Animal Care Specialist

SPCA of Texas•Star, TX

4d•$0 - $17

About The Position

The Animal Care Specialist cares for, feeds, monitors, and medicates animals and performs minor treatments. The role includes cleaning assigned areas daily, reporting animal health or behavior issues, and supporting prospective adopters with animal selection and guidance on pet examinations, adoption benefits, policies, and procedures. The specialist also provides information about SPCA of Texas programs and promotes good animal care and responsible pet ownership. The position maintains supplies and assigned equipment, supplies, and vehicles in safe condition, reporting shortages and needed repairs to an ACC Supervisor. It also protects confidential customer and donor information, provides excellent customer service, and supports volunteers. The specialist represents and promotes the SPCA of Texas and performs other tasks assigned by an ACC Supervisor or Manager. If qualified under SPCA requirements, the employee may be directed to operate an SPCA of Texas vehicle; drivers must be at least 21 and licensed and qualified to operate a motor vehicle in Texas. The role is normally scheduled five days per week, eight hours per day, within the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The employee may be required to work more than eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. The position is supervised by ACC Supervisors and does not supervise or manage others.

Requirements

Ability to exert the muscle force needed to lift, push, pull, or carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
Ability to assess potential actions and choose the most appropriate one by considering relative costs and benefits.
Ability to communicate information and ideas clearly in oral and written form.
Ability to monitor and assess performance and take corrective action or make improvements.
Ability to work effectively under stressful conditions and rapidly and accurately process information.
For vehicle driving duties: at least 21 years old, and qualified and licensed to operate a motor vehicle in Texas.

Responsibilities

Care for, feed, monitor, and medicate animals, and perform minor treatment.
Report observed animal health or behavior issues to an ACC Supervisor or Manager.
Clean assigned areas daily.
Assist prospective clients in selecting animals for adoption.
Advise new owners about pet examinations, adoption benefits, policies, and procedures.
Provide the public with information about SPCA of Texas programs and promote good animal care and responsible pet ownership.
Maintain an inventory of necessary program supplies and report shortages to an ACC Supervisor.
Maintain assigned equipment, supplies, and vehicles in safe condition and report problems or needed repairs to an ACC Supervisor.
Protect confidential customer and donor information.
Provide excellent customer service while representing the SPCA of Texas.
Follow assigned start, break, lunch, and quitting times.
Engage with and support volunteers and proactively help improve the volunteer program.
Promote the SPCA of Texas mission and share knowledge of ways to support its work.
Perform additional tasks assigned by an ACC Supervisor or Manager.
Operate an SPCA of Texas vehicle and perform driver duties when directed, if eligible and qualified under SPCA requirements.