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  • Animal Care Technician

    Grand Prairie, Texas United States City of Grand Prairie, TX Full Time $37,065.60 - $45,106.26 Annually May 21, 2025
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    City of Grand Prairie, TX

      Welcome to the City of Grand Prairie!  We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing.  Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values.  We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place toRaise a Family! We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to:  Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land” The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019) Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1) Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue Historic Uptown Theater in downtown IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall Traders Village Lake Joe Pool Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show Chicken N’ Pickle Bolder Adventure Park The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors. City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service.  Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success.  We look forward to you joining ourteam!

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    Job Description

    Job Summary

    The purpose of this position is to assist the animal shelter operations and services. This is accomplished by performing duties on a daily basis to maintain office areas, animal kennel areas, provides general care, feeding, exercising and grooming of animals, and assisting the public with adoptions and redemptions. Other animal care related tasks include assisting Animal Services Officers with vaccinations, microchipping and euthanasia, monitoring and observing animals to detect signs of illness or injury, and providing customer service to the general public. The majority of the work (85%) is conducted indoors with extensive physical labor and exposure to heat/cold weather conditions.

    Essential Job Functions

    • Performs departmental specific functions by attending animals in the animal shelter; cleaning and disinfecting kennels and cages, litter boxes, feeding utensils, pans and equipment, etc.; launder animal bedding and towels, sweeping and mopping floors, removing trash and cleaning dog yards of waste.
    • Provides general care and feeding of animals by feeding, watering, exercising and bathing.
    • Assists Animal Services Officers with vaccinations, microchipping, administering medication, drawing blood for health checks and assist and/or perform euthanasia.
    • Maintains stock and storage rooms in neat and organized manner. Stocks inventory of food, litter, cleaning supplies, etc.
    • Periodic transport of animals to the veterinarian clinic(s) for visits as needed.
    • Assists with public with adoptions and redemptions by performing adoption procedures, assisting in reclaiming lost animals, directing the public to areas of the shelter, helping customers complete paperwork, recording animal information and maintaining records.
    • Follow-up on adoptions and redemptions by checking the computer system and adoption contracts for proof of vaccination and sterilization and sending notification letters is contracts are not met.
    • Provides assistance to the general public by answering inquiries over the phone or in person, directing telephone calls, preparing and maintaining records, receiving paperwork and entering information into computer system.


    Minimum Qualifications

    • Work requires a high school diploma or G.E.D.

    • Six months up to and including two years in animal care and handling

    • Valid Texas Class C Driver's License.

    • Must obtain Texas Department of Health Certified Euthanasia Technician certification within 120 days of employment

    • Rabies Pre-Exposure Vaccination: All staff are required to have rabies pre-exposure vaccinations. If you have previously received the rabies vaccine, you must provide a titer test to confirm ongoing immunity.


    The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits

    Closing Date/Time: 6/23/2025 5:00 PM Central

    Special Instructions

    6/23/2025 5:00 PM Central
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