Animal Shelter Attendant

City of San Bernardino • Full-time • San Bernardino, CA • $38.49k - $46.80k / year • 1w ago

Do you have a passion for animals and want to make a positive impact to the community?
Consider joining the City of San Bernardino's Animal Shelter as an
Animal Shelter Attendant!

About the Position:
The Animal Shelter Attendant performs a variety of duties involving the feeding, care, and treatment of all animals at the City's animal shelter. Receives and cares for impounded animals, medicates sick and injured animals, and performs humane euthanasia of animals according to policy and protocol.

The Ideal Candidate:

Customer Service Skills: Strong communication and customer service abilities, with a capacity to address requests and inquiries from customers and the public effectively.
Animal Care Knowledge: Proficient in the safe and humane handling and care of animals of various sizes and temperaments, including familiarity with humane euthanasia practices.
Record Keeping Experience: Skilled in maintaining accurate animal inventory records using a computer system.

About the City:

The City of San Bernardino is a community rich in history and cultural diversity. Influences of Native Americans, Mexican settlers, and Spanish missionaries can still be seen throughout the City today. From 1810 to the present, San Bernardino has been recognized for its scenic beauty and strategic location. Today, the City of San Bernardino serves as the county seat and is the largest city in the County of San Bernardino with a population of 222,203.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Perform intake duties for animals brought to the shelter, ensuring accurate data entry and conducting preliminary health examinations.
Provide care for animals including feeding, bathing, grooming, and monitoring their behavior to prevent disease transmission and ensure safety.
Assist members of the public with claiming lost pets, adopting animals, and provide information on adoption procedures and fees.
Humanely euthanize animals when required, update animal records, and ensure proper disposal of remains according to policy and regulations.
Clean and disinfect cages, shelter grounds, and facilities; perform minor maintenance on kennel facilities.
Transport animals to and from veterinarians, assist with vaccinations and microchipping, and treat parasite and insect infestations.

Knowledge of:

Methods, practices, and procedures in the restraint, handling, care, and feeding of animals.
State, county, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the control, care, and protection of animals.
Animal breeds, behaviors, and proper animal handling techniques.
Safe and humane methods of animal euthanasia.
Infectious or contagious animal diseases and their symptoms.
Safe operation of cleaning equipment and chemicals used to sanitize the kennels and animal holding area.

Skills in:

Safely, confidently, and humanely handle and care for animals of all sizes and temperaments.
Learn and follow appropriate procedures for administering medications and vaccinations; familiarity with euthanasia is essential.
Respond to requests and inquiries from customers at the shelter and the public, providing quality customer service.
Maintain accurate animal inventory records in a computer system.
Observe, assess, and understand animal behavior.
Effectively use leashes, control sticks, animal traps, cat tongs, and other animal handling equipment.

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Education and Experience:
High School diploma or G.E.D.

AND

At least six (6) months of experience in handling and working with animals preferred, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Licenses, Certifications, and Equipment:
A valid California driver’s license is required.
Euthanasia Certificate preferred.

Physical Requirements and Work Experience:
The employee frequently works in extreme outside weather conditions and on slippery and uneven surfaces. The employee is often exposed to dangerous, injured, or diseased animals. The employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne articles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and zoonotic and other communicable diseases. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud within confined areas. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to manipulate, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, walk, sit, talk, and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

BENEFITS AND REWARDS

The City offers an attractive compensation and benefit package that includes:

Retirement – Participation in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Classic members with less than 6 months separation: CalPERS 2% at 55, single highest year plan. New members, CalPERS 2% at 62, three highest year average plan.
Health Insurance – Monthly contribution of $755.00 (Employee Only), $1,377.00 (Employee plus one), or $1,841.00 (Employee plus Family) for health, dental and vision premiums. Eligible employees who waive all medical, dental, vision, supplemental life, and supplemental AD&D benefits will receive an annual “Health Insurance Waiver Stipend” of $4,000.00 every first paycheck of December.
Leave
- Vacation - 80 hours annually, accrued bi-weekly; available for use after one (1) year.
- Sick Leave - 96 hours annually, accrued bi-weekly; available for use after ninety (90) days.
- 13 holidays, plus 18 hours of floating holiday time.
Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance – The City provides Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.
Other – Optional Deferred Compensation Plan, flexible benefits plan, pre-tax childcare plan, employee assistance program, and all other benefits which are received by Management/Confidential employees of the City per Memorandum of Understanding.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Application Process

Submit a completed job application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, which fully describe the nature of your professional experience and qualifications. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application or supplemental application materials.

Application Review

Minimum qualifications
Completion of the supplemental questionnaire

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.

Accommodation

The City of San Bernardino is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities, whether physical or mental. If you require such accommodations during the assessment process, it is your responsibility to contact the Human Resources Department in writing before the recruitment closing date. For further details on how to request accommodation, please reach out to us at 909-384-5104 or email Stephanie Rivera at rivera_es@sbcity.org.

Successful candidates will be placed on an eligible list, and highly qualified candidates will be referred to the appointing authority for further consideration. Candidates advancing in the selection process will receive information/instructions via email only.

Pre-Employment Process may include, but is not limited to:

Application Review
Oral Exam
Background Investigation with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Pre-employment Medical Exam, including drug test.
Employment/Professional Reference Check

The City of San Bernardino reserves the right to modify the selection process as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity.

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For more information about this position, please contact the

City of San Bernardino Human Resources Department at 909-384-5104.

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