Animal Care Technician

The Animal Care Technician provides care and maintenance for all animals by performing the following duties in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Animal Care Technician job duties include, but are not limited to, the job responsibilities listed below:

• Provide compassionate care for all animals

• Kennel and un-kennel dogs safely

• Recognize animal behaviors/aggression/anxiety and report as necessary

• Keep primary animal enclosures sanitized, clean, orderly and free of odors

• Prepare food for feeding trials in accordance to guidelines

• Conduct feeding trials in accordance to guidelines

• Prepare food for animals not on feeding trials in accordance with guidelines

• Ensure animals always have access to water

• Exercise/socialize animals daily and abides by exercise program in place for all animals

• Provide daily olfactory/natural enrichment to dogs and cats

• Document necessary animal information for management or veterinary staff

• Complete daily assigned wing visual management charts and report necessary information at daily huddle

• Groom dogs monthly, cats bi-monthly or as needed in accordance to guidelines

• Obtain animal body weights in accordance to veterinarian guidelines

• Take inventory of stock supplies as needed

• Assist with acquisitions of new facility animals as needed

• Conduct animal introductions in accordance to guidelines

• Advise Supervisor of any conditions that are unsafe including unrecognized hazards or infractions of safety rules

• Abide by all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) requirements and Safety Absolutes

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent

Desired:

Bachelor's degree in animal science

Minimum of one year of animal care experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Ability to work safely and follow all established Safety Absolutes

• Ability to treat animals with care and respect and feel comfortable socializing animals off leash

• Ability to assess animal health conditions

• Ability to work independently as well as be a team player

• Ability to follow instructions and respond to management direction

• Ability to write legibly and read documents

Physical Demands The physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.