Animal Protection Officer

Full Job Description

Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED, or higher, and one (1) year of animal welfare experience. Experience includes but is not limited to companion pet care (excluding personal pets), husbandry, or animal training.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment. Euthanasia Technician Certification within six (6) months of appointment and a Basic Animal Control Officer Certification within one (1) year of appointment.

Requirements

Under general supervision, canvasses assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances captures and impounds animals, investigates complaints, and enforces animal regulation ordinances, rules, and regulations.

Qualifications

Patrols assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances. Involves: Capturing biting, vicious, diseased, loose, or stray animals with nets, ropes, or other devices.

Transporting captured animals to impoundment facilities. Removes animals from trucks and places them in designated cages and completes impoundment reports.

Investigates complaints and animal bite cases. Verifies animal licenses and rabies vaccinations. Examines captured animals for obvious injuries and transports injured animals.

Aids in delivering animal brains for rabies examination. Conducts animal cruelty and nuisance investigations.

Explains and enforces animal regulation laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, and regulations. Issues warnings or citations for violations and presents cases in court.

Prepares and submits records and reports. Maintain and update automated record keeping and files. Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of violations and code enforcement activities.

May represent the department or program in media engagements and public outreach efforts.

Involves: Conducting interviews with media outlets, assisting in the development and presentation of press releases, and participating in the creation and recording of educational and public service announcement (PSA) materials.

Additional Information

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Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Please note: This is a new advertisement for Animal Protection Officer. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.