Animal Services Officer I​/II

Animal Services Officer I: $23.62 - $29.04
Animal Services Officer II: $26.04 - $32.01

Schedule may include weekends and holidays.

Calaveras County Animal Services is seeking a dedicated individual who has passion for animal welfare, strong communication skills and the ability to handle challenging situations with integrity and professionalism. The role is pivotal in enforcing animal-related laws and promoting responsible pet ownership.

Under general supervision of the Animal Services Manager or designee, individuals within the Animal Services Officer series are responsible for enforcing applicable state and local laws (County ordinances and resolutions) that apply to the governing and control of domestic animals. Animal Services Officers respond to citizens' complaints and requests, domestic animal control concerns including addressing potentially dangerous and potentially vicious domestic animals.

The Animal Services Officer series also performs related work as assigned.

The Animal Services Officer I is the entry-level position within the series. While this individual performs a full range of skilled and unskilled duties in the general maintenance of the Animal Service Center, they do so in a learning capacity and the direction of more senior Animal Services Officers and/or the Animal Services Manager. Incumbents will conduct routine field investigations concerning animal control laws of the State of California and Calaveras County while receiving training in such areas as animal recognition, euthanasia, disease recognition, administrative hearings, disaster training, state and federal laws, penal codes and airborne and blood borne pathogen exposure.

Individuals in this class are expected to provide satisfactory explanations or resolutions to problems.

The Animal Services Officer II is the intermediate level position in the series. This individual performs a full range of skilled and unskilled duties, including animal recognition and disease recognition. Incumbents will conduct field investigations concerning animal control laws of the State of California and Calaveras County. Individuals in this class are expected to provide satisfactory explanations or resolutions to problems.

The Level II classification has a greater degree of experience and knowledge and works under general supervision.

This classification series involves considerable personal contact with the general public in sensitive matters relating to the care, control, maintenance and treatment of animals. As needed, this position may also perform in the position of Animal Shelter Assistant at the Animal Services Center. Individuals in this classification are subject to overtime, holiday, and standby and callback assignments, as needed.

• Enforces state and local laws pertaining to the control of canines and other domestic animals.
• Receive and investigate complaints and reports from the public and other agencies regarding stray, dangerous, unwanted or improperly controlled animals; tactfully handle complaints, mitigating concerns; investigate and prepare animal cruelty cases.
• Pick up and transport stray, confined, sick, injured or dead animals; impound animals and release impounded animals to owners; segregate, isolate, perform euthanasia and dispose of ill, injured, unwanted or aged animals.
• Apprehends and properly disposes of a variety of domestic pets, wildlife and livestock;
• Quarantine all canines suspected of having rabies and investigate all potentially dangerous and potentially vicious domestic animals.
• Receives and investigates complaints regarding the care, maintenance, control and disposal of all types of animals;
• Provides satisfactory explanations to the general public on State and local laws relating to animals;
• Exercises tact, compassion, courtesy and poise while discharging assigned duties;
• Investigates animal bites and completes related paperwork;
• Investigates and prepares animal cruelty cases; issue violation notices and court citations; collect evidence, prepare, submit and conduct search warrants; appear in court as a witness; prepare responses and represent Calaveras County Animal Services in Superior Court regarding dangerous and vicious dogs; be able to prepare responses to pre‑ and post‑ seizure hearings;
• Issues Notices to Appear in Court and may be required to testify in court relating to criminal matters;
• Prepares legible, clearly written reports; keeps records and completes forms concerning animal control violations and transactions;
• Patrols all or assigned areas of the county; issues citations for violations of domestic animal control laws.
• Operates pick‑up trucks, vans and stock trailers used in transportation of animals and equipment;
• Operate vehicle to patrol jurisdictions overseen by Calaveras County; enforce animal regulations, laws and ordinances; answer questions from the public concerning age, breed, characteristics, care and…