Animal Control Officer III

Job Description

This Animal Control Officer position, the third level in its series, is responsible for overseeing training of new Animal Control Officers with day-to-day activities associated with intake, public relations and care of animals.

Essential Duties

• Training employees on the non-public facing aspects of shelter operations
  • Triage
  • Report writing
  • Citation writing
  • Handling fractious animals
  • Feeding animal return to community Cat Program
  • Disposal of animals in accordance with governing ordinances and public interaction skills
• Conducting minor investigative work to build cases effectively, such as animal bites, adoption/rescues, abandonment cases, animal cruelty 
• Serving as a lead to staff to include assigning and monitoring work and providing direction or acting as a trainer
• Monitoring and ensuring all animals are in good health, cages are disinfected and cleaned, and animals are properly fed, watered and proper medication is given, if needed
• Evaluating animals to determine which are adoptable, if rescue should be contacted or if the animal needs to be euthanized 
• Preparing court documents and distributing them to appropriate courts
• Ensuring inventory supplies are stocked and up-to-date and prepared daily records of euthanasia solution for the State Department of Agriculture
• Answering phone calls and/or emails from citizens and responds appropriately regarding animal abuse, rescue coordination, or reported bite cases  

Other Job Requirements/Information

• This job is a safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing.
• This job may require on-call rotation and emergency after hours, weekends, and/or holidays. 

Grade

Salary will be dependent on education and experience.
 
Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. 
• Three years of animal control/enforcement experience
  • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above will also be considered
• Valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensing/certification/training completion of the following:
  • Asp Baton training
  • Basic Chemical Capture
  • Crematory training
  • Euthanasia training
  • Bites and Neglect/Cruelty training
  • Pre-Exposure Rabies vaccine or current titer
  • Defensive Driving Certificate

For information related to position-specific essential duties, knowledge and skills, and physical requirements, please click here.
 
Note: The class specifications listed on this website are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.

Salary : $51,237