Job Description

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $26.21 – $39.32. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

This position works onsite at the Denver Animal Shelter located at 1241 W Bayaud Ave, Denver, CO 80223.

What You’ll Do

Within the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE), Denver Animal Protection (DAP) protects the safety and welfare of Denver’s animals and residents by fostering the human animal bond. DAP emphasizes public and animal safety and health, encourages responsible pet ownership through education and enforcing compliance with animal-related municipal code requirements, and cares for animals at the Denver Animal Shelter (DAS). More information can be found at:

DDPHE: Denver Animal Protection

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We foster an inclusive culture by respecting the values, customs, and authenticity of everyone and by implementing equitable public health strategies so Denver communities can thrive.

As the Volunteer Program and Administrative Assistant, you will primarily support the Volunteer Program, by being one of the main points of contact for volunteers engaging with Denver Animal Shelter for all scheduling, training, onboarding, and administrative needs. This position also supports our Foster Program, our Temporary Pet Housing Program and other administrative duties as needed. This position requires animal handling.

Specifically, as the Volunteer Program and Administrative Assistant you will:

• Assist with the Volunteer Program in all tasks related to communication, scheduling, onboarding new volunteers, conducting interviews, background checks, and facilitating all new volunteer training including animal handling training and other volunteer position specific training as needed.

• Assist with the Foster Program with timely communication with foster volunteers and internal staff regarding animals in foster program, posting animals needing foster care on the foster platform, scheduling foster appointments, working with veterinary staff regarding animal medical needs, and assisting with intake and outcome of foster animals to and from the shelter.

• Support the Temporary Pet Housing program (TPHP) by reviewing and communicating about requests for access to the TPHP, communication with internal staff to determine shelter capacity and inform staff of animal drop off or pick up from the TPHP.

• Maintain volunteer and animal records with accuracy. This includes but is not limited to maintaining accurate scheduling of volunteer shifts in volunteer software, uploading documents to volunteer management software, saving documents on shared drive as needed, completing appropriate program paperwork, updating Chameleon animal records with notes and timestamps, etc.

• Have strong animal handling skills, ability to train volunteers on animal handling, administer vaccinations, educate foster volunteers on animal needs and facilitate dog meets between foster dogs and resident dogs.

• Purchase program supplies and follow program budget and all City and County of Denver fiscal accountability procedures.

• Support administrative needs including, but not limited to facilitating paperwork and transport for animals with offsite adoption partners, training as the backup for our data analyst, and other duties as needed.

• Along with all DDPHE staff, actively participate in emergency preparedness and response team activities to support DDPHE’s responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan. This may require being ‘on-call’ from time to time respond to emergencies. Training will be provided.

• Other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Available to work weekends (this is mandatory).

• Experience working with volunteers.

• Experience in public speaking.

• Outstanding Customer Service skills.

• Solid reasoning skills.

• Ability to make well-informed, timely decisions.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent time management and multitasking skills.

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Graduation from high school or possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate.

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of experience performing technical or administrative work assisting in an environmental public health program as related to the assignment.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements.

• Licensure: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.

• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until February 16th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 16th at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Cover letter (required)

• Resume (preferred)

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CE3352 Environmental Public Health Technician III

To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$26.21 - $39.32

Starting Pay

Based on education and experience

Agency

Dept of Public Health & Environment

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact

Jobs@Denvergov.org

with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Local area, Shift work, Weekend work,

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