Senior Animal Care Technician

About the role

The City of Grand Prairie offers exciting career opportunities! Please complete an application to begin your first steps to a wonderful career!

Do you love animals and want to make a difference in their lives? Do you have a passion for public service and community engagement? If so, you might be the perfect candidate for the position of Senior Animal Care Technician!

The purpose of this position is to function as a lead worker training new or promoted staff; being the lead on key projects of the shelter and assigning work or coverage as needed in the absence of a supervisor. Other duties include providing customer service to citizens thereby performing some of the same work as the Animal Care Technician to include maintaining office areas, animal kennel areas, providing general care, feeding, exercising and grooming of animals, assisting in adoptions.

• Performs departmental specific functions by attending animals in the animal shelter; cleaning and disinfecting kennels and cages, litter boxes, feeding utensils, pans and equipment, etc.; launder animal bedding and towels, sweeping and mopping floors, removing trash and cleaning dog yards of waste.
• Provides general care and feeding of animals by feeding, watering, exercising, and bathing.
• Assists Animal Services Officers with vaccinations, microchipping, administering medication, drawing blood, and euthanasia.
• Maintains stock and storage rooms in neat and organized manner. Stocks inventory of food, litter, cleaning supplies, etc.
• Supervises daily work activities of Animal Care Technicians includes but is not limited to, training, organizing, prioritizing and assigning work; monitoring status of work in progress; inspecting completed work
• Consults with management to assist with solving problems and providing technical expertise. Provide input on hire and disciplinary actions, as needed.
• Periodic transport of animals to the veterinarian clinic(s) for visits as needed.
• Assists public with adoptions and redemptions by performing adoption procedures, assisting in reclaiming lost animals, directing the public to areas of the shelter, helping customers complete paperwork, recording animal information, and maintaining records.
• Provides assistance to the general public by answering inquiries over the phone or in person, directing telephone calls, preparing and maintaining records, receiving paperwork and entering information into computer system.
• Follow-up on adoptions and redemptions by checking the computer system and adoption contracts for proof of vaccination and sterilization and sending notification letters is contracts are not met.
• Monitor inventory for the Animal Care Technician section and report shortages to Animal Services Shelter Supervisor.
• Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Work requires a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Experience: 2 years of experience in an animal shelter or similar environment with duties that include animal care and handling.
• Licenses: Valid Texas Class C Driver's License.
• Certifications Required: Must obtain Texas Department of Health Certified Euthanasia Technician certification within 120 days of employment

The City of Grand Prairie is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Selection is based on the candidates whose background, qualifications, and any preferences requested from the hiring manager that most likely closely match the requirements for the job.