Evening Kitten Nursery Technician - Part-Time

Operation Kindness Humane Society; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Operation Kindness Humane Society in Texas is seeking a Part-Time Kitten Nursery Technician to provide lifesaving neonatal feline medical care in a controlled nursery environment. The role requires handling newborn kittens, administering medications, and maintaining strict sanitation protocols to protect vulnerable patients.

The position reports to the Kitten Nursery Manager and Kitten Nursery Lead; schedule is Thurs-Sat 4pm-12am.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience working with cats in a medical capacity, either through employment or volunteer work.
• Familiarity with concepts of disease transmission and prevention.
• Experience handling neonatal patients, weighing kittens; may include subcutaneous injections and basic monitoring.
• Euthanasia certification required, may be obtained within first 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and safely bottle-feeding multiple litters of kittens, aged 1 day to 6 weeks, following feeding and disease-control protocols.
• Follows strict sanitation procedures to prevent disease transmission between litters.
• Carrying out daily cleaning tasks to keep the nursery sterile and contagion-free.
• Training nursery volunteers in feeding and sanitation procedures; monitor critical patients while maintaining nursery population feeding.
• Administers medications and provides treatment, including care for critical patients; assist in examinations, injections, fluids, and enemas.
• Aids staff in readying kittens from the Kitten Nursery for Foster homes; keep records current.
• Keeps animal records current, including intake paperwork, feeding charts and medical logs.
• Assists in inventory management of Kitten Nursery supplies to ensure stock availability.
• Assists staff in working with veterinarians to determine proper treatment of sick or injured kittens.

Skills

Cat care experience

Neonatal kitten care

Disease control

Medical capacity with cats

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Operation Kindness Humane Society in Texas is seeking a Part-Time Kitten Nursery Technician to provide lifesaving neonatal feline medical care in a controlled nursery environment. The role requires handling newborn kittens, administering medications, and maintaining strict sanitation protocols to protect vulnerable patients.

The position reports to the Kitten Nursery Manager and Kitten Nursery Lead; schedule is Thurs-Sat 4pm-12am.