Come join the Kansas Humane Society pack! We are looking for an Animal Care Technician that loves being an important part of an animal's life.
***KHS is a qualified employer for the Public Loan Service Forgiveness program.***
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Position Summary
Provides safe, humane, and thorough handling and care of animals housed at the Kansas Humane Society. This includes sanitizing, cleaning, observing and recording health and behavior as well as
assisting with and performing euthanasia.
Job Responsibilities
Customer Service:
Disease Control
Animal Handling
Qualifications
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION
TALKING: Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly
AVERAGE HEARING: Able to hear average conversations
FINGER DEXTERITY: The employee is regularly required to use hands to type.
AVERAGE VISION: Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
PHYSICAL STRENGTH:
Repetitive motion above and below shoulder height ( 4- 8 hours daily)
Repetitive hand scrubbing both at and above shoulder level (2 to 4 hours daily)
Must be able to use both hands for repetitive actions; firm grasp and fine manipulation. Hands exposed to water and cleaning chemicals on a repetitive basis (6-8 hours daily)
Deck brushing movement ( 4-6 hours daily)
Physical restraining of small and large animals 5lb to 100lb
Pulled/jolted/jumped on by small and large animals 5lb to 100lb
Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, throwing of 5lb to 100lb
Repetitive climbing of step ladder
Repetitive stooping to pick up items
Standing, walking, kneeling on hands and knees, crouching, crawling
WORKING CONDITIONS
Must be comfortable handling dogs and cats on a daily basis. Will handle sick, injured, or deceased pets. Noise exposure varies and often includes barking and other animal vocalizations. Animal waste contact, smells, and visual exposure are prevalent. Exposure to industrial cleaning supplies.
MENTAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to deal with a variety of variables under only limited standardization.
MATHEMATICS ABILITY: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers and common fractions.
LANGUAGE ABILITY: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to communicate clearly.
EMOTIONAL ABILITY: Ability to cope with stress, loss/death/grief, emotional and physical fatigue, long hours, and a variety of different human personalities.
INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS
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All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.
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