Date Opened:      November 18, 2025                  Date Closed:        UNTIL FILLED

Position:               Administrative Assistant         Agency:                Animal Control

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education (GED); and one (1) to three (3) years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Qualifications (Agency/Dept. Qualifications):

Must be dependable, loyal, honest.  Must be organizational and a team worker.  Must possess good communication skills and teamwork.

Hours:        Part Time, less than 35 hours a week

Regular Hours:  8am to 4pm, Monday – Saturday, (varies), Sunday as scheduled

Salary:        $17.00 per hour      

Summary:

Provides customer service and administrative/clerical support for the Office of the Licking County Dog Warden.

Duties:        

• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Promotes and maintains positive and effective working relationships and promotes good public relationships as a representative of Licking County Government.
• Assists general public; impounds, redeems, and adopts dogs; assigns pens to dogs impounded; collects license, adoption, and redemption fees; answers telephones; receives and responds to inquiries; completes complaint reports, and is to assist for dispatching dog related calls as needed.
• Maintains and Operates all Social Media Shelter pages approved by the Chief Dog Warden.
• Maintains office files of all clerical departmental documentation/records.
• Assists Deputy Dog Warden in maintaining dog bite documentation.
• Totals and balances daily receipts at the end of each shift.
• Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable PERRP safety standards that pertain to the essential functions of the position and all agency safety procedures.
• Remains informed of current developments and procedures pertinent to duties; may be required to attend seminars/training.
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Application Procedures:  Employees within the current department wishing to apply for the posted vacancy shall submit a letter of interest.  A letter of interest shall include a resume and a cover letter indicating qualifications in detail.  All other applicants must submit a completed application, resume and cover letter.  Please submit to the Human Resources Department, 20 South Second Street, 3^rd. Floor, Newark, Ohio 43055 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily.  Applications can be obtained in person in the Human Resources Department or printed from the website at www.lcounty.com.

Successful candidates will be subject to Licking County’s pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Licking County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.