Description
BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Animal Care Clerk
Animal Care & Control
Number of Positions: 5
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $27.72 hourly
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 11:59 pm CDT on 08/5/2026
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
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Receives animals brought to the facility and handles shelter animals using various tools to restrain and secure the animals
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Transports animals from the front desk area to facility cages
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Prepares and maintains inventory records of impounded animals
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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
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Reviews and processes applications and documents required for animal impoundment, adoption, and redemption for accuracy and completeness, and completes required paperwork to complete transactions
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Accepts fees/ payments for adoptions, redemptions, the sale of City licenses, tags, and other services provided at the center and issues receipts
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Checks cash register periodically to ensure adequate amounts of cash are available for transactions and prepares daily cash receipts
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Batches monies collected, computes totals and balances, and reconciles daily transactions
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Enters transaction information into a computer database and generates reports as required
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Performs data entry to update and maintain various records and prepare reports
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Assists in unloading and stocking food and supplies for the animals
Additional duties may be required for this position
Location: 2741 S Western Ave
Days: Four (4) days per week
Hours: Five (5) hour shift
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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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
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One year of customer service experience, plus six months of experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility
Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualification
Educational & Employment Verification:
Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Working Conditions
General office environment
Animal shelter environment (e.g., wet, smells, animal waste, blood)
Exposure to loud noise
Equipment
Standard office equipment (e.g., telephone, printer, photocopier, fax machine, calculator)
Computers and peripheral equipment (e.g., personal computer, computer terminals)
Adding machine
Cash register
Equipment used in the humane restraint of animals (e.g., capture poles, leashes, nooses)
Cleaning equipment (e.g., shovel, broom, mop)
Safety equipment
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 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 or 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
