CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
CITY OF MARYSVILLE, CA Date: September 2022
CLASS TITLE: Animal Care Services Officer JOB CODE:
WORKING TITLE: Animal Control Officer FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt REPORTS TO: Support Services Manager or Designee HIRING STATUS: Career
JOB SUMMARY
Under direction, the Animal Care Services Officer enforces state laws and city ordinances regarding stray, dangerous, rabid, nuisance, and unwanted domestic animals; investigates complaints; patrols assigned areas; captures animals; performs other duties related to humane animal protection and control; performs related work as assigned including assisting the public with drop off, pick up and adoption of animals as necessary.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Animal Care Services Officer is responsible for responding to animal-related calls for service and enforcing applicable regulations in a limited public officer capacity. Successful performance of the work requires skill and willingness to handle animals that may be injured or ill.
Direction is provided by the Support Services Manager or Designee. This position has no direct or indirect supervision of other personnel.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Examples of Work are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. They are intended to be accurate summaries of what the job classification involves and what is required to perform it. Employees are responsible for all other duties as assigned.
Provides continuous leadership in carrying out the program mission, as amended from time to time, including:
• Enforce State, City, and local animal control laws and codes; explain ordinances relating to keeping and caring for animals to the public; issue citations for violations of the animal control ordinance.
• Patrol City streets, roads, and parks.
• Respond to calls of injured and stray animals, barking dogs, leash violations, and sanitation violations; take appropriate action; investigate reports of animal abuse and cruelty. • Capture and impound stray, trapped, or vicious domestic and wild animals; quarantine animals involved in biting incidents when necessary.
• Remove dead animals from public property; transport injured animals and provide for their care. • Educate animal owners about responsible pet ownership and county and state animal laws. • Appear in court; provide testimony on citations and complaints. • Maintains records and prepares daily reports related to work performed. • Perform related job duties and responsibilities as required.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS (position requirements at entry)
Any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job is qualifying. These employment standards would typically be achieved by possession of a high school diploma, or equivalent; and at least one year of progressively responsible work experience which involved duties similar to those expected of incumbents in this classification.
Possession or completion of Peace Officer's Standards and Training requirements for P.C. 832 Module A course or enrollment and successful completion of the P.C. 832 course within twelve months of appointment to this position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (position requirements at entry) Knowledge of:
• Handling and behavior of various domestic or wild animals. • Procedures and techniques for dealing with the public. • Basic law enforcement and criminal justice policies and procedures. • City geography, noting street addresses and building locations. • Ability to be comfortable and confident when handling animals. • California Penal Code, department policies, rules, regulations, and General Orders. • Contemporary technical practices for record keeping.
• Methods and techniques of conducting objective research. • Contemporary technology and its application in a current environment, including various types of information systems.
• Standard office practices and procedures, including accurate filing and records management. • The function and use of standard office equipment.
• Computers and computer applications including spreadsheets, databases, and word processing.
• Business English, including spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Ability to:
• Listen effectively.
• Proper and safe use of various animal control tools and equipment. • Assessing animal behavior and making effective decisions regarding handling or capturing the animal.
• Meet the physical, psychological, and background requirements necessary to safely and effectively performed assigned duties and responsibilities. • Communicate clearly, logically, and concisely, both in writing and orally. • Interpret complex and difficult situations, reducing them to their significant elements, and applying appropriate interpretations to the situations. • Prioritize workload effectively to meet deadlines under changing conditions. • Use computers and peripherals effectively in the accomplishment of assignments. • Prepare accurate and grammatically correct written reports • Learn standard broadcasting procedures on a police radio system. • Understand and carry out oral and written directions. • Think and act quickly in emergencies, and judge situations and people accurately • Learn, understand, and interpret laws and regulations.
Language Skills:
• Well-developed listening, writing, and verbal communication skills, including the proper use of legal, scientific, financial, and subject matter concepts and terminology, conveyed with the intended audience in mind.
Reasoning Skills:
• Well-developed ability to define organizational, operational, and technical subject matter problems succinctly, to draw reasonable conclusions therefrom, to conceptualize solutions effectively, and to effectively relate those matters to others. The issues involved will regularly require incumbents to interpret a variety of technical instructions, possibly given in mathematical, diagrammatic, scientific, or statutory forms, and to deal with both abstract and concrete concepts.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will require the stamina to perform sustained physical labor, including standing, walking, climbing, and working in confined or awkward spaces. It may also require the strength to lift and maneuver animals weighing up to 150 pounds with proper equipment.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to use telephone and computer equipment and peripherals.
Some accommodations may be made for some physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet indoors and varies outdoors.
Willingness to handle aggressive, injured, ill, and dead animals in potentially hazardous situations.
Work product deadlines are common.
Confidentiality is expected.