Kennel Attendant

Miami County•Troy, OH

3d•$16 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains kennels and cages to keep the animals at the Miami County Animal Shelter safe and healthy. Performs a variety of custodial duties involving physical labor, uses chemicals, scraper, squeegee, and hot water to clean and sanitize kennel and run areas. Provides feed and water to animals. Handles animals patiently and securely while cleaning and maintaining the kennel area. On a daily basis cleans kennels, feeding dishes, bedding, toys, and laundry. Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions. Demonstrates regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.

Requirements

Completion of four (4) years of high school or equivalent.
Ability to interpret and carry out a variety of instructions in various formats.
Ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions and take appropriate action.
Ability to recognize and apply safety warnings.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Demonstrate strength to lift up to fifty (50) lbs.
Must regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, grab, restrain, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
Employee is required balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must frequently lift and/or carry up to fifty (50) pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to work with and be around dangerous animals where there is a risk of bite.
Must be able to work in extreme weather conditions, including exposure to hot, cold, wet, icy, humid or windy conditions.
The employee is exposed to, must negotiate, use, or work with or in the vicinity of noisy operations or activities, eye and face protection due to potential exposure, medical and first aid (bites), portable fire extinguishers, handling material and supplies (the manner in which things are stored and housekeeping), laundry machinery and/or operations, blood and other bodily fluids (animal blood), hazardous chemicals (cleaners, disinfectant, bleach), and potentially vicious animals.

Responsibilities

Cleans, sanitizes, and maintains kennels and cages.
Provides feed and water to animals.
Handles animals patiently and securely while cleaning and maintaining the kennel area.
Cleans kennels, feeding dishes, bedding, toys, and laundry.
Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards.
Demonstrates regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.