Animal Care Specialist

Overview

Cache County is looking for an Animal Care Specialist to help in our Animal Shelter. The position is part‑time, up to 30 hours a week, involving a combination of customer service and animal care duties.

• Provide information and assistance to members of the public.
• Maintain accurate records of all animals that come in or out of the shelter, contact owners, and answer phone calls and emails.
• Collect and process required fees.
• Provide care to animals, including bathing, general grooming, feeding and watering, cleaning and disinfecting kennels, cages, food bowls, litterboxes.
• Monitor the overall health and well‑being of animals in the shelter’s care.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent, animal handling and husbandry experience, and knowledge of the basic principles and practices of animal handling, care, and treatment. General office procedures and methods, basic cash handling, fund reconciliations, and deposit procedures are also required.

This is a career service position. Cache County is an equal‑opportunity employer and hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

Reasonable accommodations are provided to known disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For accommodation information or if you need a special accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR department at hr.

Veteran’s Preference (Utah Code Ann. 71A-2-102):
Applicants claiming veteran’s preference must indicate it in the cover letter and attach a copy of the DD‑214. A disabled preference requires a letter from the VA stating the disability percentage granted.

Salary: $21.00 per hour.