Animal Care Supervisor

Position Details

Department:
City Administrator

Job class: 3371-Animal Care Supervisor

Salary range: $79,872.00 - $97,162.00

Role type:
Permanent Civil Service

Hours:

Full-time

Exam type:
Position Based Test

Rule:
Rule of 10

List type:
Combined Promotive and Entrance

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

Application Opening:
Monday, February 9, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (11:59 PM, PST)

The Office of the City Administrator and its 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco.

Mission and Vision:
Our vision is to lead the nation in public administration and to enable City departments to effectively deliver critical public services. We aim to help the city run better, to connect San Francisco residents and constituents to the vital public services they seek, and to create a meaningful and diverse work culture that is the place of choice for people who are invested in a career in public service.

We are committed to ensuring that the City's services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.

We are also committed to ensuring that the Department is a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, retention, training, and development, particularly for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).

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The San Francisco Department of Animal Care & Control (SFACC) is a taxpayer-funded, open-admission animal shelter. Since 1989, SFACC has provided housing, care, and medical treatment to wildlife, exotic and domestic stray, lost, abandoned, sick, injured, and surrendered animals.

SFACC shelters homeless, neglected, and abused animals and provides humane education and many other services to the community. It is the local agency that investigates animal cruelty, enforces animal welfare laws, rescues injured and orphaned wildlife, and aids domestic animals in distress. SFACC aims to adopt, re-home, or reunite domestic animals with their guardians and to release wildlife to their native habitat.

Under the general direction of the Operations Manager of Animal Care and Control, the Animal Care Supervisor is responsible for planning, directing and overseeing the kennel operation of the Animal Shelter. This includes supervising Animal Care Attendants and ensuring humane handling and proper husbandry while maintaining safe, sanitary and secure facilities for shelter animals and the public.

• Plans, directs, and oversees the operation of the Animal Care Division: ensures safe and humane handling, kenneling, and identification of all animals; ensures provision of food, water and proper husbandry; ensures that kennels, wards, cages, equipment, runs and other areas of the facility are cleaned and disinfected to maintain a healthy, clean, safe and sanitary facility for shelter animals and the public.
• Assesses productivity, sets goals and establishes work-related priorities for the Animal Care Division; identifies and implements solutions to problems which develop in kennel facilities including biosecurity measures; assists in the development of policies and procedures for the Division; coordinates work with other divisions.
• Schedules, assigns, and oversees the work of assigned staff and volunteers; trains, evaluates, counsels and disciplines staff; promotes a humane and compassionate attitude toward animals; completes and presents performance appraisals; facilitates bi-weekly Animal Care Division meetings; monitors staff interaction with volunteer programs.
• Establishes and maintains contacts with other City departments, SPCA and other outside groups and agencies in relation to the functions of the Animal Care Division including animal pathway management; oversees the transport of selected animals to wildlife rehabilitation, adoption partner organizations, and foster homes.
• Assists Shelter Veterinarian in developing and implementing a comprehensive disease prevention program; oversees basic health screening of all animals, including those that are isolated or quarantined, for signs of illness or unusual behavior; takes appropriate action and reports significant problems to Veterinary Medical services staff.
• Supervises and oversees training of Animal Care staff performing treatment procedures, vaccination, and microchipping, and performing euthanasia with shelter animals; ensures safe and humane handling of all animals, including direct handling and care…