Seasonal Animal Intake/Care Technician

Guilford County; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness center

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Guilford County Government is seeking an Animal Intake/Care Technician for the county shelter. This seasonal, hourly, non-benefitted position pays a flat rate of 15.34/hr and requires on-site work with weekends and holidays included.

Duties include intake processing, vaccinations, health assessments, and daily animal care. The role involves multiple responsibilities, including interaction with the public, coordination with veterinary staff, and maintaining detailed records using the department's

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or its equivalent AND one year of direct animal handling.
• Experience with personal pets is not considered qualifying.
• Must be available to work weekends, holidays, and mandatory trainings.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming animals, perform vaccinations and health assessments.
• Answer phone and refer calls to appropriate personnel.
• Maintain intake area, care for animals, and provide meals.
• Assist medical team with procedures including euthanasia and x-rays.
• Maintain accurate records in the animal management system.

Skills

Animal handling

Public interaction

Record keeping

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Animal management system

Job description

GUILFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Quality Government

Description

This Recruitment is for Seasonal/Hourly Non-Benefitted Positions Only. This position pays a flat rate of 15.34/hr

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

The Animal Intake/Care Technician processes all incoming animals to the shelter. An employee in this role will answer the phone and refer calls to appropriate personnel for services, performs physical and behavioral examinations and assists with medical procedures of animals admitted to the animal shelter, and determines proper housing arrangements for all incoming animals.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

Animal Intake/Care Technicians perform intake activities including performing vaccinations, conducting preliminary health examinations and assessments, researching for owner information and possible reunification, entering information into the departments animal management systems along with a high level of public interaction at the shelter facility. Incumbents are required to provide daily care of the animals and maintain the intake area of the shelter to provide a clean and safe environment for impounding animals, staff and the public. Incumbents also must be able to deal with the stress of an often times emotion-charged public and carry a fast paced and changing workload. Incumbents must be available and willing to work weekends, holidays and to attend any mandatory training or meetings the employer determines are necessary to meet business needs. Reports to the Animal Care Supervisor.

Examples of Duties

Duties And Responsibilities

• Identifies and addresses ill animals in accordance with established guidelines; coordinates with veterinary health technicians as needed.
• Work closely with Animal Control and dispatch to collect information for investigations and bite reports.
• Performs skilled work in the intake and providing care for animals in the shelter. Comes in contact with sick, injured unruly and/or vicious animals and impounds them safely and humanely.
• Responsible for the daily care of animals by providing medication, cleaning cages and kennels, and feeding the animals. Identifies and tags animals.
• Responsible for monitoring the health care of animals for any changes; monitoring animals for signs of illness, stress, or lethargy; washing and disinfecting dishes and equipment daily; and customer service.
• Assists the medical team with medical procedures including but not limited to euthanasia, obtaining x-rays and with gathering samples needed for laboratory testing.
• Conducts daily animal inventory checklists.
• Other related duties as assigned.

RECRUITMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of local animal ordinances.
• Knowledge of proper use of animal safety equipment.
• Knowledge of proper vaccination procedures for dogs, cats and ferrets and ability to draw blood from cats and dogs for heartworm and FIV/FELV testing.
• General knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of disease management/recognition, general animal care and safe, humane handling skills
• Knowledge and ability to perform general diagnostic testing to assist with determining health of animal.
• Knowledge of various breeds of dogs, cats and other animals.
• Knowledge of animal shelter policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of and ability to assist in performing physical exams and identifying and addressing medical problems/diseases.
• Ability to work as part of a team to accomplish tasks
• Ability to keep accurate, detailed records and enter them into computerized animal management system
• Ability to perform math.
• Ability to communicate effectively in potentially high stress and emotionally driven environment.
• Ability to identify animal behavior and read body language for both cats and dogs.

Typical Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma or its equivalent AND one year of direct animal handling.

NOTE: Experience with personal pets is not considered qualifying.

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions and Physical Demands of Work

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; frequently push and/or pull up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Working conditions are in a kennel environment with frequent exposure to laboratory conditions including hazardous materials, unfavorable fumes and odors, and working with animal body fluids and infectious diseases, and loud noises.

May Require Driving

This position may require driving for this position whether driving a County owned or personal vehicle to conduct county business such as but not limited to attending conferences, meetings, or any other county related functions. Motor Vehicle Reports may be verified for valid driver's license and that the driving record is compatible with the county's driving criteria.
If a personal vehicle is operated for county business proper insurance is maintained as per Guilford County's vehicle use policy.

Special Note

This generic class description gives an overview of the job class, its essential job functions, and recommended job requirements. However, for each individual position assigned to this class, there is available a completed job questionnaire with a physical abilities checklist, which can give further details about that one specific position. Those documents should be reviewed before initiating a selection process. They can provide additional detailed information on which to base various personnel actions and can assist management in making legal and defensible personnel decisions.

We are excited about the opportunity of having you as a prospective new employee!

You probably already know our county is a wonderful county to live in, but did you know it is also a wonderful place to work?

Below are a few of the reasons why we love working for Guilford County.

We offer Health Insurance (UnitedHealthCare) to all benefitted employees working a minimum of 20 hours per week. The shared cost of the premium is based on scheduled/budgeted hours. If you are a full-time employee working 40 hours a week you can expect to pay less than $35 a month for medical coverage, dental coverage for $4 a month and vision coverage for $5 a month. That's less than $45 a month for medical, dental & vision coverage; that's unheard of.
Telehealth UHC Virtual Visits are available to you with no copay or out of pocket expense.
We are excited to inform you Guilford County has an Employee Wellness Center (24/7 access) with strength training equipment, cardio machines and a group exercise room with virtual or in person coaching from our Wellness Specialist!
Employee Assistance Program, 100% funded by the county. A superb benefit for you and your family absolutely free. Confidential help with personal or work-related issues.
13 paid holidays, 12 sick days, and 12 vacation days a year. That's 37 paid days a year, totaling almost 2 months of paid time off.
Employer contributes 5% into your 401(k) - no match required.
Enrollment in the State Retirement Plan by contributing 6%.
Longevity pay beginning at five years of service.
We provide a $10,000 Life and AD&D benefit to eligible employees.
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) allow you to set aside tax-free dollars for health care and dependent care.
Voluntary Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.

01

What is your highest level of education?

• HS/GED
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's or Higher

02

How many of years of experience do you have with directly handling animals?

• Less than 1 year
• 1 year less than 2
• 2 years less than 3
• 3 or more years
• Required Question