Shelter Manager

Daviess County Fiscal Court; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Daviess County Fiscal Court seeks a Director of the Animal Shelter to plan, organize, and administer departmental operations. The role includes oversight of budget requests, payroll, and performance of shelter staff.

The director acts as primary liaison with Animal Control and County Administration, ensuring compliance and service quality. The position requires managing animal care programs, public inquiries, adoptions, and euthanasia with a focus on safety, efficiency, and community service.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in Business/Public Administration, Management or related field; or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs the overall administration of the Animal Shelter.
• Oversees budgeting, payroll, and departmental reporting.
• Supervises staff including scheduling, training, hiring, and evaluation.
• Maintains compliance with state statutes and local ordinances.
• Handles public inquiries, sheltering, adoptions, and euthanasia processes.
• Ensures a safe work environment and manages vendor contracts.

Skills

Language skills

Math skills

Reasoning

Computer skills

Education

Associate's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Accounting software

Payroll systems

Job description

Description

Summary/Objective:

Serves as Director of the Animal Shelter with responsibility for planning, organizing, and administrating Departmental operations.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises the overall administration of the animal shelter in accordance with state statutes and local ordinances.
• Prepares and submits departmental budget requests and administers budget upon approval.
• Supervises department employees by overseeing the scheduling of work assignments, training, hiring, and evaluation of job performance.
• Responsible for monthly and annual reports including payroll and departmental activities reports.
• Supervises department personnel with all aspects of the animal shelter including public complaints and inquiries, sheltering of animals, adoption of animals, and euthanasia.
• Takes all reasonable steps to maintain a safe work environment.
• Authorizes purchases and analyzes shelter system data.
• Responsible for contracting and scheduling intermittent veterinarians.
• Primary contact for Animal Control and County Administration.

Competency:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, 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 to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variable in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software and Payroll systems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervises employees in the Animal Shelter. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Required education and experience:

Associate's Degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school in Business/Public Administration, Management or related field; or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional eligibility qualifications:

Valid Kentucky Drivers License; must within one year of employment, as a requirement of continued employment, obtain all required licenses, certificates and registrations as mandated by state and federal laws.

Disclaimer:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Daviess County Fiscal Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, marital status, sex (wages), genetics, or disabled, recently separated, other protected, and armed forces service medal veterans in its hiring or employment practices.