Interested in serving the community and helping animals in need and dedicated to providing excellent customer service and communications in a fast-paced environment? Check out our full-time Animal Control Dispatcher position!

Our dispatchers are officers responsible for answering and responding to citizens’ calls for animal control assistance in a professional and courteous manner and assigning requests to field officers. Performs all clerical duties associated with dispatch duties. Assists citizens with interpretation and understanding of animal ordinances, department procedures, and responsible animal ownership. Maintains accurate logs, reports and statistics of daily activity. Maintains accurate filing and storing of various paperwork and data. Emotional intelligence, ethics and integrity skills required. Must be 18 years of age or older with a minimum of a high school diploma or GED.

Other requirements include effective verbal and written communication skills and clerical, data entry, multi-tasking and basic math skills. Previous dispatch experience strongly preferred. Customer service experience including relaying information to customers using a telephone or radio. Previous animal care, animal welfare, and/or animal handling experience strongly desired. Experience reading and interpreting ordinances a plus. Eligibility for commission as an Officer. Bilingual English/Spanish (speaking, reading and writing) skills and work experience is a plus and includes additional compensation. Must have solid computer and typing skills (minimum of 40 wpm). Knowledge of Chameleon software helpful. Work schedules are regularly 5×8-hour or 4×10-hour shifts (subject to change in accordance with business needs), including weekend and holiday shifts.

Review the full job description at www.larimerhumane.org for qualifications and requirements. Include days and hours of work availability and salary requirements in a cover letter.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Benefits include medical and life, dental, vision, supplemental accident insurance, paid time off, short term and long term disability, matching 403b retirement and more.

NOCO Humane conducts background checks, DMV checks and requires drug testing of all employment candidates.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 - $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Overtime

Application Question(s):

• Are you bilingual in English/Spanish reading, writing, speaking and understanding?
• Do you have previous dispatch experience?
• Do you have previous animal welfare/care work experience? If so, please include your work experience on your resume.

Work Location: In person