Animal Care Worker
Equine Hospital
Location
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full Time
Experience
1-2 years
Compensation
$16 - $16 per hour
Posted
4h ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Animal Care Worker provides essential support and care for equine and other large animal patients at the Veterinary Health Center. Responsibilities include basic husbandry such as feeding, watering, and cleaning pens and stalls, ensuring biosecurity and patient health.
The College of Veterinary Medicine at MU is on a mission to educate and train outstanding clinicians and scientists, generate new knowledge, engage stakeholders, and foster economic growth, all of which promote and protect the health and welfare of animals and people. Simply put, our mission is to Teach, Heal, Discover, and Serve.
Veterinarians throughout the Midwest refer animal clients to the Veterinary Health Center for specialized diagnoses and treatment. With sophisticated therapeutic equipment that includes an underwater treadmill, advanced imaging techniques, and groundbreaking equine lameness diagnostic equipment, we are a center for animal healthcare.
The Animal Care Workers of the Equine Hospital provide critical support and care for the equine and other large animal patients in the Veterinary Health Center. Animal Care Workers ensure the health and safety of our patients by providing basic husbandry functions throughout the hospital.
Primary responsibilities for this position may include:
Responsible for providing basic husbandry for equine patients that may enter the hospital (feeding, watering, cleaning pens and stalls, etc.).
Must ensure that all pens, stalls, treatment areas, and connecting corridors are adequately cleaned and disinfected so that biosecurity integrity can be maintained.
Ensure that all rail work, catches and hinges on pens, stalls and treatment areas are cleaned and maintained on a continual basis.
Position may include duties in the food animal clinic caring for cattle, pigs, sheep, llamas, etc. that enter the hospital.
Other duties as assigned.
Shift
This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position. Standard position hours are Monday - Friday. Shift expected to start at 7a or 7:30a. Schedule and hours will be finalized once a candidate is selected for hire.
Minimum Qualifications
Ability to read and write.
One to two years of experience with caring for horses and/or livestock.
Ability on a daily basis to:
Lift items weighing up to 70 lbs.
Grasp handles of shovels for scooping and brooms and mops for cleaning
Climb on railings
Observe animal behavior
Work around dust, chemicals, animal waste and water
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience working with or handling Equines.
Excellent communication skills.
Experience with operating forklifts, trucks and other equipment.
Benefit Eligibility
This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/departments-staff/human-resources/benefits-retirement
Updated 4h ago
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1-2 years
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$16 - $16 per hour
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Company
University of Missouri
Team size
Growing team
Location
Columbia, Missouri, United States
The College of Veterinary Medicine at MU is on a mission to educate and train outstanding clinicians and scientists, generate new knowledge, engage stakeholders, and foster economic growth, all of which promote and protect the health and welfare of animals and people. Simply put, our mission is to Teach, Heal, Discover, and Serve. Veterinarians throughout the Midwest refer animal clients to the Veterinary Health Center for specialized diagnoses and treatment. With sophisticated therapeutic equipment that includes an underwater treadmill, advanced imaging techniques, and groundbreaking equine lameness diagnostic equipment, we are a center for animal healthcare.
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Animal Care Worker
Columbia, Missouri, United States • Full Time