LEAD Lifesaving Care Technician (Animal Shelter)

OPERATION KINDNESS HUMANE SOCIETY•Dallas, TX

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Operation Kindness is seeking a Lead Lifesaving Care Tech to join their team at the HUB Location. Operation Kindness is a pioneer in Texas for assisting animals in need of veterinary care, companionship, and a home. They provide a fun and rewarding work environment with excellent benefits. Both weekend days and holiday availability is typically required. Hourly employees receive time and a half pay if scheduled to work on 10 company-designated holidays.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent or equivalent relevant work experience
One year of part-time or full-time work experience
Minimum 3 years Animal Care experience or 2 Years Animal Care experience within OPK
Minimum 2 years Veterinary assistant experience
Previous veterinary or shelter is experience a plus
Previous leadership experience a plus
A background check and drug screen is part of the hiring process at Operation Kindness.

Nice To Haves

Previous veterinary or shelter is experience a plus
Previous leadership experience a plus

Responsibilities

Report suspicion of animal abuse or neglect to the Lifesaving Partnerships Hub Manager immediately.
Report any unsafe working conditions to the Lifesaving Partnerships Hub Manager immediately.
Maintains client, donor, and staff confidentiality at all times.
Follow Standard Precautions and other safety regulations at all times.
Complete all necessary and requested training in a timely manner in accordance with Operation Kindness policy.
Attend staff meetings, as required.
Responsible for leading the team to accomplish the overall department goals of kennel and serve as leadership by supporting the goals of the Lifesaving Partnerships Hub Manager.
Begins each day leading LCT Team Rounds on crucial updates, assign daily tasks, and ensure everyone is in their workspaces on time.
Allocates or adjusts daily room assignments to staff at the beginning of each shift, ensuring to rotate staff in all kennel areas.
Coordinates daily side work duties to staff at the beginning of each shift, ensuring to rotate staff in all areas.
Assist the team with completing assignments from Human Resources or any other departments within Operation Kindness.
Ensures all animal rooms, daily assignments, and weekly/monthly tasks are complete on time.
Regularly walking through all kennel areas including daily tasks are being completed as assigned.
Communicates with other departments.
Communicates with employees throughout the day and before they leave.
Communicate via Slack with staff and other departments.
Reports/documents performance, successes, and concerns of LCTs (attendance, policy violations, workplace, conflict, etc.).
Coaches and encourages LCTs
Provides and oversee training to LCTs.
Assists in monitoring inventory of supplies alerting management to needs.
Assists in interviewing new hires.
Maintains a high quality of work.
Provides introduction training, direction, and supervision to volunteers.
Completes all LCT and LCT IT tasks, as listed below
Clean and sanitize all animal enclosures and the kennel areas per our Standard Operating Procedures.
Maintain cleanliness throughout the day by removing messes in a timely manner.
On a weekly rotation, deep clean to sanitize kennel areas top to bottom.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of other spaces in the kennel areas, as well as storage spaces, and common use spaces.
Clean, maintain, and remove waste from outside play yards and surrounding areas.
Clean, sanitize, and organize outside storage area for portable animal crates.
Clean other shelter areas and/or equipment as requested or assigned.
Clean and sanitize all food, water bowls, and toys.
Wash, fold, and restock laundry.
Feed all animals in our care at least twice daily according to the color-coded measuring system.
Ensure that all animals always have access to fresh, clean water.
Be aware of special/prescription diets, special feeding instructions, and follow the directions laid out for them.
Administered necessary medications, twice daily.
Provide daily, basic medical care needs, including the following: Vaccines, Medications, Preventatives, Blood Draws and Tests, Fecal Testing
Report any unusual or sickly behavior of any animal at the Hub exhibits.
Provide incoming animals with appropriate and required vaccines upon intake.
Complete detailed intake exam evaluations of each transport animal, including: Reviewing and entering medical history, Administering vaccines, Giving medications, Administering preventative, A physical examination, Drawing and testing blood, Collecting and evaluating fecal matter, Weighing and Aging, Entering the evaluation into PetPoint, Scheduling future vaccines, tasks, and tests
Walk and exercise all dogs regularly throughout the day.
Assist team members with completing daily playgroups per our Standard Operating Procedures.
Complete movement of animals from one kennel to another as needed or assigned.
Ensure that all animals are properly identified and that all cages and kennels have cage cards.
Assist in loading/unloading transport animals.
When closing for the day, perform security checks, ensuring that all animals are secure, clean, not in stress, and properly bedded down.
Make sure necessary doors are closed and lights are out.
Additional, relevant tasks as assigned by the Lifesaving Partnerships Hub Manager.