ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSTING #25: ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation

WORK LOCATION: Animal Shelter

HIRING RANGE: $14.00 per hour

PAY GRADE: 990

TYPE OF POSITION: Temporary - Part Time

DAYS WORKED: Varied

HOURS WORKED: Varied

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL: Until Filled

SUMMARY BACKGROUND:

Are you enthusiastic, energetic, optimistic, outcome-driven, team-oriented and customer-service focused? Our Animal Shelter is an important part of the local community. You will help care for and find forever families for homeless dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens in the Four Corners area. Every day your will be part of the team that will care for the animals temporarily in our care and assist in making connections between adopters and animals in need. You will help lead your team in kennel operations, animal care, and team development. Best of all, you will help create a safe and welcoming environment.

SUMMARY:

Kennel Care Technicians perform routine animal care, facility cleaning, customer service, and related duties at the Animal Shelter.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Team Lead and Kennel Operations

Full-time Kennel Care Technicians are expected to provide day-to-day operational support within their assigned kennel areas and to assist in coordinating the workflow of their section in alignment with shelter practices and priorities. This includes communicating daily goals and objectives clearly to team members, supporting consistency in animal care procedures, and ensuring tasks are completed in a safe, timely, and organized manner. Full-time technicians must also report operational concerns, animal care issues, or barriers affecting workflow to the Animal Care Manager or upper management promptly so they can be addressed effectively.

Animal Welfare and Wellness:

Provide appropriate quantity of food and water to shelter animals; provide overall animal care including bathing and basic grooming.

Monitor animals and immediately report health, behavior, or temperament issues to medical staff, behavior staff, or supervisor, as appropriate.

Participate in stress and disease reduction efforts through purposeful and compassionate handling and placement of animals in the shelter environment.

Assist with animal intake, evaluation, and medical treatments as directed.

Using humane and accepted practices to assist and perform euthanasia of animals by injection.

Facility Care:

Follow established disease control protocols to daily clean, disinfect, and maintain shelter kennels, cages, and all animal and general areas as assigned and instructed.

Operate laundry, cleaning, dishwashing and other equipment.

Restock cleaning, feeding and other supply areas and inform the Animal Services Manager when reordering is necessary.

Maintain equipment in good working condition and report need for repair or replacement of equipment to the Animal Services Manager and/or Animal Welfare Director.

Assist in cleaning and maintenance of entire facility and grounds, as directed.

People Care:

Cultivate positive customer relations through professional, courteous, and educational interactions while actively promoting our mission, services, programs and events.

Provide prompt, courteous and excellent service to all internal and external customers at all times, including but not limited to adopters, staff, volunteers, board members, city and county officials and animal control officers, veterinarians, representatives of other rescue organizations, people looking for lost pets or relinquishing owned pets, and the general public.

Assist customers with the pet adoption process by facilitating customer/animal interactions to ensure a safe and pleasant experience, accurately answering questions, and providing guidance.

Practice and encourage the humane treatment of animals.

Assist the public in