Animal Care Attendant

Description

Final date to receive applications:
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.

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 perform related duties as required.

• 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.

• Care and feeding of animals.

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with other City employees and members of the public; communicate effectively and courteously with employees and the public.
• Read, write, interpret and apply policies and procedures.
• Perform basic math 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.

Any combination equivalent to the 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.

• 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)

Apply – submit a completed City of Hayward job application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire which fully describe the nature of your professional experience and qualifications.

Application Review:

• Minimum qualifications.
• Completion of the supplemental questionnaire.

The rating of the supplemental questions may determine application status and/or rank on…