TES Animal Care Attendant-Dogs

The College of Veterinary Medicine is hiring for a TES Animal Care Attendant-Dogs 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.

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

• 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

Essential Functions

• 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.

Why Work at Auburn?

• Life-Changing Impact:
  Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
• Culture of Excellence:
  We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
• We’re Here for You:
  Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
• Sweet Home Alabama:
  The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
• A Place for Everyone:
  Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.