Job Description
Salary: $13.00 - $15.00 Hourly
Location : Little Rock, AR
Job Type: Part Time - Regular Position
Job Number: ZO-2025-06
Department: City of Little Rock Zoo
Division: Zoo Animal Management
Opening Date: 06/04/2025
Closing Date: 7/4/2025 11:59 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: N/A
Supervisory Responsibility?: No
On-Line Applications Only?: Yes
Department:: Zoo
The City of Little Rock provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. City of Little Rock complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every work location. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Job Objective & Safety/Security Sensitive Designation JOB OBJECTIVE: The Assistant Zoo Animal Registrar, under the supervision of the Registrar and Animal Welfare Coordinator, assists with animal records and documentation in both ZIMS and TRACKS. The Assistant Registrar is responsible for the quality and content of animal records that are entered into the programs.
This position is not designated as a safety/security sensitive position and is not subject to random drug and alcohol screening. Essential Functions For a complete list of essential job functions, please click
Minimum Qualifications, Additional Requirements and Supervisory Responsibilities These knowledge, skills, and abilities are usually, although not always, acquired through completion of high school, supplemented by coursework in Life Sciences, Zoology, Biology, or related area with one (1) years of experience in animal records management or related area and one (1) year of personal computer experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: - Must possess a valid Arkansas Class D (Non-Commercial Vehicle) Driver's License before employment and maintain licensure for the duration of employment in this position.
- Must be available to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
DISCLAIMER: This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.
Application Requirements - Online applications only
- Applicant's answers to supplemental questions will be used to screen for minimum qualifications electronically.
- Please include a complete work history when completing application. Work history may impact initial salary offer amount for the successful candidate.
- List of qualified applicants will be considered active for up to six (6) months and may be used to fill future openings with same or similar minimum qualifications.
- All communication regarding application status will be sent to candidates via text message/email address listed on account.
- You may check your inbox in your Careers/LittleRock account to review all notices sent to the email address associated with your applications.
- Applicants may check application status for any position by logging into their account at Careers/LittleRock or contacting Human Resources at (501) 371-4590 if they are having computer difficulties.
Regular part-time employees who work 1,500 hours shall receive six (6) days of Sick Leave upon the completion of the 1,500 hours. If unused, this Sick Leave shall be allowed to accumulate to a maximum of fifteen (15) days (120 hours). Regular, full-time non-probationary employees who transfer to Regular, part-time positions will receive credit for the previous year's service for purposes of Sick Leave accrual and may carry over accrued Sick Leave accrual up to the maximum noted above.
Regular part-time employees who were in pay status (vacation, sick leave, or actual hours worked) for at least 1,500 hours during the year shall receive the following Vacation Leave:
Up to 10 years of service (40 hrs.) = 5 days per year
10 years or more (60 hrs.) = 7-1/2 days per year
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Are you willing and able to work weekends, holidays and nights? (NOTE: The zoo is open everyday except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day)
02
Do you possess or will you be able to obtain a valid Arkansas Class D (Non-Commercial Vehicle) Driver's License before employment?(Must maintain licensure for the duration of employment in this position.)
03
Do you have a Bachelor's degree in the following areas?
- Zoology
- Biology
- Education
- Natural History
- Animal related degree
- No related degree, but I have completed related coursework
- No related education
04
If no to the above question, please list any related coursework, if you have education in the above question, please put N/A:
05
Do you have any experience in animal records management?
06
Please describe above experience and list previous employers:
07
Please indicate your current level of proficiency with MicroSoft Word or other word processing software program:
- Basic - able to use basic formatting, editing, print functions and understands the document page set up.
- Intermediate - able to customize toolbards, import and insert graphics, embed Excel data and create elaborate reports.
- Advanced - able to create and use a wide range of graphic effects and has full mastery of Macro commands.
- No word processing experience
08
Please indicate your current level of proficiency with MicroSoft Excel or other spreadsheet software program:
- Basic - able to enter, correct and save data, use the menu commands, format cells, rows and columns, use simple arithmetic functions in the formulas.
- Intermediate - able to create and modify charts, filter data, use mathematical, logical, statistical and financial functions.
- Advanced - able to use of advanced functions, e.g. VLOOKUP, IF, work with Pivot Tables, VBA Programming
- No spreadsheet experience
09
How did you find out about this particular position?
- LRJobs.LittleRock.gov
- Facebook/Social Media
- Arkansas Business
- KARK4/FOX16 Social Media Live
- Newspaper (Arkansas Democrat Gazette or El Latino)
- City Employee
- Friend or relative who does not work for the City
- Internet Search Engine (Google, Yahoo, Bing)
- Career Builder/Indeed
- Government Jobs
- Indeed
- College/University Career Page
- Career Fair
- Virtual Job Fair
- Career Counselor (Military or Goodwill, Workforce)
- Re-entry Program (Community Programs)
- Department of Workforce Services
- Professional Association
- Other
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