Animal Control Officer

Overview

The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.

Distinguishing Features of Work:
This is animal control work handling routine or difficult assignments enforcing and promoting a responsible animal ownership program. Work involves investigative and field work enforcing leash laws. This position involves rescuing and containing animals unleashed within the city limits, or animals that have been proven dangerous to the community and may involve work at the Animal Shelter.

Shifts are from 7 am to 3 pm or 2 pm to 10 pm. Depending on the current needs of the department the required shift, days, and hours vary and stand‑by from 10 pm to 7 am will be required.

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• Operates an animal care van in the daily performance of duties.
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• Answers service calls dispatched from the Animal Services Center.
• Captures animals running at large; removes and disposes of dead animals.
• Transports unwanted animals to the Animal Shelter; transports sick and injured animals to a veterinary clinic or to the Animal Shelter.
• Investigates citizen complaints concerning "vicious animal" bites.
• Investigates animal confinement areas for conformance with leash law requirements.
Develops preliminary recommendations on animal bite and cruelty cases.
• May clean kennels and feed and water animals at the Animal Shelter.
• Uses tranquilizer guncline or firearm to contain or destroy animals as needed.
• Issues warnings or summonses to violators of leash law.
• Advises the public regarding compliance with health regulations and rabies protection.
• Maintains a log of daily activities momba each call, the kind of call, and what action was taken.
• May participate in the humane destroying of animals at the Animal Shelter.
• May assume responsibilities of a supervisor in his/her absence.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

• Knowledge of animals and handling them safely.
• Ability to learn proper techniques for operating a radio and dispatching personnel and equipment.
• Ability to develop thorough knowledge of leash laws and their application to homeowners.
• Ability to work under adverse environmental conditions, such as exposure to offensive odors and other airborne nuisances.
• Ability to work outdoors in inclement weather.
Ability to handle and lift animals weighing up to 50 pounds to a height of three feet and carry them up to 15 feet.
• Ability to chase animals by vehicle and on foot with a fast walk or by running.
• Ability to use animal control equipment including catch‑pole, tranquilizer guns, hypodermic needles, nets, cat graspers, and live animal traps.
• Ability to work in confined spaces.
• Ability to assume and maintain functional body positions, including standing, kneeling, stooping, squatting, trunk twisting and crawling.
• Ability to walk for up to 60 minutes at a time.
• Ability to perform reaching, grasping, power gripping, and wrist turning as needed.
• Ability to make decisions within policy guidelines without supervision present.
• Ability to maintain composure while performing required job duties, including destroying animals.
• Ability to quickly develop thorough knowledge of drugs and drug paraphernalia involved in tranquilizing and humane destroying animals.
• Must not be impaired from testifying credibly in a court of law or from swearing to an affidavit.
• Must have a valid Kansas driver’s license.
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• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Required Experienceസ്സവും

• Must be 18 years of age.
• 1 year of experience in public contact work, or customer service roles.
• Must have a valid Kansas Driver’s License.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Attainment of passing scores on pre‑employment tests. Candidates with required experience and training will be required to take the following assessments:
• Analytical Skills
• Basic Office Skills (No Math)

Preferred Experience-years

• 2 years of experience in working नै animals, or public contact work in code enforcement, inspection, or security.

Offers of employment are contingent upon…