Animal Care Technician Senior

Salary : $47,840.00 Annually

Location : Albuquerque, NM

Job Type: Full Time Regular (FR)

Job Number: 2300180

Department: Animal Care

Cost Center: PS GRT Animal Care (470901)

Opening Date: 07/26/2023

Closing Date: 8/2/2023 5:00 PM Mountain

Bernalillo County: Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

Position Summary & Duties Responsible

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Animal Care Shelter Supervisor, provides a Senior role to Animal Care Technicians and volunteers in the oversight and humane care of animals in county animal facilities. Provides and ensures a high level of care for animals including sustenance, cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, exercise, and enrichment. Ensures compliance with department policies and procedures and applicable local and state laws. Trains lower-level staff and volunteers in department operational functions. Assists in local and state disaster response for the sheltering of animals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide daily leadership for Animal Care Technicians.
2. Provides outstanding and responsive care and necessary sustenance to a wide variety of domestic, livestock and exotic animals. Cleans and disinfects animal housing and areas of the facility to ensure disease control and animal health. Provide socialization, enrichment, and exercise for animals in care. Monitors the health of animals and reports concerns to Veterinarian.
3. Assist in the training of staff and volunteers in areas of work including but not limited to, animal husbandry, animal behavior, proper animal restraint and handling, intake process, customer service, disaster response and data entry.
4. Ensure compliance with department policy, procedures, local and state laws relating to department functions.
5. Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of behavior modification and enrichment programs for the animals in our care.
6. Safely, humanely, and appropriately handles and transports animals using proper equipment.
7. Provides courteous, high-quality responsive service to members of the public and provides resource information as needed.
8. Assist as needed in stocking and managing sheltering section inventory, equipment, and requests orders.
9. Assists with disaster response, emergency shelter setup and operation.
10. Perform maintenance and custodial duties on kennels and cattery at the animal care facility to insure an inviting, clean and safe environment for animals, public and employees.
11. Attend and participate in department, community or professional meetings when required and stay abreast in current best practices and latest trends related to the animal welfare industry.
12. Responds to staff inquires and correspondence. Serves as liaison between administration, staff, and volunteers.
13. Uses Chameleon database, office programs and other electronic communications to complete work and track information.
14. Provides assistance to other department sections as needed or assigned.
15. Perform other duties as assigned.

*The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High School diploma or GED and one (1) year working in an animal sheltering or similar environment.

Supplemental Information

PREFERENCE

Experience working in a lead role in an animal-related capacity.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

1. Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment drug and medical examination and background investigation.
2. Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.
3. Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.
4. Employee must have a valid New Mexico driver’s license by employment date and maintain a valid NM driver’s license while employed in this position.
5. Employee must have or obtain within 9 months of employment, a Certificate to perform Euthanasia

WORKING CONDITIONS

1. All duties may be performed indoors or outdoors.
2. Duties are generally performed in a temperature-controlled environment.
3. Duties are performed on surfaces including carpet, tile, concrete, dirt etc.
4. Worker is exposed to natural weather conditions while performing outdoor duties. When duties are performed outdoors, a county vehicle may be used.
5. Worker may be exposed to animals, aggressive animals, animal bites, disease, odors, animal dander, animal byproducts and chemicals.
6. Worker will at times, interact with members of the public who can be emotional and/or hostile.
7. Worker is exposed to intermittent and sustained noise factors.
8. Worker performs duties alone or as part of a team.
9. Shiftwork will be required, and schedules may vary to include extended hours, weekends, holidays and during disaster situations.

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND MATERIALS

1. Equipment used in performing duties includes but not limited to computer, telephone, multi-line telephone and general office equipment, animal handling and sanitation equipment, vehicles and other equipment as needed.
2. Materials and products: handle logs, various forms, and paperwork, writing utensils, manuals regarding the use of equipment and emergency procedures.

Equal Opportunity Employer
COUNTY OF BERNALILLO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Health Benefits:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Supplemental:
Life Insurance
Aflac
Deferred Compensation
Pre-Paid Legal
Flexible Spending Account
Long/Short Term Disability
Fringe Benefits:
Retirement Plan
Holiday Leave
Personal Holiday Leave
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
Employee Assistance Plan

For additional benefit information go to:

https://www.bernco.gov/human-resources/for-bernco-employees/benefits-wellness/

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Select the highest level of related education as identified by the minimum requirements (if applicable, attach supporting transcripts. If you do not attach your transcripts you will not be credited for education.).

• No High School Diploma or GED
• High School Diploma or GED
• Non/degree accredited hours (some college)
• Associates
• Bachelors
• Masters
• Juris Doctorate
• Doctorate

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Select the number of years of work experience you possess which relates to the minimum requirements. If you worked a part-time position (less than 40 hours a week) please be aware that your experience for this time period will be pro-rated. Additionally, if you have work experience that overlaps, you will only be credited for a maximum of 40 hours per week for that time period.

• No experience
• 1 to less than 6 months
• 6 to less than 12 months
• 1 year to less than 2 years
• 2 years to less than 3 years
• 3 years to less than 4 years
• 4 years to less than 5 years
• 5 years to less than 6 years
• 6 years to less than 7 years
• 7 years to less than 8 years
• 8 years to less than 9 years
• 9 years to less than 10 years
• 10 years to less than 11 years
• 11 years to less than 12 years
• 12 years to less than 13 years
• 13 years to less than 14 years
• 14 years to less than 15 years
• 15 or more years

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