Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Animal Care: - Provide daily meals to all animals, ensuring each animal receives the proper amount of food and any special dietary requirements.
- Monitor and document each animal’s eating habits, noting any changes in appetite or refusal to eat.
- Ensure access to clean water at all times.
Health Monitoring: - Monitor defecation and urination habits of animals, noting any irregularities or concerns (e.g., diarrhea, constipation, frequency).
- Report any issues to the veterinary team for further evaluation.
- Perform daily health checks for all animals, assessing general well-being, behavior, and physical condition. Ensure humane handling and low-stress animal management practices.
- Assist the medical team with providing core intake vaccines, microchips, and preventative care to all shelter animals on a routine basis.
- Observe for signs of illness or injury (e.g., limping, coughing, lethargy, vomiting) and report findings to the veterinarian or shelter manager immediately.
- Monitor post-op incision sites daily
- Monitor the mental and physical health of animals, ensuring they are comfortable and stable.
- Ensure that all shelter animals have accurate kennel cards and are identifiable. Assist with animal movement within the facility.
- Conduct and document biweekly weight checks and report any significant weight changes to the shelter medical team.
- Document appropriately within shelter animal databases.
Medication Administration: - Administer medications (oral, topical, or as directed by veterinarians) to animals as prescribed, and document accurately within the appropriate database.
Assisting with Animal Enrichment: - Collaborate with the shelter training and enrichment team to provide activities to improve the animals physical and mental well-being.
- Monitor the safety of the pets during enrichment activities.
Leadership and Supervision - Train, mentor, and provide guidance to the kennel technician team.
- Collaborate with the Lead Shelter Veterinary Technician and Veterinary Care Manager to promote a positive, team-oriented work environment.
- Assist with scheduling and daily task delegation.
- Monitor staff performance and collaborate with leadership to improve processes and procedures.
- Assist with inventory tracking of all shelter animal diets.
Requirements: - High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years of animal care experience; shelter experience strongly preferred
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of animal care, behavior, and disease prevention
- Ability to administer medications as prescribed by the veterinarian
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
- Physical ability to lift and move animals and perform other physically demanding tasks
- Compassionate and patient approach to working with animals in a shelter environment
- Other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications: - Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
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