Are you passionate about animal welfare? Chatham County Animal Services is seeking a dedicated Animal Services Officer to enforce animal control laws, respond to emergencies, and provide compassionate care to animals in need.
Under the supervision of the Animal Services Supervisor, youÂ
- Enforce animal service laws and regulations and respond to citizen calls and complaints regarding animal service issues.Â
- Patrol an assigned area to capture and impound stray, nuisance, and dangerous animals.Â
- Respond to dispatched calls/emergencies and investigate complaints of stray, sick, injured, nuisance, or dangerous animals.Â
- Capture sick or injured animals whose owners are unknown and transport them to the veterinarian.Â
- Use your knowledge of investigative techniques and resources to recognize signs of disease, abuse, or extreme distress in animals and notice details relevant to establishing the facts of a case.Â
- Use chemicals and cleaning solutions for quarantine and sanitation practices.Â
- Prepare and maintain case reports on all animals, issue summonses to court on animal-related issues, and serve subpoenas for violations of Federal, State, and/or County animal control laws, codes, and ordinances.
- May testify and present evidence in court cases or hearings.Â
- Will be trained according to health department guidelines to humanely euthanize unwanted, sick, or badly injured animals and dispose of deceased animals.Â
- Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays because Animal Services is open seven (7) days per week. Daily hours may vary.Â
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma or GED, andÂ
- At least two (2) years of experience working with animals in an animal shelter or veterinary clinic; orÂ
- Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.Â
- Must possess the National Animal Control Association certification or be able to obtain certification within two (2) years of employment.Â
- Must be able to become skilled in the procedure of administering intravenous, intra-peritoneal, and intra-cardiac injections when administering euthanasia drugs, along with the skill to reasonably estimate an animal's weight when administering the injections.Â
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
