Animal Control Officer 2025

Description

Summary Captures and impounds unlicensed, stray, and uncontrolled animals by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Snares animal with net, rope, or device
Cages or secures animal in truck
Drives truck to shelter.
Removes animal from truck to shelter cage or other enclosure

Cleans kennels, supplies food, water, and personal care to detained animals

Investigates complaints of animal bite cases

Destroys rabid or dangerous animals as directed

Examines dog licenses for validity and issues warnings or summonses to delinquent owners
Places adoptable animals according to established procedures
Examines captured animals for injuries and notifies Director if the animal is injured or ill Maintains file of number of animals impounded and disposition of each
Maintains files of lost/missing pets and patrol log Maintains files of dog licenses
Assists with public education and outreach as directed

Attends training as directed

Works scheduled hours which may include holidays, weekends and after hours

Requirements

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.


Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Outlook.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Driver's License.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and occasionally run.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.


Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the kennel work environment is usually loud. The noise level outdoors is usually quiet. The employee is frequently exposed to animal bodily fluids, feces and parasites, and risk of animal bites and scratches.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.