ANIMAL SERVICES TECHINICAIN, SENIOR (FOSTER COORDINATOR)

Animal Control Technician

This position provides leadership in and participates in the activities and operations of the Animal Control Department, including maintaining daily shelter operations, caring for impounded animals and providing assistance to field officers; and performs related technical and clerical work as required. The incumbent works according to some procedures but decides how or when to do things; work is reviewed regularly by supervisor. The work is considered medium-to-heavy in nature and involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, climbing, pushing or raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis. The work requires the following physical abilities to perform the essential job functions : crouching, feeling, fingering, handling, kneeling, lifting, reaching, repetitive motion, and talking. Work environment may involve exposure to bright / dim light, animals / wildlife, fumes and / or noxious odors, disease / pathogens, toxic / caustic chemicals; and is dynamic that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

Essential Job Functions :

• Receives complaints of dogs, cats or other animals creating nuisances and notifies appropriate City personnel for investigation and response;
• Communicates with animal control officers via two-way radio, providing information and assistance as requested;
• Receives and processes animals brought to the shelter for impoundment; conducts daily inventory of animals;
• Provides basic animal care, including bathing, feeding, and observing animal behavior;
• Provides public education regarding animal control; explains ordinances related to the care and keeping of animals;
• Issues animal traps to the public as requested; ensures timely return of traps;
• Redeems animals to proper owners;
• Processes animals for adoption;
• Collects, receipts and records various fees and fines; prepares daily deposits;
• Assists in coordinating department activities with the Department of Health and Environmental Control and other agencies as appropriate;
• Maintains assigned equipment; participates in the daily maintenance of facility;
• Maintains records of daily work activities;
• Assists in euthanasia of animals as necessary; prepares related paperwork;
• Greets and assists customers and other department visitors;
• Monitors the status of surgical incisions and removes staples and / or stitches as directed by veterinary personnel; administers vaccinations as directed.
• Provides instruction and leadership of lower-level technicians as assigned.
• Answers the telephone; provides accurate information and / or forwards calls to appropriate staff person; takes messages as necessary;
• Performs other routine clerical duties as required, including but not limited to preparing forms, reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, etc.;
• Attends training, meetings, workshops, etc., as necessary to maintain job knowledge, skills and required certifications; and
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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