Animal Care Technician - City of Sumner, WA

The limited duration Animal Care Technician is part-time maximum of 15 hours per week, Fair Labor Standards Act non-exempt position. This is designated as a Safety Sensitive Position. The animal shelter operates seven days a week; the regular work schedule for this position is three to five days a week in the morning hours, and typically includes at least one weekend day.  Work on holidays is expected.  The incumbent in this position is not a Civil Service employee.

General Purpose:
The Animal Care Technician is responsible for providing humane care and cleaning for the animals in the shelter facility. This position reports to the Animal Control Supervisor and has no supervisory responsibilities.

About Sumner:
The City of Sumner's vision is to set the standard of excellence for a progressive small city.  Sumner remains a traditional city of just over 10,000 residents with agricultural roots, known for decades as the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World.  At the same time, its compact, walkable layout aligns perfectly with progressive planning trends, as its classic Main Street becomes repurposed for boutiques, independent restaurants and daily services such as legal offices, financial advisors and doctors.  While Sumner retains historic neighborhoods of Craftsman houses and an active high school right on Main Street, it also offers over 10,000 manufacturing and distribution jobs for companies such as REI, Keurig Green Mountain, Amazon.com, and Dillanos Coffee Roasters.  With a downtown Sound Transit station with buses and trains, it is well connected to the Puget Sound region while striving to be a full service city with the largest YMCA facility in the state of Washington as well as a link trail system that will connect the Foothills and Interurban trails.  Like the community, the city government is large enough to be professional but small enough to be creative.  The City has won a variety of awards from the Governor's Smart Planning Award to recognition at the International Association of Chiefs of Police for its groundbreaking police work on victims' assistance.  With a strong mayor format, the City has just over 100 employees who operate a cemetery, wastewater treatment facility, accredited police department, parks, full service public works and administration.



About Metro Animal Services:
The City of Sumner manages Metro Animal Services.  Metro Animal Services is a regional animal care and control program serving the cities of Sumner, Puyallup, Algona, Bonney Lake, Edgewood, Milton and Pacific.  Metro Animal Services provides enforcement, sheltering and rehoming services to over 1,000 animals annually.  The shelter is located on Puyallup's South Hill (1200 39th Ave SE).  https://metroanimalservices.org