What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Services Officer position at Chatham County Government?
Are you passionate about animal welfare? Chatham County Animal Services is seeking a dedicated Animal Services Officer to enforce animal control laws, respond to emergencies, and provide compassionate care to animals in need.
Under the supervision of the Animal Services Supervisor, you
- Enforce animal service laws and regulations and respond to citizen calls and complaints regarding animal service issues.
- Patrol an assigned area to capture and impound stray, nuisance, and dangerous animals.
- Respond to dispatched calls/emergencies and investigate complaints of stray, sick, injured, nuisance, or dangerous animals.
- Capture sick or injured animals whose owners are unknown and transport them to the veterinarian.
- Use your knowledge of investigative techniques and resources to recognize signs of disease, abuse, or extreme distress in animals and notice details relevant to establishing the facts of a case.
- Use chemicals and cleaning solutions for quarantine and sanitation practices.
- Prepare and maintain case reports on all animals, issue summonses to court on animal-related issues, and serve subpoenas for violations of Federal, State, and/or County animal control laws, codes, and ordinances.
- May testify and present evidence in court cases or hearings.
- Will be trained according to health department guidelines to humanely euthanize unwanted, sick, or badly injured animals and dispose of deceased animals.
- Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays because Animal Services is open seven (7) days per week. Daily hours may vary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma or GED, and
- At least two (2) years of experience working with animals in an animal shelter or veterinary clinic; or
- Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Must possess the National Animal Control Association certification or be able to obtain certification within two (2) years of employment.
- Must be able to become skilled in the procedure of administering intravenous, intra-peritoneal, and intra-cardiac injections when administering euthanasia drugs, along with the skill to reasonably estimate an animal’s weight when administering the injections.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
Salary : $41,502
