Animal Control Officer

2 weeks ago

Clay County FL, United States Clay County Full time

Clay County - Small Towns. Big Passions.

Pay:
$17.36 - $20.83

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Patrols assigned areas, driving an animal-transport vehicle, to enforce laws pertaining to animals.- Respond to and investigate complaints of animal bites, dangerous animals, animal cruelty, and animal nuisance and determine if there is a violation; take appropriate actions to comply with ordinances.- Picks up and impounds stray or at-large animals; aids animals in distress by feeding starving animals and freeing trapped animals.- Removes animals from inhuman conditions and drives vehicle to transport animals to shelter for treatment and care.- Prepares written investigative reports, issues warning notices or citations and takes sworn statements that may result in court action.- Conducts preliminary investigations and files reports on cruelty and animal neglect complaints.- Works closely with other humane and law-enforcement agencies on incidents involving animals.- Provides care and maintenance of assigned vehicles, equipment and facilities.- Performs on-call work as needed.- Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent- Minimum of one year of experience in the area of animal control, veterinary medicine, public health or law enforcement- Must become certified as an Animal Control Officer within one year of employment.- Must complete Euthanasia Certification course within eighteen months of employment.- On-call availability, including nights, weekends and holidays.- Valid Florida Driver’s License with a clean driving record.- Any combination of education and experience may be substituted, so long as it provides the desired skills, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Supplemental Information:
Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions:
- Knowledge of procedures and guidelines for emergency situations- Excellent communication and active listening skills- Demonstrate sound judgment and critical thinking skills- Thorough knowledge of methods and techniques to administer first aid to animals- Considerable knowledge of County ordinances regulating animal control and related legal procedures- Ability to comprehend and enforce County ordinances and to comprehend and utilize legal and court procedures as they relate to animal services- Knowledge of testing procedures of rabid animals- Considerable knowledge of the Clay County geographical area- Ability to follow appropriate decapitation procedures- Ability to deal effectively with the public, especially during emotional or stressful situations and to de-escalate situations using positive communication skills- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Employees may be required to perform duties, including the employee’s normal work function or other emergency support functions as deemed necessary by the County, as assigned before, during, and after hazardous weather or state of local emergency.

While requirements may be representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. Employees occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.

The position regularly lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds, frequently lifts and/or moves up to 75 pounds, and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 100-200 pounds.

The person in this position frequently ascends and descends from an animal-transport vehicle and ascends descends stairs as necessary to facilitate investigations of animal wellbeing, bites, aggressive/nuisance animals, etc.

Constantly positions self to inspect and assess animals in a variety of situations in indoor and outdoor spaces.

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