What are the responsibilities and job description for the ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER position at CITY OF MANCHESTER OFFICE OF RECORDER?
SUMMARY
Investigate animal cruelty and neglect charges and perform related duties to promote compliance with laws regulating animal treatment by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Observes areas of alleged violations and interviews available witnesses to determine if laws are being violated.
- Informs people perpetrating inhumane acts of laws and penalties for violations.
- Reports violators to police or requests police to arrest violators
- Aids animals in distress by feeding starving animals and freeing trapped animals
- Removes animals from inhumane conditions and drives vehicles to transport animals to shelter for treatment and care.
- Inspect establishments housing or exhibiting animals to ascertain compliance with humane laws.
- Write reports of activities.
- Feed and water animals at the shelter
- Clean Shelter
- On call 24/7, including weekends and holidays
- Must respond to callouts within 30-minute time frame
- Other duties may be assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None Required but may monitor court assigned prisoner
QUALIFICATIONS 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with l0's and l00's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume, and distance.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION
Valid Driver’s License
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 accommodation 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 stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.