Dog Colony Care Technician – Veterinary Lab

Auburn University; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a TES Animal Care Attendant-Dog Colony to provide daily care, cleanliness, and maintenance of laboratory dogs in a controlled environment. Work hours are 6:00am–4:00pm with occasional nights, weekends, and holidays.

This temporary position is through TES, serving as an in-house support unit for Auburn HR. Candidates must have a high school diploma and the ability to follow detailed instructions, with duties including feeding, cleaning cages,

Qualifications

• Must be able to follow detailed, simple, routine instructions and procedures.
• Duties require basic physical and mental skills and abilities, including use of simple hand tools, power tools or other equipment and use of basic math and reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures animal cages and/or containment rooms are kept clean and orderly.
• Launders, stores and distributes linens and scrubs required for animal care.
• Restocks supplies needed for meeting animal needs and cleaning rooms.
• May perform a variety of animal care duties such as feeding, watering, applying shredded paper to cages and updating health records.
• May perform a variety of animal care facility services such as building “whelping boxes” and maintaining the upkeep of kennel grass and yard work.
• Assists with animal treatment and transportation as needed.
• Maintains grounds and common areas around animal quarters and clinic.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a TES Animal Care Attendant-Dog Colony to provide daily care, cleanliness, and maintenance of laboratory dogs in a controlled environment. Work hours are 6:00am–4:00pm with occasional nights, weekends, and holidays.

This temporary position is through TES, serving as an in-house support unit for Auburn HR. Candidates must have a high school diploma and the ability to follow detailed instructions, with duties including feeding, cleaning cages,