Animal Health Technician

Posting Date

12/19/25

Application Deadline

12/27/25

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $21.00 - $26.00 hourly
Full Pay Range: $21.00 - $31.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Animal Care and Control

About the Position

Are you a passionate animal advocate looking to serve your community and provide extraordinary medical care to the shelter animals of Maricopa County? 

We are seeking an individual to join our team of dedicated technicians, who will help us deliver optimal and humane medical care to the animals in our care. As an Animal Health Technician, you will assist in providing proper medical and preventive treatments, as well as appropriate housing, for our shelter animals.  This position requires the employee to be in the office and or customer-facing for all hours worked.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to support our shelter and your community! Apply today!

Please Note: This position is based at the East Shelter Clinic (1920 S. Lewis St., Mesa, AZ 85201) and requires flexibility to work at the West Shelter Clinic (2500 S. 27th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85009) as operational needs require.

About Us

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control employees are committed to animal welfare and strengthening the human-animal bond in our community, and we are always looking to add talented individuals to our team, either at our West or East Valley Animal Care Centers. As one of the nation’s largest open-admission shelters, we work with our community to serve the animals and people of Maricopa County. Our adoptions, shelter, clinic, and animal services officer teams learn first-hand about proper care of homeless and stray animals and work hard to help find them new homes.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Learn more at Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• One year of experience treating and handling animals in a veterinary clinic, humane society, or similar animal care facility

• High School Diploma or GED

Other Requirements

• Candidates must be flexible and able to work all shifts, including starting as early as 5 am and finishing as late as 7 pm, working weekends and holidays. Employees can be assigned to any shift, with any combination of days off, determined by the Department's needs

We Also Value

• Experience as a veterinary technician at a high-volume spay/neuter clinic or animal shelter

• Completion of a certified curriculum in veterinary technician/assisting

Job Contributions

• Participate in high-volume/high-quality surgery at MCACC by restraining animals for pre-operative exams, inducing animals, preparing animals for surgery, monitoring anesthesia, monitoring recovery, and maintaining surgical cleanliness in the surgical suit

• Provide prescribed medication and perform treatments on shelter animals

• Administer vaccinations and implant microchips into animals

• Clean, disinfect, and maintain the clinic and job-related equipment according to established disease control protocols

• Complete data entries and maintain detailed and accurate animal health records

• Survey the shelter population to identify animals in need of medical attention, grooming, or sterilization

• Assist staff veterinarians with various procedures, including euthanasia and emergency situations

• Educate adopters on appropriate medical care, including post-operative instructions and annual vaccinations

• Deliver quality customer service to clients, volunteers, and staff while actively promoting our mission, services, programs, and events

• Perform routine clinical laboratory tests, including fecal flotations, skin scrapes, and urine cytology

Working Conditions

• Work is predominantly performed in an animal shelter, where exposure to extreme and varying temperatures, dogs and cats with unknown temperaments and behaviors, excessive noise, animal waste and fluids, deceased animals, cleaning chemicals, and Zoonotic Diseases

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk on all types of surfaces, sometimes slippery and/or uneven and rough, and perform duties that require lifting, bending, and stooping

• Must be able to lift up to 50-100 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10-20 lbs. constantly

• Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software, and Hardware: Radiology equipment, Grooming equipment, Diagnostic tools, Surgical tools, Sterilization equipment. Software: Chameleon and Microsoft Outlook

• Protective Equipment (PPE) is needed as appropriate (e.g., in isolation ward)

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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