Behavior & Placement Technician

Humane Society Pikes Peak Region•Pueblo, CO

About The Position

Looking to make a difference in the lives of pets and people? With an almost year-round beautiful blue sky and a scenic mountain backdrop, HSPPR is a nonprofit animal shelter serving El Paso, Pueblo, and Douglas Counties as well as the City of Centennial in the colorful State of Colorado. We employ a total of 200+ employees. We are an organization that celebrates and prioritizes diversity and inclusion. HSPPR welcomes you to apply for this exciting opportunity at our socially conscious organization. The Behavior & Placement Technician is responsible for performing all duties related to processing and behavior assessments of animals in the shelter; assessing the initial health and behavior of animals and monitors changes. The Behavior & Placement Technician ensures an environment of compassionate and respectful animal and people care in accordance with HSPPR's mission, values, goals, and management philosophy.

Requirements

Ability to effectively read, write, interpret, communicate, perform basic problem solving, and perform basic math as commonly expected from completion of a High School Diploma or Equivalent Education
Euthanasia by Injections (EBI) certification required at time of hire or ability to obtain within 1 year.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working with animals in an animal welfare, zoological organization, or veterinary clinic experience preferred.
Knowledge of veterinary care/animal health desired.

Responsibilities

Completes intake and follow-up exams, including daily exam reviews, vaccine boosters, and health and weight checks.
Responsible for identifying health and behavior concerns for animals and reporting findings to the veterinary and behavior teams accordingly.
Works cohesively with multiple departments to assist in the movement of animals throughout the building.
Participate in activities and behavior support strategies to improve the well-being of animals within the shelter.
Periodically covers overnight on-call emergency animal transport.
Assess temperament of animals to provide a factual, nonbiased assessment of the animal's behavior.
Makes appropriate routing decisions for animals based on health, behavior, and other considerations.
Performs formal behavioral evaluations for dogs in accordance with PCAT assessment procedures, ensuring objective language is used when entering data for memos and assessments
Performs informal behavioral evaluations for cats.
Properly maintains equipment used.
Restocks all supply items daily.
Report any need for ordering, maintenance, and inventory of supplies and equipment.
Serves as the Euthanasia Lead, performing humane euthanasia of animals, proper care and disposal of deceased animals in accordance with current HSPPR Humane Euthanasia Standard Operating Procedures and HSUS guidelines for best practices.
Provides behavior support & enrichment to all animals actively enrolled to receive behavior accommodations.
Consults adopters and patrons on behavior management to promote success in the home.
Train staff and volunteers to safely handle animals.
Assist in animal handling requests for dangerous or fractious animals in care.
Assist with population reporting as requested.
Commitment to the mission, values, goals, and success of HSPPR.
Appropriately documents observed animal behaviors utilizing objective language as required in relevant procedures and/or policies.
Perform all other duties as assigned.