Animal Care Technician **Dubuque Regional Humane Society** 1 Positions ID: 51686 Posted On 08/21/2024 **Job Overview** **Title:** Animal Care Technician **Reports to:** The Animal Care Supervisor **Summary** The Animal Care Technician performs routine animal care and related duties at the Dubuque Regional Humane Society. The Animal Care Technician must always strive for excellence and be enthusiastic and a team player. Animal experience is preferred, but not required; training will be provided. **Essential Job Functions:** + Thoroughly clean animal enclosures and provide animals with new blankets, toys, food, and water as instructed + Observe animals during cleaning and report any concerning behaviors to Director of Operations + Complete laundry and dishes for each required area of Kinsey’s Campus + Work collaboratively with staff and volunteers to ensure a clean, pleasant, and organized work environment including all areas that customers can and cannot see + Maintain good care of cleaning equipment + Janitorial duties, including but not limited to sweeping, mopping, taking out garbage + Wipe down counters and windows + Pick up feces and wipe up urine in animal enclosures between cleanings + Greet and provide timely, compassionate, and courteous service to customers, visitors, and volunteers as they enter Kinsey’s Campus + Provide accurate information to customers and volunteers about the DRHS’ policies and procedures + Other duties as assigned **Requirements** + Have steadfast belief in the mission, policies, and procedures of the DRHS + Animal handling skills + Multi-tasking skills + Flexibility in hours + Lift up to 50 lbs + Stand and sit for long periods of time, bend, twist, and stoop **Working Environment** The Animal Care Technicians will encounter regular exposure to animal odors, diseases, possible contagious conditions, bites, scratches, animal waste, and high noise levels. Primary Contact 1705074803262 Mariah Wallace Bookkeeper & HR Administrator, Phone Phone Phone Fax hr@dbqhumane.org Email False False False **Job Details** Categories Animal Care Location Dubuque, IA Shift First Shift Job Type Employee Full/Part Part Time Pay/Salary $12.25-$13.75 Benefits Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Retirement Plan Company ID 42553 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20240821 End Date 20240921 Featured Job TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Housekeeper Mount Carmel Bluffs Dietary Assistant | PT MercyOne Table Games Dealer Q Casino + Resort Forklift Operator/Order Picker Express Employment Professionals NP/PA - Dermatology Medical Associates Mechanical Technician Zero Zone Inc RN - Oncology - Contribute to a meaningful cause Medical Associates Echo Tech - PRN Medical Associates After Hours Carrier Specialist River City Logisitcs Licensed Mental Health Therapist (LMHC, LISW, LMFT Medical Associates Security Officer | FT | Evenings MercyOne CMA/LPN/RN - Family Medicine - Float Nurse Positio Medical Associates Electrical Technician Zero Zone Inc Just Graduated High School and Interested in Going Medical Associates LPN/RN - Acute Care, Part-Time or Full-Time Medical Associates LPN/RN - Rheumatology Medical Associates Ultrasonographer - Full or Part Time Medical Associates Mailroom Clerk, part-time Medical Associates 3rd Shift Manufacturing Associate: 11:00 PM – 7: Klauer Manufacturing Company Videographer Assistant Sedona Staffing Services **Share this Job** Dubuque Regional Humane Society **About the Company** The Dubuque Regional Humane Society is committed to building bonds between people and animals through adoptions, community outreach, humane education and cruelty prevention. Operating as a 501(c)3 non-profit, open admission, no-kill shelter, the DRHS provides critical medical and behavioral interventions, and compassionate care for more than 2,800 animals annually that are lost, abandoned, rehomed by guardians or rescued from neglect. Our mission: the DRHS protects and promotes the well-being of all animals by fostering respect for their inherent dignity. Our vision: The DRHS envisions a community where every pet has a permanent and loving home, companion animals are spayed or neutered and all animals are treated with respect and compassion.