Animal Protection Officer

City of El Paso; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of El Paso seeks an Animal Welfare Officer to canvass areas, locate animals in violation of city animal regulations, and impound them. The role enforces ordinances, conducts investigations, and maintains accurate records including licenses and rabies vaccination status.

Responsibilities include capturing stray animals, transporting them to impound facilities, filing reports, and presenting cases in court when required. Media engagements may be part of outreach efforts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or higher and one year of animal welfare experience.
• Experience includes companion pet care (excluding personal pets), husbandry, or animal training.

Responsibilities

• canvasses assigned areas to locate animals in violation and impounds them; investigates complaints and enforces animal regulations.
• Captures biting, vicious, diseased, loose or stray animals with nets or restraints and transports to impound facilities.
• Prepares impoundment reports and maintains records; verifies licenses and rabies vaccinations.
• Conducts animal cruelty and nuisance investigations; issues warnings or citations and presents cases in court.
• Represents department in media engagements and public outreach; assists in press releases and PSA materials.

Skills

Animal welfare experience

Animal handling

Field investigations

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Texas Driver's License (Class C)

Euthanasia Technician Certification

Basic Animal Control Officer Certification

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.

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.

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.

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.

Important Note:

The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

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. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.