Animal Care Aide I

Description
BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Animal Care Aide 1
Chicago Commission on Animal Care and Control
Number of Positions: 1
Starting Salary: $47, 532
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

• Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”
• Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
• Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of tasks related to the basic feeding and the general care of animals at the City’s Animal Care and Control Center, and performs related duties as required
Essential Duties

• Treats animals to reduce the spread of ticks and fleas using topical medications
• Assists in preparing animals for euthanasia and in properly bagging and disposing of remains
• Cleans and sterilizes operating rooms and other medical treatment areas
• Prepares and updates manual and computerized records to inventory impounded animals
• Competes a daily inventory report to account for animals housed in assigned pavilion
• Transports, carries, and restrains animals for medical treatment or examination purposes
• Unloads and stocks delivered animal food and supplies in central supply room
• Prepares cleaning solutions and follows standard procedures to sanitize specific areas where sick or contagious animals are housed
• Reviews inventory of supplies and requisitions needed for food and cleaning supplies
• Transports impounded animals from vehicles to facility using various restraint devices such as catch poles and leashes to humanely secure animals
• Cleans and sanitizes feeding bowls, pens, cages and pavilion areas housing animals, using low pressure power washing equipment, spray hoses, scrub brushes and related equipment
• Performs custodial duties including the mopping and sweeping of floors to maintain the general cleanliness of the facility
• Provides general care and feeding to animals, following guidelines on the type and amount of food and the frequency of feedings for different animals, and providing water at regular intervals

Assists in providing customer service at the front desk, answering questions about adoption procedures and processing paperwork, as required
Additional Duties May Be Required For This Position
Location: 2741 S. Western
Days: Varies (Will be required to work weekends and holidays)
Hours: Varies
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications
Six months of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility
NOTE: WORKING CONDITIONS

• Exposure to loud noise
• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions
• Animal shelter environment (e.g., wet, smells, animal waste, blood)

EQUIPMENT

• Personal protective equipment (e.g., glasses, gloves)
• Equipment used in the humane capture and restraint of animals (e.g., capture poles, leashes, nooses)
• Standard office equipment including personal computers
• Powered and manual cleaning equipment (e.g. steam-cleaners, shovel, power hoses, mops, brooms)

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk and stand for extended or continuous periods of time
• Ability to operate applicable tools and equipment
• Ability tobend, stretch,or reach out to grasp and handle animals and equipment
• Heavy lifting (up to 75 pounds) is required

Selection Requirements
This position requires applicants to complete an interview. Interviewed Bidders will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement. Interviewed Non-Bidders who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Preference Will Be Given To Candidates Possessing The Following

• Previous work experience in customer service
• Proficiency in operation of a personal computer

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.
City of Chicago Department of Human Resources
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 08/04/2023