Animal Protection Officer

The City of El Paso Texas; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and Health Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

The City of El Paso is seeking an Animal Welfare Officer (MOS Code 68T) to patrol and enforce animal control regulations. The role involves locating and impounding animals, investigating complaints, and ensuring compliance with licensing and vaccination requirements.

Under supervision, you will document activities, prepare reports, and may participate in public outreach and media engagements. A valid Texas driver’s license and related certifications are required, with on‑the‑job training

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED, or higher, and one (1) year of animal welfare experience.
• Experience includes companion pet care (excluding personal pets), husbandry, or animal training.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances.
• Captures biting, vicious, diseased, loose, or stray animals and transports them to impoundment facilities.
• Investigates complaints and animal bite cases; verifies licenses and rabies vaccinations.
• Maintains records, prepares reports, and supports code enforcement activities.

Skills

Animal welfare experience

Public safety awareness

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

MOS Code: 68T (Army)

Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED, or higher, and one (1) year of animal welfare experience. Experience includes but is not limited to companion pet care (excluding personal pets), husbandry, or animal training.

Requirements

MOS Code: 68T (Army)

Education and Experience: High School Diploma, GED, or higher, and one (1) year of animal welfare experience. Experience includes but is not limited to companion pet care (excluding personal pets), husbandry, or animal training.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment. Euthanasia Technician Certification within six (6) months of appointment and a Basic Animal Control Officer Certification within one (1) year of appointment.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, canvasses assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances captures and impounds animals, investigates complaints, and enforces animal regulation ordinances, rules, and regulations.

Typical Duties

Patrols assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal regulation laws/ordinances. Involves: Capturing biting, vicious, diseased, loose, or stray animals with nets, ropes, or other devices. Transporting captured animals to impoundment facilities. Removes animals from trucks and places them in designated cages and completes impoundment reports. Investigates complaints and animal bite cases. Verifies animal licenses and rabies vaccinations. Examines captured animals for obvious injuries and transports injured animals. Aids in delivering animal brains for rabies examination. Conducts animal cruelty and nuisance investigations. Explains and enforces animal regulation laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, and regulations. Issues warnings or citations for violations and presents cases in court. Prepares and submits records and reports. Maintain and update automated record keeping and files. Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of violations and code enforcement activities.

May represent the department or program in media engagements and public outreach efforts. Involves: Conducting interviews with media outlets, assisting in the development and presentation of press releases, and participating in the creation and recording of educational and public service announcement (PSA) materials.

Benefits

Life and Health Insurance: The City of El P is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El P’s Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

Eligibility for Vacation Leave

All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.

For 0 - 5 Years Of Service (12 Days): Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee: 40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period.

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days): 40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period.

For >15 or more years of service (20 days): 40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period.

Additional Leave Policies

Sick leave with pay: Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

Accident with pay leave: The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

Pregnancy leave:

• Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
• An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
• An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

Legal Holidays

• First day of January (New Year's Day)
• Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
• Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
• Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
• June 19 (Juneteenth)
• Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
• First Monday in September (Labor Day)
• Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)
• Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
• The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)
• Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)
• Employee's Birthday

In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.

Application Questionnaire

1. 1 Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
   • High School Diploma or GED
   • Associate's Degree or higher
   • None of the above
2. 2 How many years of animal welfare experience do you have?
   • minimum of 6 months
   • between 1 - 2 years
   • 3 or more years
   • None of the above
3. 3 Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
   • Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
   • Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
   • Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
   • No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
4. 4 Describe your knowledge of humane and safe animal care and restraint of intractable, scared and/or aggressive animals.
   • No knowledge
   • Some knowledge
   • Good knowledge
   • Considerable knowledge
5. 5 Describe your knowledge of local ordinances regarding animal control and regulation.
   • No knowledge
   • Some knowledge
   • Good knowledge
   • Considerable knowledge
6. 6 You must obtain an Euthanasia Technician Certification within six (6) months of appointment.
   • Yes, I am aware I will need to obtain Euthanasia Technician Certification within six (6) months of appointment.
   • I currently have an Euthanasia Technician Certification
7. 7 You must obtain a Basic Animal Control Officer Certification within one (1) year of employment.
   • Yes, I am aware I will need to obtain Basic Animal Control Officer Certification within one (1) year of employment.
   • I currently have Basic Animal Control Officer Certification
8. 8 Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score. Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
   • I understand that my answers to the supplemental questions will generate a score.
   • I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications.
9. 9 Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
   • Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
   • No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
   • N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
10. 10 Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
    • I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
    • Required Question