UNCLASSIFIED POSITION
CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED required: supplemented by three (3) year of experience caring and handling of shelter animals and wildlife; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. Mustpossess and maintain the following certificate(s) within 18 months of employment:National Animal Control Association (NACA) ACO (Animal Control Officer) I & NACA ACO II.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.
Purpose Of Classification
The purpose of this classification is to provide a safe environment for both human and animal residents in the community. Responsibilities involve responding to dispatched calls, to provide animal rescue, assist the public with animal-related situations, and enforce state and local animal statutes within Fulton County and its municipalities. A key responsibility of this position is to conduct bite investigations and follow-ups. Incumbent work on a varied shift schedule and is subject to stand-by or on-call duty outside of normal work hours, as part of a 24-hour, seven (7) days a week operation, including weekends and holidays.
Essential Functions
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Enforces animal related laws or ordinances; captures domestic, wild, dangerous, or aggressive animals; sets animal traps and loads animals into cages; transports animals to animal shelter, veterinarian offices, or other locations; relocates displaced wildlife and removes dead animals from roads; assists law enforcement by removing animals from accident scenes or crime scenes; patrol assigned areas to catch, handle, restrain, confine, transport and impound stray, injured, unwanted, diseased, neglected or abused animals using specialized equipment, methods and techniques; inspects animals to determine medical condition, care received and to decide on the most appropriate course of action to be taken to prevent inhumane treatment of animals.
Responds to citizen complaints and investigate alleged violations of animal laws and regulatory ordinances; observe areas of alleged violations and interview witnesses to determine if laws are being violated; issues warning and citations to violators; set up inspections calls to ensure compliance with laws and ordinances; and performs follow-up site inspections as needed.
Conducts bites investigations and prepares written reports of incidents; sends all animal bites to the Department of Health using SENDSS system; delivers rabies specimens; prepares evidence for court cases; testify in court as a witness in animal control related cases; monitors and assist with court related matters; reviews cases submitted by officers; develops summaries of courter related activities; and performs 10 day bite quarantine follow-ups as needed.
Assist in maintaining the shelter by performing duties such as recovery of animals, cleaning, feeding and other duties that may be required; work closely with the intake coordinator, impoundment, dispatch, and animal care team to ensure correct intake data is given; ensures that animals are accurately identified, recorded, and placed in kennels; and secures proper confinement and disposition of animals.
Interprets and enforces the provisions of applicable federal, state, and local codes, ordinances, laws, rules, regulations, specifications, standards, policies and procedures: provides information and assistance concerning code and ordinances requirements; discusses problem areas with animal owners, residents, and businesses; makes suggestions and recommends solutions to violations; responds to questions or complaints concerning animal code violations; educates citizens about services, resources, laws, and regulations relating to the control, confinement, vaccinations, adoptions, shelters, and care of animals; and visits schools to educate students about animal safety.
Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedure; receives, reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains documentations, including complaints as appropriate; prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, and other documentation, including complaint investigation forms, daily intake calls, violation notices and citations, court reports, or other documents; compiles data for further processing or for use in preparation of department reports; and maintains computerized and/or hardcopy records.
Operates and maintains a County motor vehicle; operates a personal computer to enter, retrieve, review or modify data, utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, Internet, e-mail, or other software; and operates general office or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions.
Communicates with County officials, supervisor, other employees, law enforcement personnel, residents, veterinarians, businesses, Court officials, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
Additional Functions
Performs other related duties as required.
Performance Aptitudes
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
Other Requirements
Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert physical effort in moderate work, typically involving some combination of sitting, standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, crouching. crawling, lifting, carrying, bending, twisting, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (50-100 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, hazardous materials, fire, unsafe structures, heights, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, animal/wildlife attacks, animal/human bites, firearms, water hazards, violence, disease, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.
Fulton County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submitting because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management. Do you accept these conditions?
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What is your highest level of education completed?
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
- Some College
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor Degree
- Master Degree
- Doctoral Degree
- None of the above
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In what field of study related to this position do you posses an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree and Doctorate's Degree or have earned college credits?
- Animal Services
- Zoology
- Veterinary Technology
- Criminal Justice
- Biology
- Environmental Services
- Animal Behavior
- None of the above
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If you have received some college credits related to this position, but did not receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
- 0 - 29 Semester Hours
- 30 - 59 Semester Hours
- 60 - 89 Semester Hours
- 90 - 119 Semester Hours
- 0 - 44 Quarter Hours
- 45 - 89 Quarter Hours
- 90 - 134 Quarter Hours
- 135 - 179 Quarter Hours
- Does not apply
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How many years of experience do you have caring for and handling shelter animals and wildlife?
- Less than 6 months
- 6 months to less than 1 year
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- 2 years to less than 3 years
- 3 years to less than 4 years
- 4 years or more
- I have no experience in this area
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What is your highest National Animal Control Association (NACA) ACO (Animal Control Officer) level completed?
- NACO ACO I
- NACO ACO II
- NACO ACO III
- None of the above
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Do you currently possess a valid driver’s license issued by Georgia or any other state in the United States?
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Please be advised that the Fulton County Animal Services Division is a 24 hour, 7 days a week operation and that this position will be required to work on all shifts, weekends, and holidays. Do you agree to this?
