Dog Colony Attendant

Overview

The College of Veterinary Medicine is hiring for a TES Animal Care Attendant-Dog Colony position. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the daily care, cleanliness, and maintenance of various laboratory animals in a lab or hospital environment.

Working hours will be between the hours of 6:00am to 4:00pm; hours will vary. Must be available to occasionally work nights, weekends, and holidays. 

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time 
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads 
• Assistance with special projects 
• Seasonal work 
• Emergencies 

Responsibilities

• Ensures animal cages and/or containment rooms are kept clean and orderly.
• Launders, stores and distributes linens and scrubs required for animal care.
• Restocks supplies needed for meeting animal needs and cleaning rooms.
• May perform a variety of animal care duties such as (but not limited to) feeding, watering, applying shredded paper to cages and updating health records.
• May perform a variety of animal care facility services such as (but not limited to) building “whelping boxes” and maintaining the upkeep of kennel grass and yard work.
• Assists with animal treatment and transportation as needed.
• Maintains grounds and common areas around animal quarters and clinic.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to follow detailed, simple, routine instructions and procedures.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Duties require basic physical and mental skills and abilities, including use of simple hand tools, power tools or other equipment and use of basic math and reading skills.

Why Work at Auburn?

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time 
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads 
• Assistance with special projects 
• Seasonal work 
• Emergencies 

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

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