Summary
Minimum
Starting Salary is $20.76 per hour depending on qualifications WHY WORK FOR WACO - Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
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Minimum Requirements :
Required:
- Graduation from a Certified Veterinarian Assistant program
Preferred:
- graduation of an AVMA accredited Veterinary Technology program
Licenses and Certifications
- Texas Driver's License required Upon Hire
- Basic Animal Control certification from Texas Department of State Health Services is required within 180 Days (6 mos.)
- Euthanasia Certification mandated by Texas Department of State Health Services is required within 180 Days (6 mos.)
- Certified Veterinarian Assistant certification is required within 18 months (1.5 years)
A Brief Overview
Under basic supervision, assists the shelter Veterinarian to manage the health and welfare of animals at the City of Waco Animal Shelter.
What you will do
- Manages the daily care and nutrition of shelter animals; resolves problems within scope of authority.
- Performs intake exam duties, observes the behavior and condition of animals in shelter; provides nursing care and first aid to recovering and injured animals; identifies animal health care issues and works with Veterinarian to implement health care maintenance and treatment plans; monitors animal health issues, behavior and eating habits; maintains records and updates database.
- Cleans Animal Shelter daily including feeding, watering and grooming animals; monitors animals for illness and disease and provides medications; euthanizes animals and processes animal carcasses.
- Assists with public education and community outreach programs.
- Provides customer assistance; maintains and updates files and assists with reports and computer entry.
- Assists in sedation and anesthesia of animals for medical or surgical procedures and monitors condition of animal until recovery from anesthesia.
- Prepares animal for surgical procedures and prepares surgical instruments for sterilization.
- Performs Animal Control on-call duties as assigned.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our
Benefits page.
Closing Date/Time: 5/31/2024 11:59 PM Central
