Pay Range: $17.11 - $21.31/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, November 1, 2024
Workdays & Hours: This is a Full-Time position working 40 hours a week, subject to mandatory overtime. This position requires the availability to work weekends, holidays, evening shifts and/or extended hours based on operational needs.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
An Animal Shelter Technician position is available with The City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department – Animal Care & Control Division. This position will represent the City of Fort Worth by providing professional, courteous, quality of care for animals at multiple locations. This position functions as an adoption councilor at the EAC to facilitate animal care and customer service measures.
- This is a Full-Time position, with benefits, working a minimum of 40 hours, subject to mandatory overtime.
- In order to be considered you must submit complete resume
- This position requires the availability to work weekends, holidays, evening shifts and/or extended hours based on operational needs.
- In order to be considered you complete and pass the City’s Defensive Driving course.
- This position will report to the City of Fort Worth’s Satellite Adoption Center, located at the Alliance PetSmart in Fort Worth.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- No prior experience.
- Valid Texas Driver's License.
- Candidate selected for hire must pass Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Physical and Criminal Background check.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 year of customer service experience.
- 1 year of administrative experience.
- 1 year of shelter/animal welfare experience.
The Animal Shelter Technician responsibilities include:
- Feeding, watering, cleaning after and caring for animals in and around existing quarters.
- Documenting animal dispositions in computer record keeping system.
- Facilitating intake/outcome processes.
- Maintaining a good working relationship with partnering agencies, volunteers and fosters.
- Driving City vehicles to transport animals from multiple locations as assigned.
- Monitoring animals for any medical/behavioral issues.
- Providing excellent customer service to include in person, by phone and e-mail.
- Assesses animals, and completes blood work and vaccinations.
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation.
Physical Demand
Heavy Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to 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, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.