Animal Care Attendant - (Full Time)

City of Hayward; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Hayward seeks an Animal Care Attendant to provide care for animals at the Animal Services Shelter. Responsibilities include cleaning, feeding, and administering medicine to animals, as well as assisting the public with adoptions. Candidates must possess a high school diploma and have experience in animal care and customer service.

Benefits

Vacation - 80 hours minimum

15.5 Paid Holidays

Generous employer contribution for Health, Dental, and Vision coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experiences in customer contact and handling animals required.
• Must have a valid California Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Feeds, cares for, and performs euthanasia on animals.
• Cleans and maintains kennels.
• Vaccinates and administers medicine to animals.

Skills

Good with animals

Excellent customer service

Compassion

Communication

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

DEADLINE TO APPLY : Applications are reviewed weekly. This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis until the needs of the City are met. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

THE POSITION:
Clean, sanitize, and maintain kennels and related areas of the Animal Services Shelter; receive, feed, care for and/or administer euthanasia to animals; assist the public in claiming or adopting animals and to do related work as required.

You are:

• Good with animals.
• An animal lover.
• Intent on providing excellent service to the Hayward Community

What you will do:

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

Feeds, cares for, evaluates behavior, adopts, redeems, and performs euthanasia on impounded animals.

Receives animals at the Shelter, isolating those showing signs of disease from healthy ones.

Vaccinates animals as they are received and administers medicine under instructions from a veterinarian; prepares identification collars and places on animals for accurate records.

Responds to questions from the public about animal breeds, temperament and adoptions; advises public on appropriate choices for adoption and the proper care, treatment and control of animals.

Cleans, disinfects and maintains kennels and kennel area; performs dishwashing and laundering tasks.

Maintains a computerized log and record of all animals at shelter.

Reports any animals exhibiting symptoms of ill health or communicable disease.

Maintains inventories and supplies of food, medicines and controlled drugs, completing the necessary forms.

Assists in supervising volunteers.

Lifts and loads animals weighing up to seventy-five pounds.

Performs related tasks as required.

A complete job description and list of duties can be found at: Animal Care Attendant Job Description

CORE COMPETENCIES

Knowledge of:

• Care and feeding of animals.

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with other City employees and members of the public; communicate effectively and courteously with other employees and members of the public.
• Read, write, interpret and apply policies and procedures.
• Perform basic math in order to maintain accurate written records.
• Learn to perform euthanasia in a humane manner.
• Learn to identify different breeds of animals.
• Deal patiently, compassionately and effectively with frightened, fractious and injured animals.
• Humanely control, lift and carry a variety of animals weighing up to seventy-five pounds.
• Follow written and oral directions and procedures.
• Learn to recognize a variety of zoonotic and animal related disease.
• Work with a variety of chemicals and disinfectants.
• Work in a noisy and odorous environment.
• Perform intensive general labor requiring long periods of walking or standing.
• Work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications
You have:

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Six (6) months experience involving customer contact and six months experience in handling animals.

Education: Equivalent to completion of twelfth (12th) Grade or High School equivalency.

License: Possession and maintenance of a valid Class C California Driver's License.

BENEFITS AND REWARDS:

Depending on employee group, some of these benefits may include:

• Alternative Work Schedule
• Vacation - 80 hours minimum
• 15.5 Paid Holidays
• Generous employer contribution for Health, Dental and Vision coverage
• CalPERS Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.5% at 55 for Classic CalPERS members | 2.0% at 62 for New CalPERS members | 3.0% at 50 for Classic Safety members | 2.7% at 57 for New Safety Members) - No Social Security participation.
• Life and Disability Insurance and Paid Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health and Wellness Reimbursement
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (employee paid)

SELECTION PROCEDURE
Apply - submit a completed City of Hayward job application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire which fully describe the nature of their professional experience and qualifications.

Application Review -
A. Minimum qualifications
B. Completion of the supplemental questionnaire The rating of the supplemental questions may determine application status and/or rank on the eligible list. Applications submitted without all required materials will not be considered.

Job Related Testing (examination):

The examination process will result in a ranked eligible register of candidates for hiring consideration by the department derived from any of the exam processes mentioned above.

Department Interviews - Actual hire depends on success in the departmental selection process.

Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City should expect to undergo an employment background/reference check that may include, but is not limited to: employment history verification, medical evaluation, confirmation of educational credentials and degrees, licenses including driver's license, registrations, certificates, and other credentials as part of the appointment process. Some positions, depending on the nature of the work, also require a credit check and a review of Summary Criminal History obtained from the State Department of Justice through Live Scan Fingerprinting.

Applicants will be notified electronically via Government Jobs as to their status in the selection process. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they can receive email notice from Neogov/Government Jobs and the City of Hayward.
The City of Hayward reserves the right to modify the selection process as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity.
APPLICATIONS Candidates are encouraged to apply online at www.hayward-ca.gov under the Current Vacancies tab or at www.GovernmentJobs.com. Paper applications can be obtained by visiting the Human Resources Department at Hayward City Hall located at 777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least one (1) hour to submit your application if you are a new user to the system. Our on-line application system is provided by Government Jobs. If you have problems while applying online, please contact the Government Jobs Help Desk at [phone].

The City of Hayward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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