Animal Care Assistant- Part time
 PURPOSE/FUNCTIONProvide adequate care and comfort for all animals waiting to be adopted. The Animal Care Technician feeds animals as well as cleans and disinfects kennels. Assists the general public with questions regarding animals in our care and provide customer service. Working Conditions/Environment: Be patient &amp; tolerant of loud environments (barking), dog waste, odor and hair. Daily use of protective clothing and equipment. Physical effort is required to lift/carry animals and equipment of 50 lbs. or more. Exposed to potentially sick and dangerous animals. Job requires standing for long periods of time, bending, reaching, and heavy lifting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:The ability to humanely handle, with patience and ease, dogs and cats of all breeds and sizes.Provide quality care for all animals in the kennels by providing food, water, and proper clean-up and disinfects kennels (as often as necessary.)Observe animal’s appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease, and discontent.Monitor appetite, hydration, stools, and vomit of all shelter animals.Perform collection of fecals during cleaning process.Answer pager calls to assist with incoming animals.Perform humane euthanasia.Move animals throughout the shelter as needed and walk animals that are found to be housebroken.Complete assigned duties in a timely manner.Handles rabies vaccination specimens.Remove pets from kennels to adopted area or euthanasia.Educate the public as to adoptions, pet responsibility, vaccinations and spay/neuter.Update all computer records pertaining to animals in kennels accordingly.Perform cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and tools used on the job.
Title: Animal Care Assistant- Part time
Salary: 18720-18720
Description:  PURPOSE/FUNCTIONProvide adequate care and comfort for all animals waiting to be adopted. The Animal Care Technician feeds animals as well as cleans and disinfects kennels. Assists the general public with questions regarding animals in our care and provide customer service. Working Conditions/Environment: Be patient &amp; tolerant of loud environments (barking), dog waste, odor and hair. Daily use of protective clothing and equipment. Physical effort is required to lift/carry animals and equipment of 50 lbs. or more. Exposed to potentially sick and dangerous animals. Job requires standing for long periods of time, bending, reaching, and heavy lifting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:The ability to humanely handle, with patience and ease, dogs and cats of all breeds and sizes.Provide quality care for all animals in the kennels by providing food, water, and proper clean-up and disinfects kennels (as often as necessary.)Observe animal’s appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease, and discontent.Monitor appetite, hydration, stools, and vomit of all shelter animals.Perform collection of fecals during cleaning process.Answer pager calls to assist with incoming animals.Perform humane euthanasia.Move animals throughout the shelter as needed and walk animals that are found to be housebroken.Complete assigned duties in a timely manner.Handles rabies vaccination specimens.Remove pets from kennels to adopted area or euthanasia.Educate the public as to adoptions, pet responsibility, vaccinations and spay/neuter.Update all computer records pertaining to animals in kennels accordingly.Perform cleaning and maintenance of all equipment and tools used on the job.
Requirements: Not Applicable experience, High School or equivalent education
Fraudulent: No