SUPERVISING ANIMAL ATTENDANT
Supervising Animal Attendant is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
The main requirement is 2 years of relevant experience.
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Supervising Animal Attendant is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises a group of animal attendants involved in the care, feeding, and grooming of dogs, cats, or other animals; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Plans, organizes, and assigns work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
- Supervises personnel engaged in feeding/watering dogs, cats, and other animals and in cleaning of cages and pens.
- Ensures that buildings, offices, and grounds are cleaned and maintained.
- Trains personnel in the care and feeding of animals and cleaning/maintenance of buildings and grounds.
- Ensures that proper level of animal food, vaccines, chemicals, and so forth are inventories and maintained.
- May assist people in reclaiming or adopting animals held at a pound or animal shelter.
- May maintain records of reclamations or adoptions.
- May provide information to inquiries from the public concerning adoption of animals and related matters.
- Feeds, waters, cleans, grooms, and exercises animals.
- Cleans and sterilizes animal food bowls and water pans.
- Cleans and disinfects animal living quarters and may clean other areas including office and outside areas.
- Collects stool samples and takes them to veterinarian for analysis for parasites.
- Observes animals= general health, diet, weight, appetite, and so forth for negative symptoms.
- Maintains security within the area that animals are housed.
- Transports animals to veterinarian for checkups, shots, deworming, or other examination/treatment.
- May assist with training of animals.
- May perform routine clerical work in keeping records of animals being housed.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in the care and feeding of animals.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the care and feeding of animals.
- Knowledge of methods of cleaning and disinfecting cages, pens, and related equipment.
- Knowledge of identifying symptoms of health disorders in animals.
- Ability to work harmoniously with citizens and others.
- Ability to care for animals sympathetically.
- Ability to recognize symptoms of animal sickness or disease.
- Ability to supervise subordinate employees.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.