Animal Care Technician

Abacus Corporation

Animal Care Technician

Norfolk, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Duties:

    • Cleans and maintains animal enclosures in a sanitary manner.
    • Maintains overall shelter organization and cleanliness throughout the workday.
    • Ensures that outside walkways and runs are clean.
    • Provides the highest quality animal care through feeding, watering, socializing, and offering various forms of enrichment.
    • Observes animals for signs of illness; monitors sick or injured animals and assists with vet-prescribed treatment.
    • Assists the public with animal surrender or locating a lost pet.
    • Assists the public with selecting a companion for adoption.
    • Requires ability to read and understand standard operating procedures.
    • Ability to stand for long periods; to bend, crouch, and/or kneel repeatedly; to lift and carry a minimum 50 pounds.
    • Ability to read adoption contracts, registration cards, cage or kennel cards, and medical sheets or prescription dosage on medications for the animals.
    • Ability to write adoption contracts, quarantine and euthanasia paperwork, complete registration cards and time slips.
    • Ability to perform general math calculations.

    Requirements:

    • Associate’s degree in veterinary technology, Veterinary Science, Animal Care, or a closely related field.