Animal Services Assistant

3 weeks ago


Manassas, United States Prince William County Government Full time

**Introduction**:
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of Prince William County’s unowned animals? Do you enjoy working with animals and people? How about joining an organization which is in the midst of expanding its programs and community engagement?

The Prince William County Animal Services Bureau is seeking an **Animal Care Assistant** to join our team of hard working and caring staff that seeks to provide a high level of service for both our community's animals and our customers.

**ABOUT THIS ROLE**:
**Animal Care Assistants are the frontline caregivers for all animal care needs within the Animal Services Center and are one of the primary customer care/service interfacing positions.**
- The best people in this job
- are always identifying needs they can address
- take pride in their work
- able to handle high level of stress (both physical and mental)
- display positivity
- able to work independently without immediate supervision once trained
- Enthusiastic about providing compassionate care to animals
- Able to work as a part of a team

**MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**:

- 8th grade education and some experience in the care of animals.

**PREFERENCES**:

- Experience in a high volume open access shelter, a large animal research facility, or a high volume low cost veterinary practice as a caretaker or a Vet Assistant/Technician.
- Experience performing cleaning and animal care tasks in a finite time window while being exposed to situations involving euthanasia decisions and cost constraints.
- Experience providing customer service that may involve discussions of cleaning, animal care tasks, animal behavior and euthanasia.
- Experience routinely handling and restraining a variety of animals including but not exclusively dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, snakes, lizards, chickens, goats, pigs and horses.

**SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS**:
**SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS**:
**ENTRY SALARY RANGE**:$18.94-$29.60 hourly / $36,933- $57,720 annually
**Note**
**The above position description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.**

**C**lick here to view the full class description**.**

**Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.



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