Animal Services Enforcement Officer This safety sensitive position (SS) is responsible for enforcement of the City's animal ordinances and state laws, investigations of all animal cruelty, animal bites or attacks, controlling and caring for strays and abandoned animals, eradication of nuisance wildlife, educating public on care and laws of animal ownership. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 1. Provide food, water and sterilize kennels against disease. This duty is performed daily. 2. Picks up abandoned or stray animals. This duty is performed daily. 3. Provide medical care to animals to include inoculations. This duty is performed as needed. 4. Responds to complaints on dangerous or vicious dogs. This duty is performed daily. 5. Provide clerical tasks, answer phone, service calls and logs information. This duty is performed daily. 6. Issues warnings and court citations. This duty is performed as needed. 7. Investigates dog or cat bites or attacks, animal cruelty or hoarding cases. This duty is performed as needed. 8. Traps and eradicates nuisance wildlife. This duty is performed as needed. 9. Certified euthanist, euthanizes animals and maintains records. This duty is performed as needed. 10. Responds to emergency calls after hours. This duty is performed as needed. 11. Maintains quarantined animals for health department officials. This duty is performed as needed. 12. Testified in court on animal cases. This duty is performed as needed. 13. Provides 1st responder care to injured animals in the field. This duty is performed as needed. 14. Handle livestock problems. This duty is performed as needed. 15. Operating a city vehicle is required for the essential functions. 16. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Education and Experience Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines. Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Communication Skills Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs. Required Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Must be 21 years of age to obtain ACIC certification, Valid Driver's License Preferred Certificates, Licenses, Registrations ALETA law enforcement graduate.