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COCity of Fort Worth
City of Fort Worth•Government

Animal Shelter Technician

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

0-0 years

Compensation

$37.4K - $41.4K per year

Posted

43m ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

This position involves providing professional animal care at City of Fort Worth animal shelter locations, including feeding, cleaning, and monitoring animals. Key responsibilities also encompass administrative duties, facilitating intake/outcome processes, and engaging with the community for adoption events and partnerships.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Animal Shelter Technician position is available with the City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Division. This position will represent the City of Fort Worth by providing professional, courteous, quality care for animals at our animal shelter locations. This position may function as an adoption counselor and animal caretaker at either of our shelter locations, assist in our Outbound Team handling and maintaining partnerships or attending off-site adoption events.

The selected individual must be an affective communicator who is able to demonstrate diplomacy, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills while working with a culturally and ethnically diverse staff, volunteer and community base.

This is a full-time position with benefits, working a minimum of 40 hours, subject to mandatory overtime. This position requires the availability of working weekends, holidays evening shifts and/or extended hours based on operational needs. This position may require you to travel to various locations.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Feeding, watering, cleaning after and caring for animals

  • Performing administrative duties, which include verifying animal ID numbers in PetPoint, answering phones, providing public information and answering high levels of time sensitive emails

  • Facilitating intake/outcome processes

  • Recruiting/Maintaining a good working relationship with partnering agencies, volunteers and fosters

  • Driving city vehicles to transport animals from multiple locations as assigned

  • Monitoring animals for any medical/behavioral issues

  • Assesses animals and completing blood work and vaccinations

  • Attending and/or hosting adoption events

Minimum Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • No Prior Experience Required

  • Valid Texas Drivers License

  • Must pass Drug Screen and Physical

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Six (6) months of experience in animal control, or animal shelter settings with animal behavior and handling

  • Six (6) months of experience in developing strong relationships within the community to foster a positive image

  • Bilingual Skills

  • Proficient in use of PetPoint shelter software system, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Working Conditions and Physical Demand:

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.

Heavy Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Benefits:

  • 11 Paid Holidays

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Paid Time Off

  • Pension Plan

  • Professional Development Opportunities

Updated 43m ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Affective Communication • 1+ yrs
Diplomacy • 1+ yrs
Conflict Resolution • 1+ yrs
Problem-Solving • 1+ yrs
Animal Behavior and Handling • 1+ yrs
PetPoint shelter software system • 1+ yrs
Microsoft Office • 1+ yrs
Community Relationship Building • 1+ yrs

Experience

0-0 years

Certifications

Valid Texas Drivers License • Required
City’s Defensive Driving course • Required

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$37.4K - $41.4K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationFort Worth, Texas, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh • 8/10
physicalHigh • 9/10
cognitiveMedium • 7/10
executionHigh • 8/10
creativityLow • 4/10
uncertaintyMedium • 6/10
communicationHigh • 8/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

City of Fort Worth

Team size

Growing team

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

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Animal Shelter Technician

Fort Worth, Texas, United States • Full Time