Animal Shelter Kennel Assistant (Part-Time)

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a paragraph about Livingston County being named top workplace, then Position Summary, Pay Rate Information, Benefits, Essential functions (maybe under Responsibilities?), Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Minimum Qualifications (Qualifications), Physical Demands And Work Environment (maybe under Requirements? but we can treat as part of Qualifications or separate). We need to use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). There's none. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we need to map content. We have: - About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph about Livingston County being top workplace and description of department? Could be "About the role" or "About Livingston County". Use "About the role" heading. - Position Summary: could be under "Responsibilities"? Actually Position Summary describes duties: cleaning kennels, feeding, moving animals, handling/petting. That's responsibilities. So we can put under

Responsibilities

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• items. - Pay Rate Information: includes pay rate, part-time, step increases, wage scale top end. That's Pay section. Also schedule info: weekly schedule Sundays and Mondays. That's Schedule section. - Benefits: list benefits. - Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Minimum Qualifications: that's Qualifications (maybe also Skills). We can combine into Qualifications heading. - Physical Demands And Work Environment: could be under Requirements? Or maybe under "Requirements" heading. But we already used Qualifications. Could have separate "Requirements" heading for physical demands. However guidelines: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine Physical Demands into Qualifications or Requirements. But we have both Qualifications and Physical Demands; maybe we can put Physical Demands under "Requirements". Let's decide: Use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Pay, Schedule, Benefits, Qualifications. That's six sections. Physical demands could be part of Qualifications (as it's about ability to perform). But the posting separates "Physical Demands And Work Environment". Could be considered part of Qualifications (minimum qualifications). We'll include it under Qualifications as a sub-list. We must not invent placeholders. Ensure we include all substantive info. Let's extract details: About the role: Livingston County was named a 2025 Top Workplace by the Detroit Free Press! Based solely on employee feedback, the Top Workplace title is a badge of honor for the County. With over 700 employees serving within 18 departments, 6 elected offices, and 3 Courts, Livingston County's top priority is providing effective and efficient services that improve the quality of life for all of our residents. That's about the county, not the role specifically but we can use as About the role. Responsibilities (Position Summary): Under the supervision of the Animal Shelter Coordinator is responsible for the cleaning of animal kennels, feeding and watering of animals, moving animals or bringing them to the lobby for viewing, and handling and petting animals. Also essential functions list later includes many duties. We should include all essential functions as responsibilities. The essential functions list includes: - Maintains the well-being of the animals and the cleanliness of the kennels and shelter to ensure optimal health and the prevention of the spread of diseases. - Feeds and waters animals daily, along with cleaning and sanitizing the shelter, including during holidays and weekends. - Interacts with each animal to aid in socialization as well as monitoring and documenting their physical and mental health. - Communicates any medical changes to proper personnel and administers medicine as needed. - Shows animals that are available for adoption at the shelter and offsite adoption events. - Provides transportation for animals to off-site adoption events. - Assists in the disposal of animals that have been euthanized or tested for rabies. - Provides assistance to the front counter as needed. - Tracks inventory of supplies and communicates to proper personnel when orders are needed. - Provides guidance to volunteers and community service personnel on the cleaning process and other procedures within the shelter. - Performs other duties as directed. We should combine with the earlier summary but avoid duplication. We'll list all unique duties. Pay: Starting pay $19.69/hour, part-time, non-union, eligible for step pay increases within Non-Union Grade 2 Wage Scale, top end $24.94/hour. Schedule: Weekly schedule will be Sundays from 3:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. and Mondays from 2:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Benefits: Optional Voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation plan; Paid sick days accrued at 1 hour per every 30 hours worked; 4 hours of paid personal time per year; Up to $300 annual Wellness reimbursement* & $100 incentive for completing your annual physical & Health Assessment; Employee Assistance Program; Pro-rated based on the DOH Essential Job Functions (maybe that's a note). We'll include as list. Qualifications: Requirements Include The Following: - High school diploma or GED and some prior experience caring for animals in a shelter environment. - The County, at its discretion, may consider an alternative combination of formal education and work experience. - Michigan Vehicle Operator's License. - General knowledge of the principles and practices of shelter kennel care and cleanliness. - Knowledge of sanitary procedures and practices, animal behavior, observing and caring for animals, and basic office procedures. - Ability to communicate ideas and concepts orally and in writing. - Ability to establish effective working relationships and use good judgment, initiative and resourcefulness when dealing with County employees, contractors to the County, representatives of other governmental units, professional contacts, elected officials, and the public. - Ability to assess situations, solve problems, work effectively under stress, within deadlines, and in emergency situations. - Skill in the use of office equipment and technology, including Microsoft Suite applications and ability to learn software used by animal control. - Ability to attend to duties scheduled at times other than normal business hours. Physical Demands And Work Environment: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works both in an office and in the kennel area. - While in the office, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person and by telephone, read regular and small print, view and produce written and electronic documents and enter data on a computer keyboard with repetitive keystrokes. - While performing the kennel-related duties of the job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. - The employee is required to sit, stand, walk, run and move freely at any time. - The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects of up to 40 pounds without assistance and restrain and/or control aggressive animals. - The noise level in the work environment may be quiet to very loud. - Though applicable safety procedures are documented and utilized, the incumbent may be exposed to unsanitary or unhygienic materials, individuals and situations in the course of performing required duties. We'll include these under Qualifications as a subsection maybe as a separate list under same heading? Could add a subheading but we only allowed h3 headings. Could incorporate into Qualifications list. We must not repeat job title. No markdown. Output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Livingston County was named a 2025 Top Workplace by the Detroit Free Press! Based solely on employee feedback, the Top Workplace title is a badge of honor for the County. With over 700 employees serving within 18 departments, 6 elected offices, and 3 Courts, Livingston County's top priority is providing effective and efficient services that improve the quality of life for all of our residents.

