Animal Care Attendant

MOS Code: 68T (Army)

Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED, or higher.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment.

Under general supervision, performs simple tasks caring for impounded animals and assisting with the daily husbandry of animals. Serves as a first point of contact for incoming and outgoing animals.

Cares for impounded animals. Involves: feeding and giving water to animals according to schedule. Cleaning and disinfecting cages, pens, and yards. Disinfecting equipment and instruments used. Moving, pairing, and providing enrichment to animals. Logs in impounded animals and monitors quarantined animals daily. Assists the public in identifying and redeeming pets. Assist in identifying sick, injured, or diseased animals; identify and contact appropriate staff and follow veterinarian instructions. Transfers animals between holding areas. Records information according to instructions, such as vital statistics, diet, weight, medications, food intake, license number, and behaviors. Dips and grooms’ animals as directed. Assists in the performance of humane animal euthanasia by ensuring safe and humane handling of animals during the procedure. Disposes of animal carcasses. Aids in preparing and delivering animal brains for rabies examination. Performs general custodial and maintenance duties. Transport animals to various locations as needed.

Receive and impound animals. Involves: determines breed, sex, and temperament to place animals in appropriate kennel area; records, inputs, and updates animal information into a computerized database; generates necessary impound cards and forms.

Responsible for providing excellent customer service. Involves: Notifying owners when animals have identification; placing phone calls; preparing and sending notice of impoundment. Interacts with the public on a daily basis regarding protocols and operations questions. Assists clients in the adoption or reclaiming of animals; prepares necessary forms. Works with volunteers assigned to the intake areas.

Assist the community programs with adoptions and fosters, at the shelter and off-site locations. Involves: reviewing adoption and foster applications submitted by the public based on written guidelines; receiving adoption fees and updating the software system with information necessary to complete the adoption experience. Other tasks include submitting paperwork, scheduling surgery appointments, taking photos and videos of adoptable pets, assisting in adoption and foster events, and other administrative work. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.  

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

Note: Applicants will be required to attend a realistic job preview at the Animal Services Shelter. Date and time to be announced.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note:  This is a new advertisement for Animal Care Attendant. You must apply if you are still interested in this position. 

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history.  We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.  

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.