Kennel Technician

City of Casa Grande • 202 E. 1st Ave. Casa Grande, AZ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of activities related to the operation of a municipal animal control shelter operation. The primary duties and responsibilities include impounding, processing, and maintaining all animals received into the City’s custody, including feeding, watering, and moving animals. This role also involves cleaning and disinfecting kennels and cages, maintaining parasite and disease prevention programs, and performing routine duties in maintaining the shelter facility. The technician may assist in transporting animals, picking up and disposing of dead animals, and performing basic animal care, including medical care, restraint, and infection control procedures. Additionally, the role involves assisting in evaluating animals for survival and adoptability, assisting visitors with pet selection for adoption, and handling correspondence, reports, forms, fees, and files.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to work with animals
• Possession of a valid Arizona Drivers License

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of City policies and procedures
• Knowledge of the care and feeding of domestic animals
• Knowledge of general safety practices, legal liabilities and responsibilities, animal capture and restraint techniques and equipment
• Knowledge of symptoms, causes, procedures and reporting requirements for rabies control and other common animal diseases
• Knowledge of principles of record keeping and records management
• Skill in controlling and containing sick, injured, and rabid animals
• Skill in identifying various types of animals, and recognizing abnormal behavior and symptoms of animal diseases
• Skill in exercising patience, care and compassion in dealing with animals
• Skill in maintaining clean and sanitary kennels
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with employees, officials, other agencies and the general public
• Skill in following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions

Responsibilities

• Impounds, processes and maintains all animals received into the City’s custody, including feeding, watering and moving animals.
• Cleans and disinfects kennels and cages; maintains aggressive parasite and disease prevention programs.
• Performs routine duties in maintaining the shelter facility, including preventive maintenance to the kennels and cages; ensures equipment is in proper working order.
• May assist in transporting animals to shelter; picking up and disposing of dead animals.
• Performs basic animal care including cleaning and feeding animals, medical care, and restraint and infection control procedures.
• Assists in evaluating animals for survival and adoptability.
• Assists visitors in selecting the proper pet for adoption.
• Writes correspondence and reports; processes reports, forms, fees and files.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED