Animal Resource Center – Support Staff – Part Time Position Available In Monroe, Mississippi

The City of Amory Animal Resource Center Support Staff has the primary function is of daily shelter operations, client support, resource coordination, and maintaining a healthy and safe environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain all environments of the AARC
• Ensure that the building, grounds, containment areas, etc are clean and not damaged or in need of maintenance.
• Should maintenance be needed, required to report to Coordinator or Manager as soon as possible.
• Clean and sanitize all kennels and cages per policy and procedure
• Clean and sanitize all blankets, toys, bedding, bowls (water and food), etc used for animals
• Responsible for feeding, sheltering, safety, activity, and more for shelter residents.
• Verifying all dangerous animals are held in a different area and not in contact with visitors. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge:

• Local geographic landmarks
• Layout of city streets
• Local, state and federal ordinances/laws
• Type of structures in town and methods used to fight fires in each type of structure
• Tools and equipment
• Hazardous materials
• Federal and state statutes concerning employee safety
• Mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication
• General functions and operations of municipal government

• Skills and Abilities:

• Have compassion and empathy
• Effective Communication
• Problem solving and conflict resolution
• Organizational skills
• Cultural sensitivity and diversity awareness
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Oversee general duties
• Carry out housecleaning
• Clean and sanitize all kennels and cages per policy and procedure
• Clean and sanitize all blankets, toys, bedding, bowls (water and food), etc used for animals
• Maintain grounds
• Clean and maintain bathrooms
• Clean and maintain vehicles
• Maintain equipment
• Develop specifications for equipment
• Drive and operate vehicles
• Operate equipment such
• Exercise good judgment and then execute the proper plan
• Must be able to respond quickly to victims and co-workers
• Work as a team member with other employees
• Meet specified or required deadlines
• Make decisions within specified time restraints
• Communicate (both oral and written) with residents, elected officials, other City employees, etc
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work autonomously when needed
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously with frequent interruptions
• Deal with others in a professional manner
• Follow departmental and City procedures
• Deal with high-stress situations involving life and death
• Use radios and other communications equipment
• Maintain professional composure in heated situations
• Follow departmental and City of Amory policies and procedures Job ContextThe shelter staff positions are part-time positions.

The immediate supervisor is AARC Manager.

This person is supervised daily and does not directly supervises any full-time and part-time employees. This position works shift hours year round. Work is performed indoors as well as outdoors. The position has accountability for safety and legal issues related to the work for which this position is responsible.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk/run, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must complete a non-DOT pre-employment physical and drug screen. Employees are responsible for maintaining physical fitness levels in congruence with job requirements. The employee must lift and/or move more than 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of thos an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment ranges quiet to high. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

A person in this position must have a valid driver’s license. There will be exposure to chemicals and/or hazardous materials in emergency situations and when sanitizing animal areas. Dangers may include working around and with vicious animals.