Kennel Technician I (PART TIME)

Walker County Government•Chickamauga, GA

20d

About The Position

This is an entry-level, hourly, part-time position involving basic kennel duties such as sorting, cleaning, and assisting with animals, as well as providing good customer service. The employee is expected to develop competencies and take on additional responsibilities over time. The role involves daily work with animals of varied sizes and temperaments, including potentially aggressive or sick animals, in changing indoor and outdoor environments. Weekend and holiday work is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Effectively communicate in English orally and in writing.
Accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
Carry out oral, written, or diagram-based instructions.
Provide excellent customer service, including friendly interactions with clients and animals in stressful circumstances.
Ability to work closely with animals of varied sizes and temperaments and respond to potentially dangerous situations involving restraint of temperamental, aggressive, or sick animals.
Ability to regularly stand for extended periods; frequently walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift or move up to 35 pounds frequently and 75 pounds occasionally.
Ability to frequently pull, push, tug, and tow animals by leash or in cages; larger animals should be handled by two or more staff members.
Ability to work weekends and holidays.
One year of experience in a veterinary office, kennel, shelter, or similar environment is preferred.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a veterinary office, kennel, shelter, or similar environment.

Responsibilities

Clean and disinfect cages, runs, and yards using hoses and disinfectant spray bottles, and provide animal husbandry and handling according to established protocols and procedures.
Feed, walk, exercise, and bathe animals in the shelter’s care.
Check animals individually for abnormal activity, including vomiting, diarrhea, or blood in cages or runs, and report abnormalities to supervisors.
Assist staff with tasks such as restraining aggressive or sick animals and helping clients with their pets.
Assist with euthanasia events.
Accurately mark charts for animals’ food and water intake and fecal and urine production.
Administer medications and vaccinations to animals requiring medical treatment.
Clean up after animals indoors and outdoors, and clean animal runs and cages as needed.
Clean cat litter boxes and disinfect food and water bowls.
Collect soiled bedding, move it to the laundry area, and place clean bedding in cages or on the maintenance shelf.
Operate the washer and dryer to clean kennel bedding and hospital laundry.
Maintain the shelter by sweeping and mopping floors, wiping counters, taking out trash, cleaning bathrooms and windows, and checking equipment and supplies.
Handle animals safely, caringly, and respectfully, and perform other duties as assigned.
Work effectively with staff, management, volunteers, the public, community groups, and professional associates while meeting job objectives and deadlines.