Overview
ANIMAL CARE CLERK – HOURLY Jobs in Chicago, IL at City of Chicago
Job Number: 411567
Description
BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Animal Care Clerk-Hourly
Chicago Animal Care and Control
Number of Positions: 4
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $28.56/Hour
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.
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 until 11:59pm CDT on 04/12/2025
Under immediate supervision, receives and processes animals for impoundment, adoption, and redemption at the City’s Animal Care and Control Center (ACCC), and performs related duties as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Receives animals brought to the facility and handles shelter animals using various tools to restrain and secure the animals
Transports animals from the front desk area to facility cages
Feeds, cleans, and provides water and general care to animals
Prepares and maintains inventory records of impounded animals
Provides customer service over the phone or to visitors arriving at the center, answering questions regarding adoption procedures, lost pet procedures, other department sponsored programs and related inquiries
Reviews and processes applications and documents required for animal impoundment, adoption, and redemption for accuracy and completeness, and completes required paperwork to complete transactions
Accepts fees/ payments for adoptions, redemptions, the sale of City licenses, tags, and other services provided at the center and issues receipts
Checks cash register periodically to ensure adequate amounts of cash are available for transactions and prepares daily cash receipts
Batches monies collected, computes totals and balances, and reconciles daily transactions
Enters transaction information into a computer database and generates reports as required
Performs data entry to update and maintain various records and prepare reports
Assists in unloading and stocking food and supplies for the animals
Additional duties may be required for this position
Location: 2741 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL
Days/Hours: Varies-20 hours per week, hourly (part-time)
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
One year of experience in receiving, disbursing, and accounting for money, plus six months of experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility
OR
One year of customer service experience, plus six months of experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility
NOTE:
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
Previous customer service experience
Previous data entry experience
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview 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. Department of Human Resource 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 in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Job Posting: Mar 28, 2025, 10:22:46 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) – External: Apr 12, 2025, 11:59:00 PM
Salary: $28.56 Pay Basis:Yearly
Title: ANIMAL CARE CLERK – HOURLY
Company: City of Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
