Do you love animals? Do you love working with good people who love animals? So do we! In fact, every day, AWS staff have fun and make a difference in the lives of countless animals. We may have career opportunities for you as an animal care technician!
An Animal Care Technician is crucial member of the Adoption Center team. They offer daily care, safety and enrichment to animals housed at AWS. They also ensure all cleaning standards and protocols are met to keep pets happy and healthy.
Additionally adoption center staff like animal care technicians facilitate adoptions, admit animals into care and provide exceptional customer service for community members and coworkers.
We are hiring a full time position. AWS offers a complete benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, staff discounts, 401k with match, ample PTO and much more! Individuals 18 years of age and older are eligible to apply for employment at AWS.
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Animal Care Technician Job Details
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work collaboratively within all levels of the organization and across departments to cultivate a positive culture and team approach to fulfilling AWS’ mission
- Develop, share and use approved tools and processes to contribute to efficient workflow
- Clean and maintain all animal housing areas
- Conduct animal adoption counseling and convey animal behavior and medical records to adopters in a way that is easily understood
- Complete animal adoptions, ensure all transaction paperwork and computer records are complete and accurate
- Responsible for properly handling financial transactions
- General cleaning of facility including laundry
- Feed, care, bathe, and medicate animals
- Provide excellent customer service at all times
- Perform incoming health evaluations for animals admitted into care
- Notify supervisor of sickness or injury of animal or person in the facility, needed supplies, faulty equipment, and inappropriate behavior of visitors or volunteers
- Remain knowledgeable and in compliance with AWS Personnel Guidelines, applicable State and Federal laws and AWS policies, procedures and programs
- Support programs and activities of AWS as requested
EXPERIENCE/ATTRIBUTES DESIRED:
- Experience in a direct animal care facility/animal handling
- Ability to communicate in a positive proactive manner
- Strong inter-personal skills
