What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Care Technician position at Aberdeen Area Humane Society?
About us
The Aberdeen Area Humane Society's mission is to shelter homeless animals, place animals into good homes and to rescue animals from abusive situations. The Aberdeen Area Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Animal Care Technician is responsible for the daily care of shelter animals as well as the facilitation of adoptions at the Aberdeen Area Humane Society.
A full time employee is desired, but the position may be filled by two part time employees. Weekend shifts may be required. Starting pay is negotiable based on experience.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide daily care to shelter animals (large and small) including feeding, grooming and proper medical care.
- Cleaning and disinfecting of kennel and public areas following sanitization and disease control protocols.
- Laundering animal blankets, beds and toys.
- Conduct adoption visits and consultations.
- Ensure animals entering the shelter have appropriate records and assist with return to owner process.
- Interact with volunteers and the public.
- Duties, responsibilities or qualifications may change at any time, with or without notice and the employee is expected to perform all other duties as assigned by the shelter manager.
- Regular and predictable attendance is required.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Animal handling experience is preferred, but not necessary.
- Ability to problem solve while working in a high stress, fast pace environment and a strong customer service orientation is required.
- Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers, contribute to team building and maintain a professional and positive outlook in all situations is desired.
- The applicant should have a genuine passion for, and commitment to, animal welfare.
MENTAL/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- In performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to animal bodily fluids (urine, feces, blood), airborne particles and zoonotic diseases.
- The worker may be exposed to animal bites and/or scratches.
- The environment is moderately loud.
- An employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.
- An employee must be prepared to handle animals which may be fearful, not properly trained and may have unruly or unpredictable behavior.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
HOURS:
- Must be able to be at work by 8AM, with reliable transportation.
- Potential for overtime, reaching past 5pm.
INTERVIEW PROCESS:
- Potential employees will be contacted for an in person interview, which could potentially include a job shadow aspect.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15