Animal Control Officer

Job Title:

Animal Control Officer

FLSA Designation:
Non-Exempt

Under general supervision, to maintain city streets free of stray, injured, and dead animals; to maintain and operate the city animal control facility; and to enforce federal, state, and local laws and ordinances concerning animal control.

REPORTS TO:

Patrol Sergeant as designated.
DIRECTS:
Does not supervise any employees.
OTHER:
Deals frequently with the general public; police officers; and federal, state, and local officials. Serves as staff representative on the Animal Control Advisory Board.

• Routinely patrolling city streets to pick up stray and dead animals;
• Assisting and/or performing euthanasia of animals;
• Filing of complaints and issuance of citations for animal control violations;
• Cleaning and maintaining the city animal control facility daily;
• Interacting with the public on a daily basis;
• Overseeing disposition of lost, unwanted, abandoned, or abused animals found within the City;
• Responsibility for the safety, health, feeding, and watering of animals housed in the city animal control facility;
• Responsibility for keeping records on all animals handled by the officer as mandated by city ordinances and/or Texas Department of Health;
• Responsibility for the investigation of animal cruelty and bite cases;
• Responsibility for the quarantine of certain animals.

Some evening, weekend and overtime work is required for the position. The Animal Control Officer performs other related duties as may be assigned or required.

The Animal Control Officer must be able to lift and carry up to 100 pounds and to push, pull, or drag up to 150 pounds of equipment and materials. The employee must climb, crawl, kneel, squat, stoop, and bend freely in pursuit and care of stray animals and must sit or stand for extended periods of time while driving. Vision 20/20 with or without corrective lenses and the ability to perceive a forced whispered voice at greater or equal to five (5) feet are required.

The job is performed outdoors in extreme temperatures, including heat, cold, temperature swings, and inclement weather, and entails exposure to dust, fumes, and loud noises. Bites, scratches, and other injuries and diseases (i.e., rabies) caused by animals are potential hazards.

The Employee must be able to interact well with the general public, handle and control animals, know city ordinances and state laws applicable to animal control, interact well with co-workers, and know how to file complaints and citations as mandated by city ordinances and/or Texas Department of Health.

• High School Degree or GED equivalent.
• Valid Texas driver's license.
• Basic Animal Control Certification License from the Texas Department of Health within twelve (12) months of employment and Advanced Animal Control Certification from the Texas Department of Health within two (2) years of employment.

Special

Note:

Protective shots for rabies and tetanus will be required; no one may be considered for this position unless such immunizations can be received. Failure to obtain the required certifications within the specified time frames will result in termination of employment unless an extension for good cause is granted in writing by the division Captain.

Salary: $20.22 - $29.12 per hour