What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pet Transport Liaison (Part-Time) position at Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller?
Location: 12450 Ulmerton Road, Largo FL 33774
Schedule: 20 hours a week
This part-time Pet Transport Liaison is responsible for animal care and animal services adoption work at a large animal control shelter operation. The selected candidate will spend their day selecting appropriate animals for Pet Store adoptions, processing transfer of animal ownership as well as other documentation, and transporting animals. The person selected will be the main point of contact for Pet Stores and will talk to pet store staff each day to get availability counts, also to manage any concerns the store have when they visit the store or by phone any other time during the day.
What Would You Do?
Required
The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires me to be sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
Schedule: 20 hours a week
This part-time Pet Transport Liaison is responsible for animal care and animal services adoption work at a large animal control shelter operation. The selected candidate will spend their day selecting appropriate animals for Pet Store adoptions, processing transfer of animal ownership as well as other documentation, and transporting animals. The person selected will be the main point of contact for Pet Stores and will talk to pet store staff each day to get availability counts, also to manage any concerns the store have when they visit the store or by phone any other time during the day.
What Would You Do?
- Assists with animal outcomes including transporting animals to approved rescues, partners, and pet stores for adoption events;
- Prepares and delivers cats and other adoptable animals to weekend pet store adoption events, ensuring proper paperwork and animal handling protocols are followed;
- Performs light animal care duties such as cleaning animal cages, walking dogs, and restocking supplies in designated areas;
- Supports the Animal Outcomes Team with coordination and documentation of transfers and adoptions.
- Responsible for the delivery of pets to off-site adoption centers, for a large animal control shelter operation.
- Serves as the liaison between Animal Services and the various Adoption Centers.
- Delivering and caring for adoption animal and assisting the public/off-site Adoption Centers on animal control-related matters.
- Implements sanitary policies, ensures humane conditions, and performs a variety of independent tasks.
- Performs and assists with pre-adoption task on animals.
- Performs other related work as assigned or required.
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.
- At least 3 months of animal care/training experience; or
- Course work or a degree in veterinary technology; or
- An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
- Florida Driver’s License or Florida Commercial Driver’s License and endorsement, if any.
- Incumbent must undergo pre-exposure rabies vaccinations.
- Physical strength and agility to lift heavy animals, equipment, and supplies.
- Exposure to personal risk during assignments causing periodic contact with hostile or diseased animals.
- Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.
- Ability to perform the work as outlined in the grant application.
- Ability to receive the public with tact, patience, and courtesy.
- Ability to apply computer applications and software.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to handle and transport animals safely and compassionately.
- Ability to follow established protocols related to animal welfare and sanitation.
- Ability to identify behavior characteristics of animals for adoption screening purposes.
Required
The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
- Visual ability: Sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including copier, computer, etc.; and to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, etc.
- Hearing ability: Sufficient to hold a conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone; and to hear recording on transcription device.
- Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.
- Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires me to be sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.