ACE Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $14.25

SCOPE OF POSITION

Animal Care and Enrichment Technicians are responsible for providing high-quality care and enrichment to the animals housed at the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia (HSNEGA) and are responsible for ensuring proper sanitation for all kennel areas as well as the facility as a whole. Full or part-time position and includes evening, weekend, and holiday scheduling. Essential duties include but are not limited to :

Daily Animal Care

• Clean, sanitize and maintain all animal kennels in assigned areas in a timely manner, providing proper animal husbandry while following approved procedures and using appropriate products.
• Employs proper disinfection techniques and animal handling to limit potential disease transmission.
• Feed all animals their required diet and in the appropriate rations.
• Handle animals in a safe, humane, and fear-free manner.
• Promote the mental health of the sheltered animals by providing daily enrichment.
• Participate in exercise, socialization, and behavioral training of animals to enhance their well-being and adaptability.
• Complete daily health and behavior observations of all animals.
• Assist with grooming of animals as needed.
• Ensure that all animals have clean blankets or appropriate bedding and approved toys at all times.
• Ensure all dishes, laundry, litter boxes, and animal carriers are sanitized in a timely manner.

Operational

Other Duties

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

hazardous chemicals and be able to tolerate noxious odors and high noise levels.

alternatives available. There may also be occasional exposure to sick, unruly, and / or dangerous animals

, as well as exposure to parasites and infectious diseases.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at-will relationship.

Humane Society of Northeast Georgia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.