Kennel Attendant

Job Description

Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

 JOB SUMMARY

Performs basic animal care duties, including cleaning cages and kennels, laundry, dishes, feeding, and monitoring for illness.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

One (1) year of experience in a customer service environment.

Experience working with small domestic animals, livestock, and exotic animals in a professional setting is preferred.

Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Cleans, disinfects, and maintains kennels, cages, animal holding areas, clinic, outside runs, laundry, and dishes. Maintains and restocks supplies.
• Monitors animals for signs of illness or unusual behavior. Provides basic first aid, administers medications, ensures an appropriate amount of food and water, and grooms as directed.
• Works with databases to enter and retrieve complex records regarding animals, owners, violations and citations, referrals, and general information. Prepares and updates a variety of reports.
• Assists customers in resolving animal-related issues such as adoptions, lost pets, license renewals and sales, impounds, relinquishments, fee assessments, vaccination/sterilization, animal ordinances, and similar issues.
• Responds to irate, difficult, and distressed customers. Elevates calls/inquiries to supervisor when appropriate.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• All Animal Services employees work in the animal shelter where temperamental and dangerous animals are housed, and should expect to come into contact with animals that may bite, kick, or scratch on a regular basis. Employees are regularly exposed to loud noises, unpleasant odors, chemicals, cleaning agents, and soaps. Employees are regularly exposed to animals that may be diseased, as well as fur, pet dander, and zoonotic diseases. Employees lift, carry, push and pull loads up to 50 pounds on an intermittent basis and stand and/or walk for more than four hours per day. Employees routinely bend, kneel, and stand for a long period of time

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

Maybe required to work weekends, holidays as needed.

Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. 

May be subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.