Animal Caretaker Leader NL-05

United States Army Installation Management Command • Fort Belvoir, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Animal Caretaker Leader works at the Patriot Pet Care Center in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and serves as the working leader of three or more employees performing animal caretaker work. The highest non-supervisory work led is Animal Caretaker NA-5048-05. The leader assigns immediate tasks, passes along supervisor instructions, checks work for compliance with directions and deadlines, and works alongside the group performing the same kind and level of non-supervisory duties. The role also involves ensuring equipment and supplies are available, consulting the supervisor about problems, and reporting work status and delays.

The position requires knowledge of animal characteristics, needs, and behavior, along with skill in observing, handling, and caring for animals. The employee must follow complex instructions, maintain records, and inspect or lead others’ work. Work takes place indoors and outdoors, including poorly lighted or insulated areas, and may involve unpleasant odors and noises, extreme weather, animal-related injuries, dirt, dust, heights, and occasional ladder use. A rotating shift includes days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. A health assessment and rabies vaccination are required, as are background checks and random drug testing because the position is designated as a testing designated position.

Requirements

• Knowledge of animals’ characteristics, needs, and behavior.
• Skill in observing, handling, and caring for animals.
• Ability to follow complex instructions.
• Ability to maintain records.
• Ability to inspect or lead the work of others.
• Relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and abilities must be clearly documented on the resume.
• Meet qualification, eligibility, and background requirements.
• Complete required employment verification and pre-employment background checks.
• Health assessment and rabies vaccination required.
• Subject to random drug testing as a condition of employment.
• Able to work a rotating shift including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Resume must be two pages or less.

Responsibilities

• Serve as working leader of three or more employees performing animal caretaker work.
• Pass supervisor instructions to workers and assign immediate tasks to individual group members.
• Check work in progress and completed work for compliance with instructions, work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines.
• Advise or urge employees to follow instructions and meet deadlines.
• Work alongside the group, performing non-supervisory work of the same kind and level.
• Ensure needed equipment, supplies, and materials are available.
• Obtain information or decisions from the supervisor about problems that arise during work.
• Provide the supervisor with information about work status and progress, causes of delays, and overall operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible for health and life insurance, 401(k) and retirement plans, paid personal time off, and federal holidays.
• NAF flexible employees may participate in the NAF 401(k) plan; some may also be eligible for health insurance.
• Employees may have opportunities for professional development, including training, education, and certification programs.
• Employees have access to some on-base facilities, including fitness centers and libraries.
• FWS employees earn overtime pay for work exceeding 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, whichever provides greater benefit.
• Regular full-time, regular part-time, and regularly scheduled flexible employees may receive Sunday premium pay.
• Employees may be eligible for additional pay if most scheduled hours fall after 3:00 PM.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed