Behavior & Placement Technician

Looking to make a difference in the lives of pets and people? With an almost year-round beautiful blue sky and a scenic mountain backdrop, HSPPR is a nonprofit animal shelter serving El Paso, Pueblo, and Douglas Counties as well as the City of Centennial in the colorful State of Colorado. We employ a total of 200+ employees. We are an organization that celebrates and prioritizes diversity and inclusion. HSPPR welcomes you to apply for this exciting opportunity at our socially conscious organization.

Job Summary

The Behavior & Placement Technician is responsible for performing all duties related to processing and behavior assessments of animals in the shelter; assessing the initial health and behavior of animals and monitors changes. The Behavior & Placement Technician ensures an environment of compassionate and respectful animal and people care in accordance with HSPPR's mission, values, goals, and management philosophy.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Daily Animal Care

• Completes intake and follow-up exams, including daily exam reviews, vaccine boosters, and health and weight checks. Responsible for identifying health and behavior concerns for animals and reporting findings to the veterinary and behavior teams accordingly.
• Works cohesively with multiple departments to assist in the movement of animals throughout the building.
• Participate in activities and behavior support strategies to improve the well-being of animals within the shelter.
• Periodically covers overnight on-call emergency animal transport.
• Assess temperament of animals to provide a factual, nonbiased assessment of the animal's behavior.
• Makes appropriate routing decisions for animals based on health, behavior, and other considerations.
• Performs formal behavioral evaluations for dogs in accordance with PCAT assessment procedures, ensuring objective language is used when entering data for memos and assessments
• Performs informal behavioral evaluations for cats. Properly maintains equipment used.
• Restocks all supply items daily. Report any need for ordering, maintenance, and inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Serves as the Euthanasia Lead, performing humane euthanasia of animals, proper care and disposal of deceased animals in accordance with current HSPPR Humane Euthanasia Standard Operating Procedures and HSUS guidelines for best practices.
• Provides behavior support & enrichment to all animals actively enrolled to receive behavior accommodations.
• Consults adopters and patrons on behavior management to promote success in the home.
• Train staff and volunteers to safely handle animals.
• Assist in animal handling requests for dangerous or fractious animals in care.
• Assist with population reporting as requested.

Other :

Supervisory Duties

None

Physical Demands

Schedule Requirements

Education / Experience Necessary

Benefits include :

Health Insurance ~~ 401K with employer matching up to 4% of salary ~~ Dental and vision

The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualified employer. To learn more about this program, go to .

The core values of the staff unite us and guide us to provide the best service to the animals in our care, our organization, and our community.

Core Values Statements-

As a condition of employment with HSPPR, you will be required to authorize HSPPR and ProScreening to conduct a background check before confirming an employment start date. The background check will include a criminal investigation, verification of citizenship / immigration status, and a motor vehicle record. By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that any offers of employment will be contingent upon completion of the background check to the satisfaction of HSPPR.

In consideration of any offers of employment made as a result of your interest in this position, by applying for this position, you hereby waive any and all claims that you may have against HSPPR for invasion of privacy in respect to drug testing and background checks as listed above.

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