Senior Animal Care Specialist

williamson county

Salary: $42k
Experience: 1+ yrs
Location: Georgetown, Texas, United States
Job type: Full-time

Required skills

Microsoft Teams
email
PetPoint

About the role

About the Department

Reporting directly to the Animal Care Supervisor, responsible for providing care to animals within the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, by providing a positive quality of life to the animals, customer service to potential adopters, providing supervision to Animal Care Specialists, and maintaining a clean and safe shelter at all times.

Position Duties

Assists with delegation and monitoring of animal care tasks

Leads, trains, and provides feedback on daily tasks of Animal Care Specialists, Volunteers and Community Service workers, and assists as needed

Assists with delegation and monitoring of Animal Care Specialists tasks, and provides disciplinary actions under guidance of the Operations Manager

Oversees the general maintenance and cleanliness of the facility and ensuring laundry and feeding utensils are properly cleaned and sanitized

Supplies food, water, toys, clean bedding, socialization time, and routine enrichment care

Offers assistance to potential adopters with the animals, answering questions, transporting animals to and from kennel areas, and assessing likelihood of matches for adoptions

Performs customer service duties related to the intake and processing of animals for impoundment, adoptions and redemption

Administers routine well-being checks of all animals, documenting any concerns and communicating to Operations Manager for follow-up

Assists medical staff with medical workups and vaccinations of animals

Socializes fractious animals to help them become adoptable, and assist with behavior modification plans as written by the Animal Behavior Coordinator

Restocks cleaning and animal care supplies throughout the facility as needed

Utilizes shelter software to record and communicate information about animals, including up-to-date medical and behavior histories

Helps identify animals that are candidates for outside rescue organizations or foster care

Transports animals to other facilities, as needed

Makes animal care decisions in absence of Animal Care Supervisor

Follows all safety measures and policies, including proper animal restraints and reading animal behavioral cues, and promptly reports any safety incidents to leadership

Performs special duties, and oversees special projects, as assigned

ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIPS

Reports directly to – Animal Care Supervisor

Direct Reports – No

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position involves prolonged standing, walking, twisting, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, and other fine motor repetitive motions

Position requires grasping, repetitive hand movement, and fine motor coordination

Position involves lifting and carrying of animals and equipment weighing up to fifty (50) pounds, or up to one hundred (100) pounds with assistance, and exertion of up to twenty-five (25) pounds of force to move objects

Position involves hearing and/or seeing alert cues regarding animal and staff security

Position involves maintaining composure in a high-stress environment

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Work tasks are conducted indoors and outdoors

May work outside in inclement weather, including extreme heat, cold and wet conditions

Frequent handling of animals, including contact with waste and blood

Exposure to unpleasant smells and a noisy and wet environment associated with a shelter

Frequent exposure animals that are agitated or injured that may attempt to bite or scratch

Position involves working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment

Position involves working with distressed individuals

IRREGULAR HOURS

Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays is a schedule requirement

May be deemed essential personnel for emergency situations, at discretion of Director

Regular attendance is required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position. This job description is subject to change as the needs and requirements of the job change.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma/degree and one (1) year of experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

Demonstrated customer service and communication skills

Demonstrated experience in a lead, training, or supervisory capacity

Working knowledge of computers and phone/iPad software and applications such as Microsoft Teams/instant messaging (IM), email, FaceTime, PetPoint, etc.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required within thirty (30) days of employment

Valid driver’s license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Two (2) years of experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility

One (1) year of animal welfare experience

Knowledge of dog and cat body language cues

Euthanasia certification

Basic Animal Control certification

Bilingual (Spanish)

EMPLOYMENT TESTING

Employment is contingent on passing any post-offer pre-employment screening as listed below:

Criminal background check: Yes

Motor Vehicle Record check: Yes

Drug screening: Yes

Physical exam: No

Psychological exam: No

Additional: N/A

Other Qualifications

A Williamson County online application (resumes alone are not sufficient) must be received before the position is closed. Positions are open until filled, subject to close at any time after five (5) business days. The Human Resources Department is located at 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX 78626. Phone (512) 943-1533 or visit our website at www.wilcotx.gov/469/Human-Resources.

Williamson County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position, please request assistance from the Human Resources Department.

TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE POLICY

Williamson County is a tobacco free workplace. The use of tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, chew, etc.) and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) (e.g., vapor, e-cigarettes, etc.) is prohibited on all Williamson County premises. Employees who violate this policy are subject to appropriate disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

About williamson county

Provides essential government services to the Williamson County community.

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