• Animal Care Assistant (Part Time With No Benefits)

    Metro Nashville Government (Nashville, TN)


    Animal Care Assistant (Part Time With No Benefits)

     

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    Animal Care Assistant (Part Time With No Benefits)

     

    Salary

     

    $20.39 Hourly

     

    Location

     

    Nashville, TN

     

    Job Type

     

    Part-Time Grant Funded

     

    Job Number

    HEA07655

    Department

     

    Health

     

    Division

     

    Animal Control

     

    Opening Date

     

    02/11/2025

     

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    Position Description

    Responsible for the daily care of animals; provides appropriate food and water; grooms, bathes, and exercises animals; monitors the behavior and health of animals; reports health, behavior or temperament issues to supervisor; and performs general housekeeping of shelter.

    This position will work at the location listed below:

    Animal Care & Control

     

    5125 Harding Pl

     

    Nashville, TN 37211

     

    If you have any questions about this position please contact MPHD HR at (615)-340-5640.

    Typical Duties

    + Perform animal care and related duties, such as feeding, cleaning, exercising, and monitoring the behavior and health of animals in shelter custody.

    + Responsible for the daily care of animals, including providing appropriate food and water, as well as basic grooming and bathing; cleans animal cages, runs and performs general housekeeping of shelter.

    + Assists shelter patrons, animal control officers and outreach staff with animal handling, to include transferring and relocating animals from vehicles, cages and housing units.

    + Monitor animals and immediately reports health, behavior or temperament issues to supervisor.

    + Assist with animal intake, evaluation and medical treatments as directed, including disease prevention and reduction efforts.

    + Maintain animal care reports and documentation.

    + Maintain daily log sheets and inventories, completes intake and care reports, and prepares related reports or record keeping as required.

    + Responds to patron inquiries related to animal health education and related programs; provides humane education pamphlets or materials.

    + Must have and be able to demonstrate knowledge of: -basic animal welfare standards, including safe animal handling procedures for domestic and wild animals. --proper use, secure storage, and disposal of lethal chemicals, syringes and related equipment.

    + Promote a caring attitude toward all animals and treat animals humanely and with compassion at all times, regardless of circumstances, including those that are sick, injured, feral, or aggressive.

    Minimum Qualifications

    + High school diploma or its equivalent.

     

    Must be a Certified Animal Euthanasia Technician (CAET), or obtain that certification within six months of hire.

     

    Must receive pre-exposure rabies vaccinations.

    Working Environment/Physical Demands:

    + Medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, bending, stooping, lifting, and exerting up to 50 pounds of force on a regular and reoccurring basis, including restraint of animals of varying size, age, and physical condition.

    + Must use protective clothing or gear.

    + May risk exposure to toxic and caustic chemicals, and animals/wildlife, including exposure to animal bites, scratches, and diseases such as Rabies, Ringworm, Lyme disease and Zoonosis .

     

    Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply, however at the present time MPHD isnot sponsoringindividuals through any of the US Government’s employment-based immigration programs.

     

    MPHD seeks to be a socially and culturally responsive organization that acknowledges and addresses historical and current inequities in our public health promotion and practice. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to work with multicultural communities.

     

    Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

     

    + Animal Care Experience

    + Associates degree or higher

    Full-time, Civil Service positions -

    10 Vacation Days per year (increasing after 5 years of service)

    1 Sick Day per month

    12 Paid Holidays per year

    Public Safety - Sworn and Civilian positions -

    20 vacation days per year

    3 Personal days per year

    1 Sick Day per month

    12 paid holidays per year

     

    Part-time, Non Civil Service positions - Visit HR and Benefits webpages for more information.

     

    Full-time, Non Civil Service positions - contact hiring department for benefits information

     

    Seasonal/Temporary positions - no benefits offered.

     

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    What is your highest level of education?

     

    + Less than High School or GED

    + High School or GED

    + Nursing Diploma

    + Associates Degree

    + Bachelors Degree

    + Advanced Degree

     

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    How many years of related experience in animal control do you have ?

     

    + Less than a year

    + 1-2 years

    + 2-4 years

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    Employer

     

    Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

     

    Address

     

    Human Resources Department 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 201 Nashville, Tennessee, 37210

     

    Phone

     

    (615) 862-6640

     

    Website

     

    http://www.nashville.gov/Human-Resources/Employment-Opportunities.aspx

     

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