Animal Control Officer
Animal Control Officer
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Job Description
Job Description
Salt Lake CountyA career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community please keep reading.
What it is like to work here:
At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees lives from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment we appreciate employees through great benefits a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place.its our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance:
Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays up to 24 vacation days 12 sick days and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in office.
Additional Benefits include:
- Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10 contribution
Medical coverage including a 100 county paid premium optionDental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
- Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year Flexible Spending Account
- 100 countypaid LongTerm Disability and ShortTerm Disability option
- Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Plus: Onsite medical clinic childcare and gym; hospital insurance pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
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JOB SUMMARY
Enforces County and contract city ordinances governing the care and control of animals. Patrols assigned area(s) captures and impounds animals resolves public complaints and maintains appropriate records.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Two 2 years experience in professional animal or livestock handling customer service and/or enforcement; OR an equivalent combination of related experience and education.
Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position. Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to postaccident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.
A valid Drivers License recognized by the State of Utah isrequired to operate a Salt Lake County vehicle at the time of hire.
Due to the nature of this position the successful applicant must pass a required preemployment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks by current County Human Resources policy requirements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Receives and responds to animalrelated calls by utilizing 2way radio communication invehicle computer system and related
- Patrol assigned area(s) and routinely checks for unlicensed or unvaccinated animals. Licenses animals in the field and collects license and/or delinquent fees and other
- Assists in investigating complaints of animal bites attacks and animal cruelty.
- Determines the appropriate course of action such as providing owner education removing the animal or other
- Issues verbal warnings civil and criminal citations for violations of the animal control ordinances.
- Locates apprehends and impounds animals that are stray abandoned rabid in distress and/or dangerous by safely utilizing a variety of tools and techniques.
- Observes and evaluates the condition of animals provides basic firstaid and transports injured/sick animals to veterinary facilities including performing humane euthanasia to prevent pain and suffering of severely injured/sick
- Responds to and resolves nuisance complaints by educating animal owners and complainants about animal control ordinances and providing
- Places animals under appropriate quarantine and delivers bite specimens to labs for suspected rabies.
- Maintains computerized and paperbased logs of all daily activities. Completes animal identification and tracking forms documents action taken on all cases writes incident reports performs data entry and updates records of recurring
- Observes court proceedings upon
- Maintains assigned vehicle and equipment and disinfects animal transportation May arrange for repair and routine maintenance of equipment.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA
Knowledge of:
- Practices of humane apprehension and care of animals
- Physical and behavioral characteristics of animals
- Humane and safe procedures for animal euthanasia
- Related computer hardware and software
Skills and Abilities to:
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Effectively negotiate with emotionally upset or hostile animal owners or complainants
- Operate animal control vehicles and all related equipment
- Prioritize organize and carry out work assignments
- Read interpret and implement animal control ordinances
- Learn and implement County and Contract city ordinances and laws
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Sitting standing crawling kneeling and walking for extended periods and occasionally running. Sufficient stamina to restrain animals for extended periods. Lifting carrying pushing and pulling loads of 25 75 pounds regularly
and occasionally up to 100 pounds without assistance.
Regular exposure to animals that may bite kick scratch or be diseased (including rabies) as well as fur dander unpleasant odors loud noises exposure to unsanitary conditions dust gases and chemicals. Work is performed in all types of weather. Sufficient manual dexterity and eyehand coordination is required to operate special animal handling equipment.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION
*** This position requires working evenings weekends and holidays on a rotating schedule. Oncall shifts are assigned. Applicant must be within Salt Lake County during oncall periods.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
