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Animal Care Shelter Manager

San Bernardino County

San Bernardino, CA | Full Time

$120k-174k (estimate)

2 Months Ago

Director-Animal Care & Veterinarian

Loma Linda University Health

San Bernardino, CA | Full Time

$48k-54k (estimate)

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Animal Shelter Attendant

City of San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino, CA | Full Time

$80k-111k (estimate)

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Shelter Veterinarian

City of San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino, CA | Full Time

$83k-134k (estimate)

1 Week Ago

Animal Care Shelter Manager

San Bernardino County San Bernardino, CA

$120k-174k (estimate)

Full Time 2 Months Ago

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San Bernardino County is Hiring an Animal Care Shelter Manager Near San Bernardino, CA

$2,000 HIRING BONUS!

Future Salary Increase
Bi-annual step increases up to Step 14
3.00% across the board salary increase effective February 22, 2025 & 2026*

*Salary increases contingent upon Property Related Revenue and/or statewide Realignment Sales Tax Collections performance.

The Department of Public Health, Animal Care Division is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Animal Care Shelter Manager* to oversee the operations of two animal shelters and lead a team of passionate staff. This Shelter Manager will be responsible for ensuring the well-being of animals in the County’s care, managing day-to-day operations, and fostering a positive work environment. The Program Manager is tasked with ensuring the effective and compassionate care of animals, promoting animal welfare, and ensuring compliance with animal welfare regulations, policies, and local ordinances pertaining to animal licensing, vaccinations, and humane treatment of animals related to shelter systems.

Key responsibilities include, providing strong leadership to a diverse team of shelter staff, oversee the daily operations of the Devore Animal Shelter and Big Bear Animal Shelter, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, legal requirements (State/Local), and industry best practices, ensure the well-being of all animals in the shelters, including their health, behavior, and socialization through subordinate staff, build and maintain positive relationships with the community, local businesses, animal welfare organizations/non-profits and animal care agencies, manage the budget for both shelters, ensuring financial sustainability and responsible allocation of resources and, identifying opportunities for grant applications and partnership development to support shelter operations.*Official Classification Title: Public Health Program Manager Animal Care & Control

ANIMAL CARE

The mission of the San Bernardino County Animal Care is to prevent rabies in humans and pets, to educate the public about responsible pet ownership, including the importance of spaying and neutering, to protect and serve the public and pets by enforcing all laws and ordinances pertaining to animal care, to care for all animals domestic and wild, to reunite lost pets with their owners, to place unwanted pets into new homes, and to maintain a high quality of service. To learn more, click here.

Recruitment and Retention Bonus: Eligible employees hired into a regular classified position from this recruitment may be eligible to receive a recruitment and retention bonus of $2,000 in total compensation. Please see Teamsters MOU for details.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Prior to appointment, applicants must pass a background investigation which includes verification of employment history and education, fingerprinting, physical exam, and drug screening.

Visa Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Travel:Travel throughout the County and State may be required. Employees will be required to make provisions for local transportation; travel throughout the State will be at the provision of the employer. Mileage reimbursement is available.At the time of hire, a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced and maintained throughout employment.

P.O.S.T. Peace Officer Training: Incumbent must be willing to complete the P.O.S.T. Peace Officer Training

Applicants must meet all of the following education -and- experiencerequirements:

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Public/Business/Health Administration, Health Sciences, Animal Science, Animal Husbandry or a closely related field of study.

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Experience: Three (3) years of full-time equivalent, professional administrative experience (e.g. policy development and evaluation; strategic program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation; contract and grant development, administration, and monitoring; budget oversight; high-level research and data analytics; and interpersonal, public, and community relations) in a Public Health program, animal care program, community health organization, or closely related agency; of which two (2) years includes full-scope supervision that involved hiring, performance evaluations, and discipline up to and including termination.

Substitution: Up to four (4) years of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the require education on the basis of one (1) year of experience for one (1) year of full-time education, thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess:

Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced and emotionally charged environment.
Proven experience in animal shelter management, with a strong understanding of animal welfare principles.
Knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices related to animal care and shelter management.

Applications will be accepted continuously and reviewed on a regular basis. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire.

Examination: There will be a competitive evaluation based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to include as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.

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EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. Click here for information and instructions to request Veteran's Preference points.

Please click HERE for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process.