ANIMAL CARETAKER

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Nogales (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking an Animal Caretaker based at the NDDTC. The Field Canine Handler travels with dogs to field locations to assist Plant Protection and Quarantine Officers with inspections and patrols.

Qualifications emphasize training and experience sufficient to perform the duties, and volunteer work is recognized as valuable training for paid positions.

Qualifications

• Training and experience sufficient to perform the duties of the Animal Caretaker position.
• Volunteer work is considered qualifying experience and can count toward paid employment.

Responsibilities

• Travel with canines to field locations to assist Plant Protection and Quarantine Officers with inspections and patrols.

Job description

You will serve as an Animal Caretaker (ACT). Based at the NDDTC, the Field Canine Handler travels with canines to field locations, assisting Plant Protection and Quarantine Officers with inspections and patrols.

To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience caring for horses, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.