Calcasieu Parish, LA-posted 3 months ago
$14 - $18/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Lake Charles, LA
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

This is the first of five levels in the Animal Care series. Incumbents clean and sanitize the animal shelter and provide care to the animals. Responsibilities may include assigning incoming animals to kennels; administering medications and vaccinations; euthanizing animals; preparing heads for rabies checks; cremating animals; microchipping animals; cleaning kennels and public areas; assisting the public in selecting an animal and completing paperwork; and feeding and watering animals.

  • Cares for animals, which includes cleaning and disinfecting animal holding areas, maintaining facility aesthetics, feeding, watering, and grooming animals, opening and closing facilities, monitoring animals for illness, disease, and/or injury, evaluating animals for adoption potential, socializing animals in custody, administering vaccines and oral dewormers, microchipping animals, and/or performing other related activities.
  • Participates in euthanizing animals, which includes injecting animals with applicable serums, performing surgical decapitation of deceased animals for rabies testing, transporting carcasses of deceased animals to landfill for disposal, incinerating animals as requested, and cleaning the incinerator.
  • Prepares and maintains a variety of files, records, reports, agreements, logs, adoption records and forms, and/or other related information.
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.); or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
  • Valid driver's license as per State law or requirement.
  • Vacation with pay begins accruing from date of employment.
  • Sick leave begins accruing from the date of employment.
  • Funeral Leave, Civil Leave (Jury Duty), and Military Leave.
  • Paid holidays including New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mardi Gras Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day & Friday after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and one Personal Day.
  • Participation in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of La. (Plan A) upon date of employment.
  • Supplemental tax-free retirement account offered through Nationwide Retirement Solutions.
  • Free professional help with personal problems for employees and their families.
  • Employee fitness allowance toward a fitness facility membership.
  • Onsite medical clinic providing office visits for a $5.00 co-pay.
  • Basic Life and AD & D coverage for the employee included with health insurance at no cost.
  • Supplemental vision program available.
  • Major medical insurance offered with options to add family.
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