Animal Care Technician I P/T
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City of Brownsville
Brownsville, TX, US
Summary
Perform daily care for impounded animals, including feeding, watering, and monitoring health. Maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of kennels, cages, and the general shelter premises.
Job Description
Title: 531 - Animal Care Technician I P/T
Organization: Health: Animal Control
Department: 531 - Animal Control
Location: Health
Rate of Pay: 14.50
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Job Summary The purpose of the class is to perform the tasks of caring for impounded animals and maintaining the City Animal Shelter. |
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Competencies • Effective Communications |
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Key Functions/Knowledge/Skills • Includes knowledge of basic, routine, or repetitive tasks or operations, such as the ability to operate or use simple tools and equipment. |
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Minimum Education & Experience High school or GED (no experience), or sufficient education to read and write plus two years of experience. |
Special Certifications & Licenses
Valid Texas Driver’s License.
Independence & Judgement
Minimal judgment; instructions, once established and defined, normally allow the job to be accomplished without direct and/or constant supervision; mostly routine work requiring that employee recognize obvious problems; situations outside the instructions are referred to the supervisor or lead worker.
Initiative & Ingenuity
Low chance of error because work is routine/repetitive/simple/reviewed carefully; standard procedures: don't have to come up with creative solutions; refers anything unusual to supervisor.
Supervisory & Responsibility
Does not supervise.
Financial Responsibility
Does not deal with money.
Level & Frequency of Outside Contact
Infrequent or non-difficult contacts with other people inside and/or outside department; straightforward information exchange, etc.
Physical Demands
Mostly moderate and fairly steady active physical exertion; may require brief periods of heavy muscular exertion, such as standing, lifting, moving, pulling, pushing, etc. Requires medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, or lifting all of the time, exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, exceptional skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands and limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
Responsibility for Equipment & Property
Responsible for use of equipment/property such as office equipment, supplies, etc., which are used in office.
Working Conditions
Fair inside or outside conditions; exposure to disagreeable conditions is brief or otherwise insignificant; space problems; only occasional situations that place the employee in a stressful environment.
Other Requirements
The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination and a Background Check.
ADA Requirements
The City of Brownsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
Benefits
This position is not eligible for benefits.
EEOC Statements
The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.
