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Mohave County Animal Shelter is currently recruiting for an Animal Shelter Technician in the Kingman, AZ location.

Clean and maintain the animal shelter, provide basic care for the shelter animals which includes grooming, feeding, exercising, and administering medication, assist with animal evaluations, monitor animals, and oversee general maintenance of the shelter.

REPORTS TO

Work is performed independently under general direction of Animal Shelter Lead.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None.

Essential Job Functions

• Cleans the animal shelter, wash floors, disinfect kennels.
• Provides care and health evaluations for the animals, feed animals, treats minor injuries, looks for disease indicators, and impound stray animals, and secure all kennels and buildings at end of day.
• Implants microchips to shelter animals. Administers vaccines and dewormers, as needed.
• Assists Leads with animal intake evaluations.
• Assists Leads/Supervisor with humane euthanasia.
• Assists Leads with ill and aggressive animals, as needed.
• Assists Leads/Supervisor with behavior assessment, safer testing, and shelter animal pairing.
• Dispenses medication including vaccinations to animals.
• Performs repairs and upkeep of building and grounds, including fences, water lines, and landscaping.
• Cleans laundry, food dishes, litter pans, blankets, and sheets.
• Maintains accuracy of animal inventory database.
• Maintains accurate animal and medication logs, rosters, and other documents.
• Maintains inventory of food and supplies for animal care.
• Maintains and grooms animals, including bathing, brushing, and wound care.
• Feeds, waters, and exercises animals.
• Maintains equipment, cleans animal cages, and vehicles.
• Assists Animal Control Officers as requested.
• Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records and restricted County information.

\ SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs related work as required.
• Performs special assignments as requested.
• Exercise regular and predictable attendance and punctuality in accordance with Mohave County Personnel Policies and Procedures.