Laborer IV - Parks

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school or equivalent; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination is required prior to employment.

Position Summary

This is general maintenance work in the care of animals and maintenance of facilities in the County's Animal Shelter. An employee assigned to this classification is responsible for feeding and watering animals and performing general maintenance duties on cages and grounds.

Essential Job Functions

• Cleans and disinfects cages, pens, and yards and sterilizes laboratory equipment and surgical instruments.
• Restrains unclaimed and/or unwanted animals for euthanasia, including large-breed (50 pounds or greater) dogs.
• Feeds and waters animals according to schedules.
• Examines animals for signs of illness and treats them according to instructions.
• Transfers animals between quarters.
• Adjusts controls to regulate temperature and humidity of animal's quarters.
• Records information according to instructions such as genealogy, diet, weight, medications, food intake, and license number.
• Anesthetizes, inoculates, shaves, bathes, clips, and grooms animals.
• Repairs cages, pens, and fenced yards.
• Reports signs of illness or unusual behavior in animals to supervisor.
• Moves animals from temporary holding areas into appropriate cages or runs, as directed.
• Affords assistance to the public with reclaims and adoptions.
• Performs general grounds maintenance including mowing, painting and minor repairs.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of the care and handling of animals.
• Ability to recognize signs of stress or disease in animals.
• Ability to restrain and handle hostile or large animals.
• Ability to perform general building and grounds maintenance.
• Ability to assist with euthanasia procedures.
• Ability to deal effectively with the public and co-workers, especially during emotional or stressful situations.
• Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequent standing and walking.
• Frequent reaching with hands and arms and using hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent talking or hearing.
• Sometimes stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling.
• Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds, frequently lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds.
• Color vision.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.

Organization Information

The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future.

Benefits

• Medical/Health Insurance
• Employee Life Insurance
• Florida Retirement System
• Employee Assistance Program
• Optional Benefits
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance
• Deferred Retirement Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Roth IRA
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Computer Purchase Program

Additional Information

• Holidays
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave