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Animal Services Shelter Attendant
If you have six (6) months of customer contact and animals handling experience, come work for the Animal Services Shelter. Please make sure to reflect your animal care experience in your application. 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 involves cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining kennels and related areas of the Animal Services Shelter; receiving, feeding, caring for, and/or administering euthanasia to animals; assisting the public in claiming or adopting animals; and performing related work as required. This recruitment will be used to fill per-diem vacancies as they occur. Per-diem Animal Care Attendants positions are not represented by a labor union and do not receive benefits. You are good with animals, an animal lover, and intent on providing excellent service to the Hayward community. Duties may include but are not limited to the following: feeding, caring for, evaluating behavior, adopting, redeeming, and performing euthanasia on impounded animals. Receiving 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. Core competencies include knowledge of care and feeding of animals, ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships, read, write, interpret and apply policies and procedures, perform basic math, learn to perform euthanasia in a humane manner, learn to identify different breeds of animals, humanely control, lift and carry a variety of animals, follow written and oral directions, 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, and work rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends. Minimum qualifications include any combination equivalent to experience and training that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: experience involving customer contact and handling animals, education equivalent to completion of twelfth (12th) Grade or High School equivalency, and possession and maintenance of a valid Class C California Driver's License. To 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. 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. Department interviews will determine actual hire.
If you have six (6) months of customer contact and animals handling experience, come work for the Animal Services Shelter. Please make sure to reflect your animal care experience in your application. 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 involves cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining kennels and related areas of the Animal Services Shelter; receiving, feeding, caring for, and/or administering euthanasia to animals; assisting the public in claiming or adopting animals; and performing related work as required. This recruitment will be used to fill per-diem vacancies as they occur. Per-diem Animal Care Attendants positions are not represented by a labor union and do not receive benefits. You are good with animals, an animal lover, and intent on providing excellent service to the Hayward community. Duties may include but are not limited to the following: feeding, caring for, evaluating behavior, adopting, redeeming, and performing euthanasia on impounded animals. Receiving 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. Core competencies include knowledge of care and feeding of animals, ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships, read, write, interpret and apply policies and procedures, perform basic math, learn to perform euthanasia in a humane manner, learn to identify different breeds of animals, humanely control, lift and carry a variety of animals, follow written and oral directions, 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, and work rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends. Minimum qualifications include any combination equivalent to experience and training that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: experience involving customer contact and handling animals, education equivalent to completion of twelfth (12th) Grade or High School equivalency, and possession and maintenance of a valid Class C California Driver's License. To 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. 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. Department interviews will determine actual hire.