Animal Caretaker NA-03
United States Army Installation Management Command
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Animal Caretaker Leader
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Salary
$22.60 - $26.37
per hour
Type
Closes
May 11, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a small team of animal caretakers at a pet care center on a military base, where you'll assign tasks, check work quality, and perform hands-on animal care duties yourself to ensure everything runs smoothly.
It's ideal for someone with practical experience in animal handling who enjoys supervising others and staying organized in a team setting.
No advanced education is needed, but reliability and attention to detail are key for keeping animals healthy and happy.
Key Requirements
- Knowledge of animals' characteristics, needs, and behavior
- Skill in observing, handling, and caring for animals
- Ability to follow complex instructions
- Ability to maintain accurate records
- Experience inspecting or leading the work of others
- At least one year of experience as an Animal Caretaker (equivalent to GS-05 level)
- Strong communication skills for relaying instructions and reporting progress
Full Job Description
This position is located at Patriot Pet Care Center Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid. Resumes must be two pages (or less).
Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Knowledge of animals' characteristics, needs and behavior, and skill in observing, handling and caring for animals.
Able to follow complex instructions, ability to maintain records. Ability to inspect or lead the work of others. Experience MUST be clearly listed on your Resume in order to receive consideration.
Major Duties:
- Serves as a working leader of three or more employees in accomplishing animal caretaker work. The highest non-supervisory work led is Animal Caretaker NA-5048-05.
- Passes on to other workers instructions received from supervisor, assigning immediate tasks to be performed by individual members of the group led.
- Checks work in progress and upon completion for compliance with the supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines, and urges or advises other employees to follow the instructions and to meet deadlines.
- Works along with other workers, setting the pace performing non-supervisory work of the same kind and level as that done by the group led. Insures that needed equipment, supplies, and materials are available.
- Obtains needed information or decisions from the supervisor on problems that come up during the work. Provides information to supervisor on status and progress of work, causes of delays, and overall operations. Performs other duties as assigned.
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