TES Dog Colony Attendant

Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads

Assistance with special projects

Seasonal work

Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible for TES.

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?

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

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible for TES.

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. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance's website to learn more.