Description

Are you interested in helping to care for animals in our small campus based zoo? Do you enjoy working with animals?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being an Animal Technician at Devereux has its Advantages

You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping animals.

Every day as a Animal Care Technician you will...

• Perform housekeeping/ cleaning duties of assigned area
• Care for small animals, including feeding, watering, and cleaning cages & tanks.
• Ensure the well being of all animals in the assigned area
• Monitor supply inventory and communicate items needed for area.

You will be offered:

• Flexible schedule- 10 hours per weekend (every other weekend), 5 hrs- Saturday and 5 hrs- Sunday, weekdays during school recess
• Supportive work environment with growth opportunities

The DPACS Zoo is a companionable zoo program where students care for animals and learn functional, employment and social skills while building self-esteem and compassion. Through this animal enrichment program, students gain an understanding of "Service Learning," which uses active participation in service experiences that meet community needs while developing empathy, leadership skills and social responsibility.

Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), residential treatment (RTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives. A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments. Each year, more than 1,000 children and adolescents receive specialized care, in the environment best suited to the unique challenges they face, all with the goal of providing each child with the academic, social, emotional and life skills needed to flourish in their home community.

Keywords: spca, animal care, vet tech, pet care, DPACS,

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Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma required

Experience: Previous experience working with and caring for animals, Capable of displaying good verbal and written communication skills.

Must be at least 21 years of age.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate requires staff without an approved medical or religious exemption to be fully vaccinated to be employed in this program. If you are fully vaccinated, you will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved medical or religious exemption prior to starting.

Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate's understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date 3 weeks ago (3/17/2023 12:45 PM)

Requisition ID 2023-29749

Category Education

Position Type Part-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.