Animal Caretaker II

Job Title

Animal Caretaker II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Vet Med Park-Tamu

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who we are

The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is an institution that represents 100 years of growth from a small school of veterinary medicine in 1916 to its present role as a major veterinary educational, medical, and research center. Today, we are one of the largest colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States, training nearly 600 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students each year. We support collaboration and teamwork that turns today's discoveries into proactive solutions for animals, humans, and the environment. Together, we strive to support the goals of the faculty, staff and students in teaching, research and outreach programs.  To learn more, please visit our website https://vetmed.tamu.edu/ .

What we want

We are looking for an Animal Caretaker II, to join our groundbreaking, well-known College! The ideal candidate enjoys providing animal and facilities care. This person is crucial in handling and restraining research animals; operating mechanical equipment; performing minor maintenance repair; and providing occasional student worker supervision. The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability as stated above.  If you are experienced in patient care; and you are capable of maintaining a sanitary conditions and providing a functionally well-organized service, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

Salary:Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

Position Details: This position may require working alternate shifts, holidays, weekends, or on-call duty on a rotating schedule.

COVID-19 information:   Texas A&M University monitors and updates our recruiting, hiring and onboarding processes to align with local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible.  Each department has established both remote and in-person procedures for conducting these processes, which include sanitizing common spaces, a mask policy, and maintaining safe physical distancing to the extent possible.  Departments will provide the procedures to be followed at each step of the recruiting process.

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Two years of experience in animal care

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others

• Ability to read and understand written instructions

Required Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license and good driving record

• Must be able to obtain State of Texas class “C” vehicle operator’s license within 30 days of employment

Other Requirements:

• May require working alternate shifts, holidays, weekends, or on-call duty on a rotating schedule

• Must be able to lift or move heavy feedbags

Preferred Experience:

• More than two years’ experience in animal handling or animal care

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to operate mechanical equipment such as tractor, lawn mower, and weed eater

• General knowledge of repairing maintenance issues such as leaking facets and troughs

Responsibilities:

Animal Care:

• Feeds and waters animals

• Cleans and disinfects animal housing facilities and feeding equipment at various locations including non-biohazardous facilities, ABS1 and ABSL2 Facilities

• Monitors feed and hay intake of animal

• Observes and reports any potential health problems

• Prepares pens for incoming animals

• Disposes of animal carcasses in prescribed manner

Animal Handling:

• Assists with animal movements

• Assists with restraint of animals for routine vaccinations, deworming, and fecal exams

• Assists Investigators with restraining and handling of research animals as needed

Equipment Use and Maintenance:

• Operates mechanical equipment (gators, tractor, lawn mower, weed eater, etc.) in order to maintain facilities and move animals

• Drives to various locations to perform these functions

• Repairs minor maintenance issues (fix leaking facets, leaking troughs, etc.)

• Performs other duties as assigned

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University and TAMHSC, must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

In accordance with the federal contractor vaccination mandate , specific facilities at The Texas A&M System may be considered a covered contractor workplace with covered contractor employees. Therefore, successful applicants for this position may be subject to the federal mandate to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless an approved medical or religious accommodation is in place.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/AffirmativeAction/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.