Animal Keeper Dallas Animal Services; Civil Service Job Dallas area,Texas USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Position: Animal Keeper I - (Dallas Animal Services) (Civil Service)

Overview

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Job Summary

Ensures the safe and humane care, such as feeding and cleaning, for animals that are kept in the city s animal shelters and stables.

Job Description

The Animal Keeper I performs general animal care and keeping duties for the department. Ensures the safe and human care of animals that are kept in the City s animal shelters and stables.

Essential Functions

Feeds, waters, exercises and grooms animals to ensure good health and appearance of animals.

Cleans and repairs kennels, stalls, or cages of animals to ensure proper sanitary and safety conditions.

Monitors and observes animals in cages or stalls to detect illnesses and injuries and ensure proper care is provided.

Assists animal control officers with unloading animals to place animals in kennel or in loading euthanized animals to transport to landfill.

Assists senior animal control officers in euthanasia laboratory, or city veterinarians while examining animals.

Delivers animals to veterinary clinic for sterilization, evaluation, or minor treatment; transports animals to various locations for adoptions and other events.

Completes paperwork and handles telephone calls pertaining to public inquiries on adoption of animals or for locating animals that have been picked up by animal control officers.

Collects fees and writes receipts for registration and adoption of animals in shelter.

Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

Knowledge And Skills

Knowledge of animal care practices and policies.

Ability to meet, talk and deal effectively with the public.

Ability to acquire knowledge in the care and handling of animals.

Ability to follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to lift 50 pounds or more.

Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.

Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Minimum Qualifications

EXPERIENCE:

Three (3) months paid animal feeding/animal care

Three (3) months volunteer experience at an animal shelter

Other Requirement(s)

NO Felony Drug offenses within the last 10 years
NO Animal Cruelty convictions
Subject to extensive walking, bending, carrying, twisting and stooping
Subject to inclement weather conditions
Availability to work various shifts including nights, weekends & holidays

Department Note

The Animal Keeper I – Animal Care position at Dallas Animal Services plays a critical role in maintaining the overall welfare and stability of the shelter environment through consistent, attentive, and compassionate care. This role requires comfort working hands-on with animals of varying temperaments and medical needs, strong observational skills, emotional resilience, and the ability to support sensitive operations, including euthanasia and veterinary examinations.

Team members must exercise sound judgment, maintain accurate documentation, communicate effectively with medical and supervisory staff, and uphold all safety and animal welfare standards while contributing to a calm, structured environment that promotes humane care and positive outcomes.

Salary Range

$44,720.00 - $44,720.00

The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.

City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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