Part-time Animal Control Officer (Animal Welfare) - Department of Community Services

Gwinnett County (GA)•Lawrenceville, GA

42d•$16

About The Position

The Part-time Animal Control Office (Animal Welfare) will be responsible for monitoring and ensuringall animals are in good health, cages are disinfected and clean to ensure a disease-free living environment, as well as ensuring animals are properly fed, watered, and issued any required medication. The position will involve responding to citizen complaints of stray, vicious, sick, injured or diseased animals, and working with local authorities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
One year ofanimal control or animal welfare experience
Or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Driver's license (required)
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 job requires fingerprinting.

Nice To Haves

Pre-exposure Rabies vaccine or current titer (within 6 months of employment)

Responsibilities

Assisting with maintaining various records on animals, up to and including: processing intakes and adoptions, reviewing and the upkeeping of medical charts and records, keeping records on animals held for court cases
Maintaining logs on all diseases, medications, and treatments as required by state and federal regulations
Assisting with investigating cruelty and abandonment of domestic animals and livestock
Working closely with senior officers to gather information used to prosecute violators
Assisting field officers in unloading, checking in and relocating animals in the shelter
Assisting with intake activities on animals
Assisting the public with touring the shelter for lost or adoptable animals
Assisting with investigating reported bite cases
Assisting in conducting rabies quarantine checks and verify quarantine requirements are met
Assisting in the decapitation, preparation, and transportation of specimens to the state lab for testing
Assisting in euthanizing animals
Participating in other functions assigned to the euthanasia laboratory.
Assisting with adoption and/or outreach events