Animal Services Technician (Animal Care Technician)

Anne Arundel County•Anne Arundel County, MD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Anne Arundel County Animal Services is dedicated to promoting the humane treatment of animals and ensuring safe human-animal interactions. Animal Services is responsible for enforcing local and state laws, responding to animal-related complaints, conducting investigations regarding animal cruelty, investigating public safety concerns pertaining to animals and providing temporary housing for animals for a variety of reasons. As the central location in Anne Arundel County for stray domestic animals, it annually reunites hundreds of lost pets with their owners. More than 2,000 pets of many species are either adopted from the shelter or leave with one of its rescue partners every year. This posting will be used to fill a full-time, permanent, safety-sensitive represented Animal Services Technician(Animal Care Technician). This position is responsible for providing consistent and efficient intake procedures to all animals in our care. This position will be one of the first people to interact with every animal that enters our system, ensuring each patient is treated humanely and compassionately. They will work closely with our behavior, front desk, field services and animal care teams with a focus on patient care and completion of tasks to move animals through the shelter system as quickly as possible.

Requirements

Graduation from high school
one (1) or more years of experience as a veterinary technician, including euthanizing animals.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.
Ability to prepare and maintain records, use a personal computer (PC), and office automation software

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of vet tech and animal shelter procedures and protocols.
Knowledge of restraint, handling techniques, general animal safety practices, including recognizing animal behavior patterns.

Responsibilities

Assists members of the public bringing in stray animals, and owners with surrendering and reclaiming pets.
Gathering and documenting home history and medical records when possible.
Assists the public by email, over the phone, and at the counter.
Performs basic examinations for all incoming animals, administers vaccinations and other routine treatments; assists the veterinarian as needed; keeps records and reports concerns to behavior staff and the veterinarian.
Assigns housing area for animals in the shelter.
Euthanizes sick, injured or unadoptable animals in accordance with regulations and standard operating procedures; Calculate, administer and record medications, including completion of controlled substance logs.
May occasionally include wild life.
Cleans and disinfects equipment, facilities, and rooms; assists in feeding and caring for animals; preparation of remains for cremation;
Utilize animal population software to keep records, make reports, and perform data input for necessary reports and documentation.
Performs related work as required.