Part-Time Animal Care Facility Worker

City of Cameron

Position Description

Department: Community Development

Position Title: Animal Care Facility Worker

Reports To: Community Development Director and Animal Control Officer

Pay Grade: 1

FLSA: Non-exempt

Date: October 1, 2020

Purpose of Position

The purpose of this position is to provide daily operational service at the animal shelter. Supports the daily functions of the animal shelter. Maintains health records and a sanitary environment, administers medications, and evaluates animal behavior. Ensures that all animals in the City’s control are provided a safe and clean environment. Makes sure animals are provided food and water. Ensures that any medical issues are addressed, including seeking treatment with a Veterinarian if necessary. The work is performed under the supervision of the Community Development Director with support from the Animal Control Officer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Greets the public and assists with animal drop offs.
• Works with local organizations to coordinate adoptions and related paperwork.
• Provides clerical support, including inventory of food and cleaning supplies, and assistance with animal records.
• Assists with animal veterinary care, transports animals to veterinarian for checkup and care, and administers medication and shots.
• Assists as needed veterinary personnel during examinations and treatment; evaluates temperament of animals and reports findings to Animal Control Officer and/or veterinarian.
• Enters all pet medical treatment into record system.
• Provides daily maintenance care for animals, including feeding, watering, and administering medications; exercises dogs, and bathes, dips, and grooms as time permits.
• Cleans runs and animal cages; does laundry; cleans towels, food and water bowls, litter pans, and other cage equipment; and performs minor maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
• Provides facility upkeep and maintenance, including cleaning and custodial services, dumping trash and washing laundry.

Additional Tasks and Responsibilities

While the following tasks are necessary for the work of the unit, they are not an essential part of the purpose of this position and may also be performed by other unit members.

• Runs errands and purchases supplies.
• Assists Animal Control Officer with animal pickups.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education or Experience Required

High school education or G.E.D. and six to twelve months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education or Experience Required

High school diploma or G.E.D.; twelve months to two years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience working with animals.

Other Requirements – Certificates/Licensures

• Missouri Driver’s License.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to analyze and categorize data and information in order to determine the relationship of the data with reference to established criteria/standards. Ability to compare, count, differentiate, measure, assemble, copy and record and transcribe data and information. Ability to classify, compute and tabulate data.
• Ability to interact with others in an effort to gather facts regarding any issues. Ability to advise and interpret how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as department forms, time sheets, court documents, property records, code book, equipment operating manuals, computer software operating manuals, animal pick-up logs, maintenance schedules, city codes, state statutes, ordinances, training materials, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with the general public, department personnel, other law enforcement agencies and other city employees.
• Ability to use functional reasoning in performing influence functions.
• Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory and/or judgmental criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable.
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties.

Supervision

None.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee regularly lifts and/or move up 10 pounds, occasionally will lift and/or move 25 pounds, and will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock, dampness, direct sunlight, dust, pollen, insect stings, animal bites, and animals, the noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 90% of the work for this position is indoors. The stress level associated with this position is average.

The City of Cameron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

I have read and understand the duties of this job description and, by signing below, I agree that I can perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Employee Date

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Department Head Date

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City Manager Date

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Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $13.98 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 30 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person