Do you have a passion for animals and commitment to serving your community?Â
Consider joining the City of San Bernardino's Animal Services Department as a
Animal Control Officer I (FLEX)!Â
About The Position
The incumbent will be responsible for enforcing city and state ordinances governing citizen ownership of animals within the City of San Bernardino and contracting cities. Investigates reports of animal cruelty, abandonment, patrols assigned areas, and collects and transports animals to the City's Animal Shelter.
The Ideal Candidate
- Customer Service Skills:Â Maintains a friendly, professional, and compassionate demeanor to regularly engage with the public, explaining laws and regulations related to animal care and control.
- Animal Handling Experience: Capable of safely and humanely handling animals of all sizes and temperaments, proficient in using leashes, control sticks, animal traps, cat tongs, and other handling equipment. Familiar with safe and humane euthanasia methods.
- Administrative Abilities: Skilled in record keeping, radio dispatch procedures, issuing citations, and preparing basic records and reports.
About The City
The City of San Bernardino is a community rich in history and cultural diversity. Influences of Native Americans, Mexican settlers, and Spanish missionaries can still be seen throughout the City today. From 1810 to the present, San Bernardino has been recognized for its scenic beauty and strategic location. Today, the City of San Bernardino serves as the county seat and is the largest city in the County of San Bernardino with a population of 222,203.
Work schedule may vary, must be willing to work weekends and/or Holidays.
Essential Dutiesâ
- Patrols and monitors assigned areas in City vehicles; captures wild, stray, and unlicensed animals for impounding; assists other agencies such as police department, CHP, code compliance, and school districts with issues involving domestic and wild animals.
- Investigates complaints from the public and other agencies regarding nuisance, stray, uncontrolled, dangerous, wild or diseased animals; investigates animal bites, arranging for proper identification and quarantine; approves and monitors home quarantine of biting animals in accordance with regulations; transports sick and dead animals, and unlicensed and stray animals to the City Animal Shelter.
- Investigates complaints regarding animal cruelty and neglect; inspects premises where animals are kept to ensure that animals' food, water, sanitation, and housing are adequate; enforces City/State ordinances governing the keeping of animals.
- Explains laws and regulations relating to the care and control of animals, filing of complaints, and the operations and authorities of the animal shelter to the public; investigates complaints of stolen animals.
 Knowledge of: Â
- Basic species and breed identification for a variety of domestic and wild animals.
- Symptoms and behaviors associated with rabies and other common animal diseases.
- Animal behavior for common domestic and wild animals.
- Proper animal-handling methods, techniques, and equipment including methods for the capture of sick, injured, or vicious animals.
- Approved euthanasia methods and procedures, including the use of controlled substances.
Skills inÂ
- Handling, capturing, and controlling animals humanely and effectively under stressful or emergency conditions.
- Assessing animal behavior and making effective decisions regarding handling, capturing, or destroying the animal.
- Identifying symptoms and behaviors associated with common zoonoses, including rabies, distemper, parvo, upper respiratory infections, parasites, and other domestic and wild animal diseases.
- Utilizing and maintaining a variety of animal control tools and equipment.
Click here to view the Animal Control Officer job description.
Education and Experience
High School diploma or G.E.D.Â
ANDÂ
One (1) year of experience in the care and handling of animals in a kennel, veterinary, or related field or six (6) months at, or equivalent to, the level of the Animal Shelter Attendant in the City of San Bernardino; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
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Licenses, Certifications, And Equipment
A valid California driver's license is required.
PC 832 within one year of hire.
Euthanasia Certificate preferred.Â
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
The employee frequently works in extreme outside weather conditions and on slippery and uneven surfaces. The employee is often exposed to dangerous, injured, or diseased animals. The employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions; fumes or airborne articles; toxic or caustic chemicals, and zoonotic and other communicable diseases. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud within confined areas. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to manipulate, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, walk, sit, talk, and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Benefits And Rewards
The City offers an attractive compensation and benefit package, that includes:
- Health Insurance - Eligible to receive a City contribution of $715.00 (Employee only), $1,377.00 (Employee + 1) or $1,841.00 (Employee + Family) to help offset health, dental and vision premiums. Eligible employees who waive all medical, dental, vision, supplemental life, and supplemental AD&D benefits will receive an annual "Health Insurance Waiver Stipend" of $3,500.00 every first paycheck of December.Â
- Retirement for Current Members - For employees hired after 1/1/2013 who are current members of California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) or a reciprocal agency as of 12/31/12 and have not been separated from service from such agency for six months or more, the retirement benefit shall be 2.7% @ 55; highest single year of compensation.
- Retirement for New Members - For employees hired 1/1/2013 or later and who are not a member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) or a reciprocal agency as of 12/31/12, or those who have been separated from a public agency which contracts with CalPERS or a reciprocal agency for six months or more, the retirement benefit shall be 2% @ 62; 3 year final compensation. New members will be obligated to pay 50% of the "normal cost" of their retirement benefits as required by State law.Â
SELECTION PROCEDUREÂ
Application Process
Submit a completed job application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, which fully describe the nature of your professional experience and qualifications. Â Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application or supplemental application materials.Â
Application Review
- Minimum qualifications
- Completion of the supplemental questionnaire
The rating of the supplemental questions may determine application status and/or rank on the eligible list. Applications submitted without all required materials will not be considered.
Accommodation
The City of San Bernardino is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities, whether physical or mental. If you require such accommodations during the assessment process, it is your responsibility to contact the Human Resources Department in writing before the recruitment closing date. For further details on how to request accommodation, please reach out to us at 909-384-5104 or email Stephanie Rivera at rivera_es@sbcity.org. Â
Successful candidates will be placed on an eligible list, and highly qualified candidates will be referred to the appointing authority for further consideration. Candidates advancing in the selection process will receive information/instructions via email only. Â
Pre-Employment Process may include, but is not limited to:Â
- Pre-employment Medical Exam including drug test.
- LiveScan Fingerprinting which reviews criminal history with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Employment/Professional Reference Check.
- Confirmation of educational credentials and degrees, licenses including driver's license, registrations, certificates, and other credentials.
The City of San Bernardino reserves the right to modify the selection process as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity.Â
For more information about this position, please contact the
City of San Bernardino Human Resources Department at 909-384-5104.
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERÂ
