Career Opportunity: Animal Technician 1
Join our passionate animal care team at MCAS as an Animal Tech 1! Care for pets, help reunite lost pets with people on a diverse, supportive team, with great benefits.
Pay range: $20.76 - $25.34 hr
Apply through May 21, 2025
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We are looking for someone who:
- Has work experience handling animals, such as kennel work or animal welfare work.
- Demonstrates the ability to multitask in a fast-moving environment.
- Has a strong work ethic with a commitment to consistency, timeliness and follow-through.
- Enjoys working on a team.
Here’s What We Offer:
- A Dynamic Workplace: No two days are the same! We're always learning and improving.
- Great Benefits: Think retirement benefits, student loan forgiveness programs (if eligible) and employee assistance programs.
- Time Off: Very generous vacation, holidays, and parental leave, plus benefits from Paid Leave Oregon.
- Health and Wellness: Robust health plans, mental health services, gym discounts, and more!
- Career Growth: Opportunities to advance and continue your education.
Check out all of our awesome benefits!
To Qualify
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.
Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
- Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade; AND
- Six (6) months of experience performing physical work in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:
You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.
- Six (6) months of work experience in dealing directly with the public in a service-oriented position.
- Demonstrated understanding of animal welfare and rescue work, including animal sheltering processes.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Knowledge of animal behavior and health, and safe animal handling techniques.
- Experience operating computers and office equipment, and performing related clerical duties.
- Demonstrated experience providing excellent customer service.
*Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position . Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position.
Denise H.