Animal Protection Officer

Position: Animal Protection Officer 1
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The BC SPCA is a dynamic organization with facilities and services across the province of BC. Join an expanding team in an exciting time of change in an organization that makes a difference! Please read below for additional details and let us know if you have the skills and experience we are looking for by submitting your application.

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:

POSITION:  Animal Protection Officer 1

STATUS:  On-Call;
Casual

LOCATION:

Vancouver, BC - anywhere covering the Lower Mainland Fraser Valley Region

CLASSIFICATION:  CUPE 1622

WAGE:  Hourly

About the Position
This position conducts investigations and conducts himself or herself at all times in accordance with BC SPCA policies, protocols, regulations and guidelines. Must be a Special Provincial Constable (SPC) or meet the criteria for appointment.

Some specific duties

To conduct, or cause to be conducted, investigations into complaints of animal abuse.

To ensure that all complaints are properly and promptly investigated and that all actions taken are recorded in sufficient detail.

To carry out cruelty investigations in an objective, effective and diplomatic manner.

To ensure that all records and statistics are kept in conformance with Society and Branch policies, and provide such records as required.

To protect the welfare of all animals and enforce all federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations relevant to the position.

To carry out inspections of any establishment where animals are kept for sale, hire or entertainment during the normal business hours of those establishments to determine if an animal is in distress.

To respond to calls in an effective, efficient and caring manner.

To give due regard in dealing with all animal related calls to minimize the degree of suffering and reduce the chance of further injury to the animal as well as ensure personal and public safety.

To respond to situations using knowledge of animal behaviour, animal handling techniques and proper use of rescue equipment.

To offer expertise to assist all statutory authorities as requested.

To take custody of animals that are at large and in distress, abandoned or apparently ownerless.

To prepare notices of disposition in accordance with the PCA Act and BC SPCA policies.

To make decisions with respect to the determination of critical distress in accordance with the PCA Act.

To authorize the euthanasia of animal determined to be in critical distress.

To investigate complaints to determine if an animal is in distress, and take action necessary pursuant to the PCA Act to relieve that animal’s distress.

To gather evidence of an offence pursuant to the PCA Act, Criminal Code (as applicable to level of SPC) and any other legislation or regulation pertaining to the prevention of cruelty to animals.

To take any action necessary to ensure compliance with Federal or Provincial legislation or regulations pertaining to the keeping, care or prevention of cruelty to animals.

To ensure all reports are submitted on time to the Senior Animal Protection Officer or Senior Manager, Cruelty Investigations.

To act as an ambassador of the BC SPCA and ensure customer and community relations are consistently professional and positive.

To support and…