Animal Care Attendant - Shelter

About the position

The Animal Care Attendant is responsible for the cleaning, maintenance, and sanitizing of kennels and associated equipment, as well as providing general animal husbandry. This role involves assisting with the transportation of animals and requires working in both indoor and outdoor environments, often under varying conditions. The position emphasizes excellent customer relations and the ability to handle animals safely and humanely.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates excellent customer relations with internal and external customers.
• Feeds animals as scheduled and ensures water is available at all times.
• Cleans and sanitizes kennel area, equipment, and outside areas of grounds.
• Maintains inventory of animals, equipment, and supplies.
• Updates animal information in Chameleon database.
• Screens animals for disposition, verifying with identification tags, and updates pick-up orders information.
• Launders animals' towels, blankets and toys as needed.
• Reports any health or behavioral problems displayed by animals to supervisor immediately.
• Assists customers in finding owned, adoptable or transferable animals.
• Transports animals to and from adoption events, rescue locations, and the Animal Emergency Room Clinic, which frequently includes lifting and carrying animals weighing up to 50 pounds and assisting with team lifts for animals over 50 pounds.
• Obtains feed and necessary supplies.
• Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent (recognized by the Texas Education Agency or a regional accrediting agency).
• Valid Class 'C' Texas Driver's License.
• Knowledge of animal care and feeding procedures.
• Knowledge of humane animal handling and housing.
• Ability to learn procedures related to sanitizing kennels, equipment, disposition of animals, and general animal handling.
• Ability to learn pertinent local and State laws.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to learn safety procedures and methods used to handle vicious animals.
• Ability to learn Chameleon database.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public and City staff.
• Ability to quickly recognize and interpret animal signaling.
• Ability to work with frequent interruption and changes in priorities.
• Ability to perform all physical requirement of the position, with or without accommodations.

Benefits

• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance