preferred

• Valid Texas Driver's License
• H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent
• Some animal care experience

Position Overview

Under general supervision, provides daily care and monitoring of animals housed at the Animal Shelter and supports the safe, clean, and efficient operation of the facility. Performs animal handling, feeding, cleaning, enrichment, and basic care; monitors animal health and behavior; maintains accurate records; and provides customer service to the public. Works collaboratively with staff and volunteers to promote animal welfare, maintain facility standards, and support positive outcomes for animals in care.

Essential Functions

• Cleans and maintains animal housing areas, facilities, equipment, and grounds daily; provides feeding, watering, enrichment, grooming, and other routine care for animals.
• Monitors animals for signs of illness, injury, stress, or behavioral concerns; promptly reports changes and administers medications and treatments as directed.
• Safely handles and moves animals of varying sizes, breeds, temperaments, and physical conditions using established animal-handling and safety protocols.
• Assists with daily shelter operations, including animal intake, movement, adoption, reclaim, foster, and other placement activities as assigned.
• Provides professional and courteous customer service to residents, adopters, fosters, volunteers, and other visitors; responds to questions and provides information regarding shelter programs, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains accurate animal records and documentation; updates files and assists with reports, computer entry, and other administrative duties as assigned.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of assigned work areas and proactively addresses animal care, sanitation, and facility needs throughout the workday
• Works collaboratively with staff and volunteers to ensure animals receive timely and consistent care and that shelter operations are completed efficiently.
• Follows established sanitation, disease-prevention, animal-handling, workplace safety, and infection-control protocols.
• May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.