Introduction
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is a highly respected law enforcement agency, both in our community and nationally. Our progressive department provides exciting opportunities for law enforcement professionals to develop partnerships with our citizens in order to prevent the next crime, and to enhance the quality of life within our community always treating people with fairness and respect. The department employs nearly 2,000 sworn officers and over 500 civilians serving a jurisdiction with close to 1 million people. Our employees are men and women from diverse backgrounds interested in meeting the needs of and serving an equally diverse community. The men and women of the CMPD are committed to providing the very best service possible and maintaining the high level of confidence this community has in us.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Summary
The animal trainer's responsibilities include evaluating animals' dispositions and temperaments, developing behavior protocol for individual animals, determination of appropriate pathway for behaviorally challenged animals, providing regular progress updates to management, and teaching peers how to reinforce good behavior. May be required to work a rotating schedule, to include nights, weekends and holidays.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
•Cue or signal animals during performances
•Talk to or interact with animals to familiarize them to human voices or contact
•Conduct training programs to develop or maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding, or related purposes
•Feed or exercise animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas
•Observe animals' physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care
•Evaluate animals to determine their temperaments, abilities, or aptitude for training.
•Administer prescribed medications to animals
•Keep records documenting animal health, diet, or behavior
•Evaluate animals for trainability and ability to perform
•Advise animal owners regarding the purchase of specific animals
•Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
•Knowledge of breed characteristics, training methods, performance standards, and the peculiarities of each animal
•Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
•Knowledge of animal behavior and performance
•The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
•Skill in establishing and maintaining effective communication and working relationships with employees, city officials, private organizations and the general public
ADA and Other Requirements
Positions in this class typically require grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
Physical Requirements:
•Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, climbing, or walking extended periods of time
•Light to moderate lifting and carrying
•Some crouching, stooping, squatting, crawling, reaching, pushing, and pulling when performing tasks
•Adequate vision, hearing, and speech required
Sensory Requirements:
•Concentrated and attentive use of one or more senses (visual, audio, and other sensory modalities) for proof reading, data entry, tabulating data
•Ability to operate in an environment with frequent interruptions from people and or noises, which in return could result in some level of stress, fatigue, or strain
•Comprehensive of written information in work related documents
•Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech
Working Conditions:
Indoor and Outdoor environment may include varying noise levels, work with computers, files, and phone. May potentially be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, animal transmitted diseases, exposure to fractious, frightened, dangerous animals. Potential mental and emotional stress from euthanasia, and continual contact with irate/emotional pet owners and victims. Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
Other Requirements:
Successfully complete and pass a pre-employment hearing and respirator clearance evaluation. Failure to successfully pass all segments of the pre-employment evaluation process will result in disqualification from further consideration under this vacancy announcement.
Minimum Qualifications
High School graduate or equivalent with three years of experience
or
Associates degree with one year of experience
Valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
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