ANIMAL CARE AIDE I

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ANIMAL CARE AIDE I

Department of Animal Care and Control

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies are possible pending budget approval)

Starting Annual Salary: $50,424

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS:

Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted beginning 6-18-25 until 11:59pm on 7-2-25

Under immediate supervision, performs a variety of tasks related to the basic feeding and the general care of animals at the City's Animal Care and Control Center, and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties:

* Provides general care and feeding to animals, following guidelines on the type and amount of food and the frequency of feedings for different animals, and providing water at regular intervals

* Cleans and sanitizes feeding bowls, pens, cages and pavilion areas housing animals, using low pressure power washing equipment, spray hoses, scrub brushes and related equipment

* Prepares cleaning solutions and follows standard procedures to sanitize specific areas where sick or contagious animals are housed

* Performs custodial duties including the mopping and sweeping of floors to maintain the general cleanliness of the facility

* Cleans and sterilizes operating rooms and other medical treatment areas

* Treats animals to reduce the spread of ticks and fleas using topical medications

* Transports impounded animals from vehicles to facility using various restraint devices such as catch poles and leashes to humanely secure animals

* Transports, carries, and restrains animals for medical treatment or examination purposes

* Prepares and updates manual and computerized records to inventory impounded animals

* Competes a daily inventory report to account for animals housed in assigned pavilion

* Reviews inventory of supplies and requisitions needed for food and cleaning supplies

* Unloads and stocks delivered animal food and supplies in central supply room

* Assists in preparing animals for euthanasia and in properly bagging and disposing of remains

* Assists in providing customer service at the front desk, answering questions about adoption procedures and processing paperwork, as required

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2741 S. Western Ave.

Chicago, IL 60608

Shift: 5 Days a week (Will be required to work weekends and holidays)

Hours: 7 Hours per day

(Shift may vary due to the needs of the operation)

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Six months of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Animal shelter environment (e.g., wet, smells, animal waste, blood)

* Exposure to outdoor weather conditions

* Exposure to loud noise

EQUIPMENT

* Personal protective equipment (e.g., glasses, gloves)

* Powered and manual cleaning equipment (e.g. steam-cleaners, shovel, power hoses, mops,

brooms)

* Equipment used in the humane capture and restraint of animals (e.g., capture poles, leashes,

nooses)

* Standard office equipment including personal computers

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

* Heavy lifting (up to 75 pounds) is required

* Ability to walk and stand for extended or continuous periods of time

* Ability to bend, stretch, or reach out to grasp and handle animals and equipment

* Ability to operate applicable tools and equipment

Selection Requirements: This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement. The interviewed external candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor