Part Time Animal Shelter Assistant

City of Madison Heights; MI•Madison Heights, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Madison Heights is seeking a dependable Part-Time Animal Shelter Assistant who loves animals and is ready to help care for animals in the community. This role involves providing daily care, cleaning, assisting with various shelter activities, and customer service.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Knowledge of animal behavior and proper animal-care techniques.
Ability to learn department procedures, rules, and regulations.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal tactfully and courteously with the public.
Ability to maintain records, prepare reports, and analyze situations quickly and objectively to determine an appropriate course of action.
Valid Michigan driver's license with a good driving record required.
Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position, including occasionally lifting/moving more than 50 pounds and controlling a dog weighing 100 pounds or more on a suitable leash.
Must be comfortable working in varying conditions, including outdoor heat, cold, wetness, noise, and potential exposure to disease and dangerous animals.

Nice To Haves

Experience involving animal care and public contact is preferred; an equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Provide daily care for animals housed at the shelter, including feeding, fresh water, walking dogs, checking bedding, and attending to routine animal-care needs.
Clean and sanitize the shelter, including dog pens, cages, cat areas, litter pans, floors, dishes, laundry, fixtures, and other shelter spaces.
Assist with animal intake, lost-and-found, return-to-owner, and adoption activities and help maintain related records.
Provide effective and efficient customer service by answering phones, returning messages, assisting the public, and promoting responsive community relations.
Maintain required records and reports, including the animal intake book and monthly reports as directed by the Animal Control Officer.
Distribute required medications at the direction of the Animal Control Officer or designee.
Help ensure shelter policies and procedures are followed and assist with the supervision and work assignments of Animal Shelter volunteers.
Work independently and exercise sound judgment when responding to a variety of situations involving animals, the public, and shelter operations.
Perform other related animal-care and shelter duties as required.