What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Shelter Technician position at The City of Fort Worth?
Pay Range: $18.00/hr - $21.31/hr. | $37,440 - $44,326 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Workdays & Hours: This is a Full-Time position working 40 hours a week, subject to mandatory overtime. This position requires the availability to work weekends, holidays, evening shifts and/or extended hours based on operational needs.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 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 (PetSmart Adoption Councilor) position is available with The City of Fort Worth Code Compliance department. This position will represent the City of Fort Worth by providing professional, courteous, quality of care for animals at our PetSmart Everyday Adoption Center. This position functions as an adoption councilor at the Everyday Adoption Center to facilitate animal care, adoptions and customer service measures.
The selected individual must be an effective 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.
- In order to be considered you must submit complete resume
- This position requires the availability to work weekends, holidays, evening shifts and/or extended hours based on operational needs.
- In order to be considered you complete and pass the City’s Defensive Driving course.
- This position may require you to travel to various locations.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- No prior experience.
- Valid Texas Driver's License.
- Candidate selected for hire must pass Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Physical and Criminal Background check.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Six (6) months of experience in handling domestic animals.
- Six (6) months of customer service experience.
- Bilingual skills.
The Animal Shelter Technician responsibilities include:
- Feeding, watering, cleaning after and caring for animals in and around existing quarters;
- Performs administrative duties, which include verifying animal ID numbers in PetPoint, answering phones, providing public information;
- Facilitating intake/outcome processes;
- 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 completes blood work and vaccinations.
- Proficient in use of PetPoint shelter software system.
Working Conditions
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.
Physical Demand
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.
Salary : $37,440 - $44,326
