ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER I

County of Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control seeks an Animal Control Officer I to enforce state, county and city animal control regulations and assist with care, quarantine, licensing, vaccination, and related duties across a large service area.

The role involves patrols, animal capture, inspections, citations, court testimony and community education. Applicants must have six months of related experience and complete Penal Code 832 training within six months of appointment.

Qualifications

• Six months of full-time paid experience at the level of Animal Care Attendant I in an animal regulatory agency.

Responsibilities

• Patrol assigned geographic areas observing for violations and respond to incidents.
• Capture both domestic and wild animals using appropriate equipment and methods.
• Inspect animal facilities for compliance and explain violations.
• Issue citations, licenses, warnings and/or legal notices; enforce licensing laws.
• Assist a Registered Veterinary Technician by restraining animals for vaccination or euthanasia.
• Assist a veterinarian in a spay/neuter clinic or during euthanasia as needed.
• Serve as information officer and dispatcher; relay information and dispatch officers.
• Testify in court as needed.
• Present educational programs to schools and civic groups as needed.
• Handle dead animals with equipment as needed.
• Provide office or kennel support as needed.

Job description

EXAM NUMBER: O2979R

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

APPLICATION FILING: OPEN CONTINUOUS

Position/Program Information

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

EXAM NUMBER: O2979R

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

APPLICATION FILING: OPEN CONTINUOUS

Applications will be accepted starting August 16, 2024 at 8:00 am PT and will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

Vision: An innovative animal care and control agency with state-of-the-art facilities providing animals and residents high quality, effective, and caring service.

JOIN OUR TEAM AS AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER I!

As an Animal Control Officer I you will, under general supervision, enforce State, County and City codes and ordinances governing animal control including the care and treatment, impounding, quarantine, licensing vaccination, and regulation of a variety of animals.

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control is one of the largest and most progressive animal control agencies in the United States. Our seven animal care centers serve over 3 million residents across 45 contract cities and unincorporated areas. We cover a diverse area of more than 3,400 square miles, providing 24/7 animal control and rescue services.

Essential Job Functions

What you will do:

• Patrol an assign geographical area in a light truck observing for violations or respond to incidents.
• Capture both domestic and wild animals, using equipment and methods appropriate for animal abatement and control; may require chasing, climbing fences and crawling under houses.
• Inspect animal facilities to ensure conformance to laws; explain violations and need for correction of such things as poor sanitary conditions, inadequate food and over-crowded conditions.
• Issue citations, licenses, warnings and/or legal notices; enforce licensing laws.
• Assist a Registered Veterinary Technician by prepping and restraining animals for vaccination or euthanasia.
• Assist a veterinarian in a spay and neuter clinic or during euthanasia, as needed.
• Serve as office information officer and radio dispatcher; receive in-person and telephone requests for information and animal control services from citizens and public agencies and dispatch officers to routine incidents, as needed.
• Report to a field command post established to provide extended hours of animal containment, capture and relocation in emergencies such as brush fires, floods or animals loose on public thoroughfares, as needed.
• Testify in court as to facts related to violations of animal control laws, as needed.
• Present departmentally prepared and approved educational programs including tours, lectures, slides and demonstrations at schools and civic meetings, as needed.
• Pick up small dead animals manually and large animals such as horses or cows, using a truck-driven winch and harness, as needed.
• Provide assistance in office operations or in kennels, as needed.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

Six months of full-time paid experience at the level of Animal Care Attendant I* in an animal regulatory agency.

Other Requirements

Possession of certification indicating successful completion of a department-sponsored training program per California Penal Code Section 832** is required within six months of appointment as a condition of completing probationary status.

Special Requirement Information

• Experience at the level of Animal Care Attendant I refers to training and practical experience in the care of impounded animals; the maintenance and operation of an animal shelter; and enforcement of State, County and City codes and ordinances governing animal control. Performing assigned duties in support for maintaining the various facilities of an animal shelter in a clean, groomed and sanitary condition. They also learn the habits and behavior of various animals, and the methods, procedures, equipment and materials used in receiving, restraining, feeding, caring for, releasing, grooming or dispatching animals.
• If candidates possess a copy of a P.C. 832 Certificate - (Penal Code Section 830.9 required training in order to issue citations and service warrants for Animal Control Officers) prior to being hired, candidates need to inform the hiring department and present a copy at the time of appointment.

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