ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER

Calcasieu Parish, LA•Lake Charles, LA

57d•$19 - $26

About The Position

This is the first of five levels in the Animal Services Officers series. Incumbents respond to complaints regarding animals and perform a variety of animal protection duties. Responsibilities may include evaluating whether a violation of the law has occurred; issuing citations, warnings and notices; confiscating animals; euthanizing animals; impounding stray, vicious or dangerous animals; setting live traps; and preparing related reports.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.), one year of specialized or technical training and one year experience working with animals; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Euthanasia Certification;
Crematory Operation Certification;
Valid Driver's License as per State law or requirement.
Law Enforcement Commission
LACA Chemical Immobilization
Animal handling techniques and applications;
Animal traps, catch poles, and chemical immobilization techniques;
Capturing and restraining domestic animals and livestock;
Animal care and nutrition requirements;
Investigation methods and procedures;
Animal identification techniques;
Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes;
Customer service principles;
Recordkeeping principles;
Computers and related software applications.
Handling animals in a safe manner;
Capturing, restraining, and handling animals and livestock;
Responding to emergency situations;
Euthanizing animals;
Conducting investigations;
Providing customer service;
Preparing and maintaining records;
Using computers and related software applications;
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Responsibilities

Patrols assigned area for emergency and non-emergency animal situations; investigates complaints; responds to work orders; removes dead animals from roadways.
Issues citations and license violation warnings to pet owners regarding leash laws, containment, pet ownership and neglect, animal cruelty, and/or other related animal welfare issues.
Apprehends and impounds pet and stray animals in violation of animal control ordinances; confiscates animals from negligent or abusive pet owners.
Euthanized animals, which includes: injecting animals with applicable serums and transporting and disposing carcasses of deceased animals.
Educates the public on animal control ordinances, policies, and procedures, including proper control and care of pets.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Benefits

Vacation with pay begins accruing from date of employment.
Sick leave begins accruing from the date of employment.
Funeral Leave, Civil Leave (Jury Duty), and Military Leave
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mardi Gras Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day & Friday after
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
One (1) Personal Day
Employees are required to participate in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of La. (Plan A) upon date of employment.
A supplemental tax-free retirement account is offered through Nationwide Retirement Solutions. Contribution is the responsibility of the employee via payroll deduction.
Free professional help with personal problems for Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employees and their families.
The Parish pays an employee fitness allowance toward a fitness facility membership. Allowance is dependent upon employee attending their selected fitness program at least 8 times per month.
Health Connection, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's onsite medical clinic, provides office visits for a $5.00 co-pay to employees and their Calcasieu Parish Police Jury insured dependents.
Basic Life and AD & D - $10,000 Life and AD & D coverage for the employee is included with the health insurance at no cost to the employee.
Employee can purchase term additional Life/AD & D in increments of $10,000 up to a maximum of $500,000.Term Life/AD & D is also available for an employee's spouse and eligible dependents.
A supplemental vision program is available to employees through Always Care.
Major medical insurance is offered for employees with options to add family to the major medical plan.
Dell Computers
Offers a special members' only store with discounts and monthly specials.
Verizon Wireless
Offers employee discounts for wireless service.
Sprint
Offers service discounts on Sprint and Nextel devices.
AT&T
Offers discount on service, free phones available, free shipping for online purchases, exclusive offers, sales, & packages.
My Phone MD
630 Prien Lake Road, Suite C
Lake Charles
(337) 478-0808
[email protected]
Offers a discount to Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employees for mobile device repair services. Simply notify the staff that you are a Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employee and show your badge.
Fix My Phone
3467 Nelson Road
Lake Charles
(337) 564-6997
www.fixmyphone.com
Offers a discount to Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employees for mobile device repair services. Simply notify the staff that you are a Calcasieu Parish Police Jury employee and show your badge.