Animal Control Officer

City of Cedar Park•Cedar Park, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Cedar Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Animal Control Officer. The City of Cedar Park is committed to developing future leaders by providing opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced organization. Located just 17 miles from downtown Austin and at the gateway to the Texas Hill Country, Cedar Park offers the best of both worlds—access to a thriving technology and innovation hub, along with outstanding parks, trails, entertainment, and welcoming neighborhoods. Whether beginning a career or building a long-term future, Cedar Park provides an exceptional environment to live, work, and succeed. This position performs various activities associated with the enforcement of city and state regulations pertaining to animals within the City limits. Provides education and information to the public regarding animal related issues such as protecting residents from stray or vicious animals and related diseases; operates the animal control center; patrolling for loose, stray or sick animals, captures, impounds, and when necessary, disposes of animals; and maintains records and prepares and submits reports.

Requirements

High school graduation, or GED equivalent
At least one year of animal control experience
General working knowledge of animal control regulations to include animal behavior; health regulations; city ordinances and state laws relating to animal control; equipment operations; and record preparation.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written oral instructions and follow oral and written directives
Ability to lift, push, pull, and drag equipment and animals up to 75 lbs. without help several times daily
Ability to dispose of animals
Ability to work indoors, outdoors in confined spaces, on level, slippery, sloping, unstable and muddy terrain
Ability to work in adverse environmental conditions to include inclement weather, fume, dust/mist, noxious odors, chemical, solid waste substances, animal feces, urine, saliva, and the sight of blood
Ability to be exposed to insects, noxious plants and snakes, assorted wildlife, vicious animals and handle livestock
Ability to read, write, see, talk, hear, climb, crawl, kneel, run, sit, squat, bend, stand, stoop
Ability to walk in excess of 5 miles per day while pursuing animals and carrying equipment.
Texas driver's license applicable to job responsibilities, and acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Must be able to deal effectively, efficiently, and in a pleasant manner with distraught and irate citizens
Must be able to make competent decisions under stress
Be able to work assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays
Respond to after hour emergency calls on a rotating basis
Simultaneously handle multiple tasks
Identify various animal species
Maintain appropriate necessary certifications

Responsibilities

Maintain, clean and disinfect animal control equipment and vehicles; implement routine schedule of required maintenance; schedule the repair.
Patrol, capture and impound domestic and non-domestic animals that are, vicious, injured or creating health/safety hazards; also responds to citizen complaints regarding same.
Investigates reported complaints regarding animal cruelty and abuse, and animal nuisances.
Provide for the humane care of impounded animals; maintain the temporary holding animal facility and grounds in a safe and sanitary manner; ensure adequate food and water is dispensed on a daily basis; obtain appropriate treatment for wounded/sick animals; clean facility and grounds on a routine basis.
Enforces all applicable State and City laws and ordinances pertaining to rabies, impounding, and humane treatment of animals.
Quarantines or confines animals suspected of exposure for rabies observation, prepares specimens for submission of rabies testing.
May remove dead animals, transporting and disposing of properly.
Write reports; performs computer data entry as needed; issues warnings and/or citations to owners of animals that do not comply with the applicable laws.
Educate citizens to promote health, safety, and responsible pet ownership.
Appears and testifies in municipal and/or county court in cases involving violations of city ordinances and state laws relating to animal control.
May serve as Senior Animal Control Officer in that person's absence.
Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.