Shelter Attendant (Animal Services)

The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community.

Essential Job Duties include:

1. Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees, and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive.
2. Clean, disinfect and maintain facility including; cages, walls and floors. Launder and disinfect bedding, toys, and towels in an efficient manner.
3. Feed and socialize animals; provide toys, beds and comforts of home.
4. Perform first view examinations of eyes, ears, paws, teeth, coat, weight and overall health, administer dog and cat vaccinations, flea and tick control and administer medications as directed by staff veterinarian.
5. Scan for and implant microchips.
6. Assist and hold animal during euthanasia.
7. Assist the public with adoptions and counsel potential adopters on training, behavior and pet care.
8. Educate the public about spaying and neutering and disease and illness prevention.
9. Handle feral cats and aggressive dogs.
10. Utilize safe handling practices and use of chemicals (bleach and disinfectant).
11. Ensure proper use and disposal of needles and syringes and safety equipment.
12. Properly restrain animals and assist in taking blood work.
13. Knowledge and use of computer in order to enter information on persons and animals, document behavior, medications and vaccines given.
14. Perform other duties as assigned.

Secondary Job Duties include performing office duties by answering phone, dispatching officers to calls, intaking animals, processing applications and adoptions, issuing city licenses and rabies tags when officers are unavailable, and other secondary duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, age 18 or older, effective communication skills, proficiency in computer use and standard office equipment, and the ability to work weekends and/or holidays as needed.