Animal Services Department Shelter Clerk

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and two years of advanced clerical experience to include public contact, or customer service; OR High school diploma or GED and two years of animal handling/care experience are required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts. Completion of college coursework may substitute for the required work experience on a year-for-year basis.

Recruitment Notes

The Receiving Clerk is responsible for assisting with animal intake and receiving procedures at the Receiving Center which includes animal handling, entering animal and customer data, counseling owners on alternatives to surrendering their pets, assisting with financial data and reporting, processing monetary transactions, keeping precise records and providing courteous and professional customer service personally, and via telephone or email, and maintaining a daily animal count (census) as well as maintain a clean and disinfected work area which includes the waiting lobby. All Animal Service employees are department essential and are required to work alpha/bravo shifts during state of emergencies or other declared emergencies (ex. disease outbreaks, hoarder cases, etc.)Employee may be re-assigned to other county locations (i.e. shelter evacuation centers, decontamination centers, phone banks, off-site pet housing, etc.) to perform other duties in support of emergency effort.