To operate the Inyo County Animal Control Shelter and to perform related duties as assigned. Under supervision, shelter attendant is responsible for maintaining the health and welfare of all animals impounded at the Inyo County Animal Shelter, located in Big Pine. Incumbent in the position reports directly to the Animal Control Supervisor.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

Maintains a healthy atmosphere by cleaning up after and feeding all impounded animals on a daily basis
Uses chemical cleaning agents
Meets and answers questions from the public
Issues citations
Issues dog and kennel licenses
Collects and records fees and fines
Impounds and releases animals
Vaccinates animals as needed
Keeps records
Adopts animals to qualified homes, in the prescribed manner
Maintains supplies
Posts signs and issues pamphlets and flyers for public notice
Works with volunteers
Works alone under unusual conditions, including weekends and holidays

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

High school graduate or equivalent
Experience in the care and handling of animals

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Federal, State, and County laws, statutes, and ordinances related to the control, protection, licensing, and impounding
Affiliated agencies and their functions
Legal liabilities
Animal capture and restraint techniques
Symptoms and control of rabies and other common animal disease
Laws, procedures, and reporting requirements for rabies control
Public health functions in a rabies epidemic area
General safety practices and requirements
Emergency first aid techniques
Basic mathematics

ABILITY TO:

Learn to interpret and apply laws, rules, ordinances, and policies regarding the control, protection, licensing, quarantine, impounding, and care of animals
Safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons or animals
Administer emergency first aid
Recognize normal and abnormal animal behavior
Tolerate animal noises, odors, and behavior
Exercise patience, care, and compassion in dealing with animals
Recognize symptoms of rabies and other animal diseases
Perform duties in a manner ensuring a safe working environment for self and others
Understand and carry out oral and written instructions
Express ideas clearly orally and in writing
Maintain records, logs, statistics, and filing systems
Meet deadlines
Establish and maintain effective working relationships
Exercise tact, self-restraint, good judgment, courtesy, firmness, impartiality, and persuasion while discharging assigned duties
Function appropriately under stressful and/or confrontational situations
Interact with persons at all organizational levels
Provide clear and satisfactory explanations to questions
Identify and define problems and possible solutions
Maintain confidentiality
Work cooperatively with those contacted in the course of work
Must have ability to stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, twist, climb, and lift and carry up to 75 pounds
Must have ability to reach and lift above shoulder level and work in a wet environment
Must have ability to tolerate loud noises

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be available to work weekend and holiday hours
Must use water and various cleaning solvents and chemicals in performance of duties
You may be required to drive a motor vehicle in the course of employment and must possess a valid operator’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles
Must successfully complete a pre-employment background investigation
Must successfully pass pre-employment fingerprint scan
Your position may be required to serve as a Disaster Service Worker during a County emergency

APPLICATION:
It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Beginning with your present or most recent job, show a complete record of your employment. Describe in detail any aspects of your experience or activities that are particularly appropriate for the position for which you are applying. You may not submit resume in lieu of completing the Employment Record fields. We will evaluate your qualifications based solely on the information entered into the Employment Record form.

It is not acceptable to complete the application with statements like “See/Refer to resume” or “See attached”.

IMPORTANT: If requesting Veteran's preference, you must attach a copy of your DD214 with your application

SELECTION:
Selection procedures will be determined by the number and qualifications of applicants and may include a qualification screening, written examination, and oral interview.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH QUALIFYING DISABILITIES:
Inyo County will make reasonable efforts in the examination process on a case-by-case basis to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you have special needs, please contact (760) 878-0377 prior to the examination process.

CITIZENSHIP/IMMIGRATION STATUS:
Inyo County hires only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-citizens in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

WORK LOCATION:
The County of Inyo has work sites located throughout the Owens Valley (Independence, Bishop, Lone Pine, Big Pine, and Olancha) and the Death Valley area (Death Valley, Tecopa, and Shoshone). All Inyo County positions are considered Countywide. Positions are assigned to a work site based upon the needs of the County. Positions may be temporarily or permanently reassigned to another work site as deemed necessary by the Department Head and/or County Administration.

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