TES Dog Colony Attendant

Auburn University • Auburn, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The College of Veterinary Medicine is hiring for a TES Animal Care Attendant-Dog Colony position. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the daily care, cleanliness, and maintenance of various laboratory animals in a lab or hospital environment. Working hours will be between the hours of 6:00am to 4:00pm; hours will vary. Must be available to occasionally work nights, weekends, and holidays. Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being: Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time, Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads, Assistance with special projects, Seasonal work, Emergencies. If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education. AU students are not eligible for TES.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to follow detailed, simple, routine instructions and procedures.
• Duties require basic physical and mental skills and abilities, including use of simple hand tools, power tools or other equipment and use of basic math and reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures animal cages and/or containment rooms are kept clean and orderly.
• Launders, stores and distributes linens and scrubs required for animal care.
• Restocks supplies needed for meeting animal needs and cleaning rooms.
• May perform a variety of animal care duties such as (but not limited to) feeding, watering, applying shredded paper to cages and updating health records.
• May perform a variety of animal care facility services such as (but not limited to) building “whelping boxes” and maintaining the upkeep of kennel grass and yard work.
• Assists with animal treatment and transportation as needed.
• Maintains grounds and common areas around animal quarters and clinic.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED