Animal Care Technician

Animal Friends Alliance•Fort Collins, CO

9h•$17•Onsite

About The Position

The Animal Care Technician performs routine animal care and related duties at the Animal Friends Alliance. This position requires learning a wide range of policies and procedures and use of independent judgment and training to take appropriate actions with standard situations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
One year caring for animals.
Valid Driver’s License
Sincere interest in Animal Friends Alliance’s mission & vision
Knowledge of Google Suite, including Gmail and Google Drive.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel
Knowledge of animal breed, behavior, handling and care
Basic technical procedures used in giving shots and medicating animals
Effective verbal and interpersonal skills for in-person, written and telephone communication, for interaction with the public and colleagues.
Excellent organizational skills.
High level of professionalism.
Emotional intelligence, work ethics and integrity.
Strong computer skills.
Detail-oriented.
Able to understand and use a database.
Able to prioritize duties and perform multiple tasks.
Able to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.
Able to learn, retain and communicate a wide variety of information.
Able to work autonomously.
Able to plan, schedule and organize multiple priorities and a high volume of work.

Nice To Haves

Associates or Bachelors degree from an accredited university.
Two years of animal handling in a face paced environment

Responsibilities

Cleans kennels, feeds animals, and performs related housekeeping duties including for animals with contagious and zoonotic diseases.
Provides general care, medical treatments and vaccinations to cats in medical quarantine.
Meets the behavioral and enrichment of all shelter animals
Handles animals and makes determinations regarding their disposition.
Cleans, disinfects and stores equipment used in and around shelter.
Performs shelter duties including taking reports from the public, receiving animals brought to the shelter, reclaiming animals to their owners, and transporting animals to offsite locations.
Maintains proper inventory levels of cleaning and other supplies. Informs supervisor when reordering is necessary.
Ensures that morning/closing checklists are done accurately and completed as assigned.
Oversees and trains volunteers working directly with the Animal Care Technician.
Attends one-on-ones with direct supervisor.
Treats animals humanely, with compassion and concern, both on and off the job, and conveys these values to others, in word and action.
Represents Animal Friends Alliance in a professional and courteous manner at all times.
Provides quality service to customers, volunteers, and staff, recognizing their individual contributions to Animal Friends Alliance. Monitors, supports, motivates and champions volunteers and their work.
Solicits monetary and in-kind donations by raising awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.
Follows all safety rules to ensure a safe work environment at all times. Takes immediate action to address any safety concerns or noncompliance issues that could put an animal, employee, volunteer, visitor, or the organization at risk.
Learns basic duties of other departments, and supports other departments and staff.
Monitors, supports, motivates and accredits volunteers and their work.
Understands and operates by Animal Friends Alliance’s core values.
Regular and timely presence onsite.