Animal Care Worker (Part-time)

Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus six (6) months of work experience.

Licenses or Certifications:

• None

Notes to Applicants

Austin Animal Center Main Building

Who Are We?
Austin Animal Center's mission is to enhance the lives of pets and people by preventing animal homelessness, to help lost pets find their way home or find new homes, to provide education and resources to preserve the human-animal bond, and to administer animal-related ordinances to ensure public and animal safety, all while achieving a 95% live outcome rate for sheltered pets.

What's the Job?
The Austin Animal Services Center is seeking someone who will share our commitment to deliver exceptional service and care to our guests on a daily basis while making sure their space remains clean and the guests remain happy and active. You'll need to be able to work on the weekends or holidays when most people visit our adoption center. The Animal Care Worker is responsible for feeding, walking, exercising, and bathing animals as needed; bring animals to and from the kennel during check-in and check-out times; clean up after animals both inside the facility and outside, clean animal runs and cages as needed; and maintain the guest buildings as a whole by performing tasks including, but not limited to, sweeping/mopping floors, wiping counters, taking out trash, and checking equipment and supplies.

Regarding Your Application: Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications. A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job title and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include contact information from previous employers.

If you are selected for hire: A Criminal Background check ( CBI ) will be conducted.

Additional Information:Animal Service Office worksite location is tobacco-free. Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted - including construction sites, parking lot, or in any personal vehicle located on the premises. Please Note this posting may close any time after 7 days.

Safety and or Physical Requirements: Tasks involve bending, lifting, walking and carrying or using a force equal to lifting fifty pounds or heavier. Must be able to work outdoors and in extreme weather conditions.

Please Note this posting may close any time after 7 days

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working in a fast paced, high stress environment with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated experience providing excellent customer service to both internal and external customers and de-escalating conflicts.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Experience in an animal-related field, including animal husbandry, health, and basic care.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

Cleans, disinfects and maintains shelter areas as assigned.

Feeds, waters, bathes, dips and exercises animals. Provides humane sheltering services in compliance with State minimum standards and shelter policies.

Safely and humanely handles animals, of unknown health and temperament.

Assists in monitoring the medical/behavioral status of animals and performs related health care activities.

Contributes to the programs and services that support the shelter's live outcome goal.

Loads dead animals onto trucks.

Ensures the safety of animals and people in the shelter.

Accurately maintains all required records in the shelter's database.

Provides information to the public.

Assists in unloading trucks, stocking shelter areas and storing materials. Assists in preparation, transport and documentation of specimens for rabies testing.

Maintains facility and grounds in a clean, neat and organized manner.

Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:

• None

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Adherence to disease management and safety protocols.
• Skill in safely handling animals, including those with unknown temperament.
• Knowledge of animal services and related programs.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
• Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques and principles.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with city employees and the public.

Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.