Animal Services Officer

Posting Date

12 / 04 / 25

Application Deadline

12 / 09 / 25

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range : $22.50 - $24.94 hourly

Full Pay Range : $22.50 - $32.25 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Animal Care and Control

About the Position

Do you enjoy interacting with members of our community and their furry friends?

As an Animal Services Officer, you will be responsible for the humane capture and intake of stray animals, educating community members on responsible pet ownership, and enforcing animal control laws and ordinances. We will look to you to enhance and maintain positive relationships with animal welfareorganizations, law enforcement agencies, and other relevant personnel and agencies within Maricopa County. This position requires the employee to be in the office and or customer-facing for all hours worked.

Every day is exciting when you work as an Animal Services Officer for Maricopa County!

About Us

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control employees are committed to animal welfare and strengthening the human-animal bond in our community, and we are always looking to add talented individuals to our team, either at our West or East Valley Animal Care Centers. As one of the nation's largest open-admission shelters, we work with our community to serve the animals and people of Maricopa County. Our adoptions, shelter, clinic, and animal services officer teams learn first-hand about proper care of homeless and stray animals and work hard to help find them new homes.

Proud to Offer

Work with a greater purpose

Tuition reimbursement

Exceptional work-life balance

Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club , dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

One year of animal-related work experience handling and caring for dogs and cats in a kennel facility, veterinary clinic, or animal hospital

One year of public service experience (i.e., park ranger, community outreach, or code enforcement officer)

High School Diploma or GED

Other combinations of related education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications

Other Requirements

Must possess or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire a valid Arizona Driver's License.

Candidates must be flexible and able to work all shifts, including starting as early as 5 amand finishing as late as 10 pm, working weekends and holidays. Employees can beassignedto any shift, with any combination of days off, determined by the Department's needs

We Also Value

Experience as a kennel employee, veterinary technician, and / or animal control representative

Bilingual skills in English / Spanish

Completion of NACA 1 or other national animal control training certification

Associate's degree in animal science, criminal justice, business administration, or a closely related field

Job Contributions

Patrol assigned areas to ensure compliance with animal control regulations. Respond to routine and emergency animal control calls

Enforce animal control laws and ordinances, ensure humane treatment of animals, and examine animal licenses and rabies vaccination documents. Issue verbal and written warnings, compliance notices, and summons to violators

Conduct competent in-depth investigations of complaints and reports of animal attacks, animal bites, animal nuisances, and serious animal-related violations

Serve as a resource for citizens, the veterinary community, and local authorities for questions pertaining to responsible pet ownership, rehoming pets, reclaiming pets, and other animal-related concerns through community outreach

Gather evidence for animal control cases, including photographs, tape recordings, and interviewing witnesses. Maintain legal chain of custody for evidence, present evidence in court, and testify as needed

Locate, capture, contain, transport, and impound stray animals using a variety of safe and humane methods. Complete animal intake information and logs accurate data

Identify sick / diseased animals, take precautions to prevent the spread of disease to other animals or humans, and recommend veterinarian care if needed, and administer first aid, medications, or other treatment

Work in a rotating emergency response shift, running emergency calls from 6pm to 10 pm

Work on the intake ramp when needed helping offload both outside agencies and field truck, input data into Chameleon, vaccinate dogs, kennel dogs and maintain cleanliness on the ramp

Work in dispatch, dispatching calls to Officers and answering phones when assigned

Perform a daily safety pre- and post-use inspection of the assigned vehicle and ensure maintenance, such as keeping kennels sanitized, vehicle clean, checking oil and other fluids, and tire pressure

Help maintain the cleanliness of the facility by performing daily cleaning duties, including disinfecting equipment and animal amenities to prevent the spread of odor and disease

Complete daily duties at the animal shelter when assigned, such as feeding, watering, and caring for animals, and performing inventory checks on supplies and equipment

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk on all types of surfaces, sometimes slippery and / or uneven, and rough

M ust be able to lift and carry up to 75lb, and perform duties that may require climbing, crawling, kneeling, squatting, lifting, bending, and stooping. Environmental factors include indoors or outdoors, working in the extreme heat of the Arizona summers

Frequently handles and will be exposed to dogs and cats with unknown temperament or behavior. Work will occur in an animal shelter and field environment that can potentially include excessive noise, animal waste and fluids, deceased animals, cleaning chemicals, anesthetic gases, and zoonotic diseases

May be assigned to work at other shelter locations based on operational needs

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software, and Hardware : Field vehicle, bite stick, radio, county computer, county cell phone, control pole, large and small control nets, animal trap, and affiliated equipment.Protective Equipment Required : Bite sleeves, bite gloves, break sticks, and hazmat gear

Selection Procedure

Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

Must pass a pre-employment background and / or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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