Animal Caretaker
NOTE:
This is a part-time position (25 hours/week). Benefits and time-off accrual will be prorated and based on your part-time work schedule. Examines animals daily for health condition, reports abnormal or sick animals to the supervisor, and removes dead animals to the necropsy. Maintains the transgenic and knock-out rodent breeding colony. Administers prophylactic treatment and simple medications to animals, including injections of antibiotics, anesthetics, etc. Restrains all animal species for various manipulations or for research investigations. Assists in receiving and processing newly arrived animals. Collects biological specimens (feces, urine, blood, etc.) for clinical laboratory examination. Provides food, water and cage care to the animals. Cleans, sanitizes, and sterilizes animal enclosures and feeding and watering equipment. Euthanizes animals, using prescribed methods. Maintains complete and accurate records. Teaches animal care techniques to new animal caretakers. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Part Time, Monday - Friday 7:
30 AM- 4:
00 PM, Occasional weekends and holidays. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS:
The physical strength and manual dexterity to safely work with species of animals, both wild and domestic are required. Animal enclosures including cages vary in size from shoe box dimensions to the size of a moderate dining table and can be heavy and quite bulky. The incumbent will be required to manipulate these items around a large cage washer and sterilization equipment, which also require strength and dexterity to work safely. Work environment varies from the aseptic, ideally controlled environment (such as the surgical suite), to that of excesses of temperature, humidity and poor air quality encountered in field conditions. Work in the rack/cage washing area involves exposure to high temperatures and humidity. Work includes exposure to allergens, humidity, and odors in animal rooms and necropsy areas, exposure to exotic and zoonotic diseases, animal bites and scratches, and biological and carcinogenic hazards. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsMeasuring InstrumentsTechnical PracticesUse and Maintain Tools and Equipment IMPORTANT:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This is a part-time position (25 hours/week). Benefits and time-off accrual will be prorated and based on your part-time work schedule. Examines animals daily for health condition, reports abnormal or sick animals to the supervisor, and removes dead animals to the necropsy. Maintains the transgenic and knock-out rodent breeding colony. Administers prophylactic treatment and simple medications to animals, including injections of antibiotics, anesthetics, etc. Restrains all animal species for various manipulations or for research investigations. Assists in receiving and processing newly arrived animals. Collects biological specimens (feces, urine, blood, etc.) for clinical laboratory examination. Provides food, water and cage care to the animals. Cleans, sanitizes, and sterilizes animal enclosures and feeding and watering equipment. Euthanizes animals, using prescribed methods. Maintains complete and accurate records. Teaches animal care techniques to new animal caretakers. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule:
Part Time, Monday - Friday 7:
30 AM- 4:
00 PM, Occasional weekends and holidays. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS:
The physical strength and manual dexterity to safely work with species of animals, both wild and domestic are required. Animal enclosures including cages vary in size from shoe box dimensions to the size of a moderate dining table and can be heavy and quite bulky. The incumbent will be required to manipulate these items around a large cage washer and sterilization equipment, which also require strength and dexterity to work safely. Work environment varies from the aseptic, ideally controlled environment (such as the surgical suite), to that of excesses of temperature, humidity and poor air quality encountered in field conditions. Work in the rack/cage washing area involves exposure to high temperatures and humidity. Work includes exposure to allergens, humidity, and odors in animal rooms and necropsy areas, exposure to exotic and zoonotic diseases, animal bites and scratches, and biological and carcinogenic hazards. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsMeasuring InstrumentsTechnical PracticesUse and Maintain Tools and Equipment IMPORTANT:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- Department:
5048 Animal Caretaking - Salary Range:
$17.58 to $20.51 per hour
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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