  Responsibilities

  • Maintains the well-being of the animals and the cleanliness of the kennels and shelter to ensure optimal health and the prevention of the spread of diseases.
  • Feeds and waters animals daily, along with cleaning and sanitizing the shelter, including during holidays and weekends.
  • Interacts with each animal to aid in socialization as well as monitoring and documenting their physical and mental health.
  • Communicates any medical changes to proper personnel and administers medicine as needed.
  • Shows animals that are available for adoption at the shelter and offsite adoption events.
  • Provides transportation for animals to off-site adoption events.
  • Assists in the disposal of animals that have been euthanized or tested for rabies.
  • Provides assistance to the front counter as needed.
  • Tracks inventory of supplies and communicates to proper personnel when orders are needed.
  • Provides guidance to volunteers and community service personnel on the cleaning process and other procedures within the shelter.
  • Performs other duties as directed.

  Pay

  The Kennel Assistant position is a part-time, non-union position with a starting pay of $19.69/hour. This position is eligible for step pay increases within the Non-Union Grade 2 Wage Scale, with a top end of $24.94/hour.

  Schedule

  Weekly schedule: Sundays from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Mondays from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

  Benefits

  • Optional Voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation plan
  • Paid sick days accrued at 1 hour per every 30 hours worked
  • 4 hours of paid personal time per year
  • Up to $300 annual Wellness reimbursement* and $100 incentive for completing your annual physical & Health Assessment
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Benefits are pro-rated based on the DOH Essential Job Functions

  Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED and some prior experience caring for animals in a shelter environment (the County may consider an alternative combination of formal education and work experience)
  • Michigan Vehicle Operator's License
  • General knowledge of the principles and practices of shelter kennel care and cleanliness
  • Knowledge of sanitary procedures and practices, animal behavior, observing and caring for animals, and basic office procedures
  • Ability to communicate ideas and concepts orally and in writing
  • Ability to establish effective working relationships and use good judgment, initiative and resourcefulness when dealing with County employees, contractors, representatives of other governmental units, professional contacts, elected officials, and the public
  • Ability to assess situations, solve problems, work effectively under stress, within deadlines, and in emergency situations
  • Skill in the use of office equipment and technology, including Microsoft Suite applications and ability to learn software used by animal control
  • Ability to attend to duties scheduled at times other than normal business hours
  • Physical demands: regularly works both in an office and in the kennel area; in the office required to communicate in person and by telephone, read regular and small print, view and produce written and electronic documents, enter data on a computer keyboard with repetitive keystrokes; in kennel duties frequently required to talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms; required to sit, stand, walk, run and move freely at any time; must frequently lift and/or move objects of up to 40 pounds without assistance and restrain and/or control aggressive animals; noise level may be quiet to very loud