Animal Care Attendant

City of Mississauga

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Combination
Posted June 17, 2026

Job Description

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Supervisor, the successful candidate will ensure a high standard of animal husbandry, including cleaning, feeding, and medicating as well as assessment and enrichment

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensure a high standard of cleaning and disinfection of indoor kennels and outdoor runs, cages, floors, feed bowls, euthanasia chambers, etc., utilizing hoses, brushes, shovels and potentially hazardous chemicals. 

  • Feed, handle, medicate and enrich a variety of animals appropriate to the species. 

  • Animal intake and processing including enclosure set up appropriate to the size and species, data entry in the digital database, confirming breeds, colours, distinguishing markings and identification such as tags, tattoos, microchip scanning, kennel labelling and animal health tracking documents.

  • Administer medication (pills, vaccines, ointments, drops, etc.) as d...