Animal Control Officer
On-siteRawlins, Wyoming, United States
Job Summary
Enforce local animal control ordinances and laws while operating the Rawlins Rochelle Animal Shelter. Patrol city streets to locate stray animals, issue citations for ordinance violations, and coordinate humane euthanasia for unwanted or unclaimed animals. Handle dog bite investigations, deliver injured animals to veterinarians, and maintain shelter facilities including cleaning cages and preparing activity records. Testify in court as required and respond to radio calls regarding dead animal disposal and citizen complaints. The ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays may be required. This role supports the Animal Control Division's mission to protect public safety and animal welfare within the community.
Required Qualifications
- Some knowledge regarding animals and their care
- Skill in handling and caring for dogs, cats, and other domestic and wild animals
- Ability to pursue and capture various large and small animals
- Ability to coordinate euthanasia
- Ability to learn and apply animal control ordinances and operational procedures
- Ability to enforce laws and ordinances with tact and impartiality
- Ability to keep operating records
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public
- Ability to perform occasional heavy physical work, to lift and carry up to 100 pounds
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, ride, climb, bend, kneel, crawl, twist, reach, grasp, push, pull, and perform similar body improvements
- Possesses hand/eye/foot coordination adequate to operate animal-catching devices, traps, a computer, and a vehicle
- Ability to talk and hear in person, by telephone, and by two-way radio
- Ability to see and read instructions, observe loose animals, read codes, and prepare records and figures on a computer screen
- Any combination of experience and training equivalent to graduation from high school
- Possession of a valid driver's license
Desired Qualifications
- some experience in working with animals
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