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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Animal Care Worker
FLSA: Standard/Non-Exempt EEO Category: (80) Serv/Maint
Class Code: 10585 Salary Grade: JB6
Approved: January 31, 2001 Last Revised: March 07, 2025

Purpose:
 

This position performs all aspects of humane animal care duties to ensure animal safety and well-being, and provides quality customer service by providing the public with assistance and accurate information regarding Animal Services' policies, programs, and procedures.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Cleans, disinfects, and maintains shelter areas as assigned.
  2. Feeds, waters, bathes, dips, and exercises animals. Provides humane sheltering services in compliance with State minimum standards and shelter policies.
  3. Safely and humanely handles animals of unknown health and temperament.
  4. Assists in monitoring the medical and behavioral status of animals, and performs related healthcare activities.
  5. Contributes to the programs and services that support the shelter’s live outcome goal.
  6. Loads dead animals onto trucks.
  7. Ensures the safety of animals and people in the shelter.
  8. Accurately maintains all required records in the shelter’s database.
  9. Provides information to the public.
  10. Assists in unloading trucks, stocking shelter areas and storing materials. Assists in preparation, transport and documentation of specimens for rabies testing.
  11. Maintains facility and grounds in a clean, neat, and organized manner. 
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
  None.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques and principles.
  • Knowledge of animal services and related programs.
  • Skill in safely handling animals, including those with unknown temperament.
  • Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
  • Ability to adhere to disease management and safety protocols
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with City employees and the public.
Minimum Qualifications:
 

Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus six (6) months of work experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.