Animal Husbandry - Veterinary Health Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Do you love animals? Did you know you could have an exciting, rewarding career helping animals living in shelters? PASADENA HUMANE is a donor-supported, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting humane treatment, compassion and care for all animals and we’re looking for passionate professionals to join our team.

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OUR MISSION

To lead the way toward a compassionate and caring community for all animals.

OUR VISION

All companion animals to reside in loving homes and for our community to respectfully coexist with wildlife.

OUR VALUES

LEARNING : We commit to best practice and professional development through continuous education.

INTEGRITY : We value honest and transparent communication and decision making using evidence based practices.

COLLABORATION : We value teamwork in our organization and partnerships with our community to deliver exceptional service.

KINDNESS : We show compassion, care, respect and empathy to all animals and humans without prejudice or discrimination.

JOB TITLE : Health Technician

FLSA : Non-Exempt

FT / PT : Full Time

THE POSITION

PASADENA HUMANE is currently seeking a Health Technician to join our team. We are looking for people who learn quickly, have strong interpersonal skills and feel passionate about our mission.

The Health Team cares for all the pet animals entering our shelter.  As a Health Technician you will alert veterinarians to the husbandry and healthcare needs of each animal on its journey to a forever home.

In addition to communicating with veterinarians, Health Technicians work with multiple internal and external department teams, including animal control officers, customer care front facing associates, and volunteers via volunteer services, to ensure that animals become available for placement as expediently as possible.

This position will challenge you to learn a host of animal care skills, population enrichment and engagement needs, communication, and critical thinking skills.  If you are a strong team player who enjoys multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving and wants to improve and care for the lives of our shelter animals, then a position as a Health Technician in Husbandry could be a career start for you.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• AA, AS or two years of post secondary education required.
• An equivalent combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Two years of experience working in veterinary medicine, veterinary hospital kennel technician, animal science, public health, laboratory animal research, doggy daycare, boarding facilities, animal quarantine facility.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Fast-paced environment. Employees are exposed to numerous animals (living and deceased), including those with uncertain dispositions. They are required to act in a safe and responsible manner.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Pasadena Humane is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy not to engage in discrimination against any individual, or harassment of any person seeking employment with our organization on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic information or status as a covered veteran including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, merit increase, salary, training and development, demotion, and separation. This policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Federal law requires proof of citizenship or "alien right-to-work" status. Pasadena Humane maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing.