Assistant, Weekend Kennel (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Assistant, Weekend Kennel (Hourly)
Job Description Summary:
In charge of cleaning cages, administering medication, and providing animals with food and water.
Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks

• Prepare food for dogs and cats
• Walking/exercising dogs and cats
• Cleaning and sanitizing dog and cat cages/runs.
• Administering oral/topical medications to dogs and cats.
• Basic housekeeping (mopping, sweeping, and laundry)
• Entering patient notes into practice management software.

Knowledge

• Basic animal care
• Animal behavior

Skills

• Basic animal care experience in areas such as feeding, animal ward sanitization, dog walking, cat care, and oral medication administration.

Technology Skills

• Basic computer skills

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a veterinary kennel setting.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Frequent lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Pay Rate
$22.00/hour
Number of Openings:
6
Job Posting Close Date:
August 4, 2024Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.