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Animal Care Attendant - (Full Time)
Government Jobs, Hayward, California, United States, 94541
Animal Care Attendant
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. 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. Core competencies include knowledge of care and feeding of animals, ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships, communicate effectively, perform basic math, learn to perform euthanasia, identify different breeds of animals, humanely control, lift and carry animals, follow written and oral directions, recognize zoonotic and animal related diseases, 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.
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. 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. Core competencies include knowledge of care and feeding of animals, ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships, communicate effectively, perform basic math, learn to perform euthanasia, identify different breeds of animals, humanely control, lift and carry animals, follow written and oral directions, recognize zoonotic and animal related diseases, 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.