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** Customer Service Rep: Anchorage Animal Care and Control**

**Job Category****:** 4-Staff **Requisition Number****:** CUSTO001705 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Under the supervision of the Customer Service Supervisor, the employee will perform all of the clerical functions (paper and electronic) related to the intake, redemption and adoption of animals at the Anchorage Animal Care and Control Center (AACCC). The employee works with the general public on a daily basis in a variety of different situations.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

* Minimum age 18

* High School Diploma or GED

* Able to proficiently speak, read, understand and write English

* Minimum one year customer service experience

* Minimum six months cash handling experience

* Minimum six months experience in a professional office setting; greeting customers, answering phones, transferring calls, documenting information

* Good computer skills

* Good oral and written communications skills

**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

* Experience working in an animal-oriented organization

* Ability to type at least 35 wpm

* Knowledge of basic care for common pets

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**

* In a timely manner, greet customers via the telephone or the front counter, ascertain the type of service requested by the customer and either provide the necessary service or direct them to the correct person or location

* Answer customers in a courteous and professional manner regarding costs, care, lost and found animals, adoption services, animal rescue services and other services provided by the center

* Assist public with animal claims and relinquishments, initial handling/restraint of animals, including leashing and walking a dog or putting cats into a carrier

* Provide general information to the public regarding humane animal care and ownership responsibilities

* Provide information to the public regarding the AACCCs policies and the laws set forth by the Municipality of Anchorage Health Department

* Use the Chameleon computer database to enter, maintain, update, track and outcome animals brought to the center, as well as maintain the database to include, but not limited to, spay/neuter records, rabies tags, license tags and client information, and produce the required and requested documents

* Process and record monetary transactions for adoptions, redemptions, payments for notice of violations, donations and fees for services provided

* Responsible for the accuracy of all monetary transactions by recording all transactions in computer system and balancing the register drawer on a daily basis

* Complete opening and closing procedures for customer service counter

* Keep the customer service area neat and clean to maintain a professional public appearance

* Accompany guests to walk through the facility in search of missing pets /strays that may have come into AACC.

* Set up new/clean kennels with appropriate bowls, bed, etc. for next occupant.

* Assist the AACC Kennel Technicians, as needed, including duties such as laundry, dishes, showing low-risk non-aggressive adoptable pets to guests, dry runs, etc. (with proper training and demonstrated skills).

**BENEFITS**

Full-time regular employees have the opportunity to enroll in health insurance, life insurance, 401k Retirement Plan and short term disability insurance. Full-time regular employees are provided access to our employee assistance program.

**WORKING ENVIRONMENT**

The majority of the work is performed in a professional office setting with a wide variety of people in differing functions, personalities and abilities. The work requires interaction with the public.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**

The work is generally sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending and carrying items weighing less than forty pounds.

**REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION**

It is Denali Universal Services business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**

Denali Universal Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)