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COCity of Irving
City of IrvingGovernment Services

Animal Care Technician

Location

Irving, Texas, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

0-2 years

Compensation

$37.8K - $49.8K per year

Posted

6h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

Duties include cleaning animal enclosures and maintaining animal shelter facilities, grounds and the incinerator; handling, caring for, feeding and restraining animals; and vaccinating, microchipping, administering medication, and drawing blood for animal health checks. The role also involves customer service, processing adoptions and registrations, maintaining records, and performing euthanasia.

Duties include cleaning animal enclosures and maintaining animal shelter facilities, grounds and the incinerator; handling, caring for, feeding and restraining animals; and vaccinating, microchipping, administering medication, and drawing blood for animal health checks. Duties also include answering the telephone and assisting customers in person and via email; working with animal rescue groups; processing adoptions, transfers, reclaims and city registrations; providing guidance to community service workers and volunteers; maintaining daily / monthly records, and entering accurate and complete information in and retrieving data from a specialized database system; and performing euthanasia. Duties will require exceptional customer service skills and typically will require lifting up to 50 pounds frequently. A high school diploma or equivalent required. No experience necessary but prior relevant experience and bilingual (English / Spanish) skills beneficial. Must have or obtain euthanasia certification within six months from date of hire. Normally scheduled five days per week, eight hours per day, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. A résumé must be submitted with application. Starting pay for this position is Pay Grade GG09 Step 3, $18.17 per hour.


PAY GRADE GG09 / FULL PAY RANGE $18.17- $23.93 PER HOUR

Updated 6h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Animal Handling • 1+ yrs
Animal Care • 1+ yrs
Vaccination • 1+ yrs
Medication Administration • 1+ yrs
Blood Drawing • 1+ yrs
Customer Service • 1+ yrs
Record Keeping • 1+ yrs
Database Management • 1+ yrs

Experience

0-2 years

Certifications

Euthanasia Certification • 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

$37.8K - $49.8K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationIrving, Texas, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh8/10
physicalHigh8/10
cognitiveMedium6/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityLow2/10
uncertaintyMedium5/10
communicationHigh8/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

City of Irving

Team size

Growing team

Location

Irving, Texas, United States

Irving Animal Services is a division of the Irving Police Department, and it maintains a safe and secure city by providing a healthy environment for humans and animals living in Irving. In 2010, the City of Irving constructed a 26,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Animal Care Campus that includes cat condos with window views, a dog park and spacious kennels. The campus is shared with DFW Humane Society.

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Animal Care Technician

Irving, Texas, United StatesFull Time