Animal Care Technician

KANSAS HUMANE SOCIETY OF WICHITA INC•Wichita, KS

5d•$13•Onsite

About The Position

Provides safe, humane, and thorough handling and care of animals housed at the Kansas Humane Society. This includes sanitizing, cleaning, observing and recording health and behavior as well as assisting with and performing euthanasia.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Must have reliable transportation
Must have good attendance history
Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly
Able to hear average conversations
The employee is regularly required to use hands to type.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Repetitive motion above and below shoulder height (4- 8 hours daily)
Repetitive hand scrubbing both at and above shoulder level (2 to 4 hours daily)
Must be able to use both hands for repetitive actions, firm grasp and fine manipulation.
Hands exposed to water and cleaning chemicals on a repetitive basis (6-8 hours daily)
Deck brushing movement (4-6 hours daily)
Physical restraining of small and large animals 5lb to 100lb
Pulled/jolted/jumped on by small and large animals 5lb to 100lb
Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, throwing of 5lb to 100lb
Repetitive climbing of step ladder
Repetitive stooping to pick up items
Standing, walking, kneeling on hands and knees, crouching, crawling
Must be comfortable handling dogs and cats on a daily basis.
Will handle sick, injured, or deceased pets.
Noise exposure varies and often includes barking and other animal vocalizations.
Animal waste contact, smells, and visual exposure are prevalent.
Exposure to industrial cleaning supplies.
Ability to deal with a variety of variables under only limited standardization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers and common fractions.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents.
Ability to communicate clearly.
Ability to cope with stress, loss/death/grief, emotional and physical fatigue, long hours, and a variety of different human personalities.

Nice To Haves

Customer service or caregiving background preferred
Attention to detail

Responsibilities

Provides and models timely, polite, and respectful internal and external customer service regardless of the circumstances.
Assure that every individual who enters our agency is recognized and treated as a potential donor.
Implement infection prevention and shelter sanitation protocol to assure that all animal holding areas, supplies, and equipment are cleaned and sanitized on a regular basis in a thorough and timely manner.
Assure good disease control practices by following protocol for the timely removal of physically or behaviorally ill animals as well as maintaining foot baths, following hand washing protocol, and wearing appropriate protective clothing when handling ill animals.
Remain current in humane animal husbandry and handling.
Assure that animals in all holding areas are provided with the appropriate supplies and enrichment to enhance their lives while in the care of KHS.
Participate in training to assure the euthanasia process is carried out in a safe, humane, and as relaxing manner as possible.

Benefits

Opportunity for two pay increases per year!
Generous paid time off
10 paid holidays per year
Paid time when closed for Inclement Weather
Comprehensive low deductible health, pharmacy and dental plans
Vision insurance plan
SIMPLE IRA Retirement Plan with a generous company match
Pre-tax spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses
Discounted YMCA membership
Discounts on adoptions, retail store items, basic veterinary services and medicine, and pet food
Employee Assistance Program