ANIMAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR

Protecting our community. Caring for animals. Leading with purpose.

The Cary Police Department is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Animal Services Supervisor to lead our Animal Services team and help ensure the health, safety, and well-being of both people and animals throughout our community.

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on animal services experience with leadership and public service. In this role, you will oversee daily team operations, guide employees, coordinate investigations, and ensure the consistent enforcement of Cary ordinances related to animal services. You will also serve as a resource to residents, our partner agencies, and other Police Department personnel on a variety of animal-related matters.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, have a passion for animal welfare, and are comfortable balancing field responsibilities with team leadership, we encourage you to apply!

Dispatched for response and receives, investigates, and answers complaints concerning stray, wild, or owned animals;

Maintains and prepares statistical records;

Attends community interest meetings; coordinates special events;

Prepares the annual budget request for the Animal Control function;

Completes annual performance evaluations for assigned employees;

Reviews all animal reports and assigns cases as needed;

Checks case reports of officers and assigns them for case management/follow-up;

Completes payroll for the team;

Patrols the Town checking for animals running at large, licenses, and vaccinations;

Sets up and attends annual spay/neuter clinics;

Impounds abandoned and stray dogs, cats, and other animals; transports them to the animal shelter;

Issues appropriate warning notices and ordinance tickets, and conducts follow-up investigations as necessary; 

Works with sworn officers to obtain and serve search warrants;

Contacts owners of dogs or other animals that have bitten someone to enforce a quarantine for those animals; prepares and submits the necessary reports;

Euthanizes animals; follows procedures for disposal and/or testing; maintains log book; orders drugs needed for euthanasia;

Returns animals to owners;

Rescues trapped, lost, or injured animals; gives immediate medical assistance to injured animals; transports injured animals to veterinarians; 

Investigates lost or stolen animal reports;

Supports the police operational units where animal control is needed;

Receives and investigates citizen complaints relating to dogs and other animals;

Makes court appearances (including testimony in criminal and civil proceedings);

Gives school presentations on animal care and control;

Investigates citizen complaints on a supervisory level about personnel performance;

Performs other job-related tasks as required.
 

 

General knowledge of the laws, ordinances, and regulations governing animal control; knowledge of the geography of the Town; some knowledge of the care, control, and handling of domestic animals; ability to recognize communicable disease symptoms and knowledge of methods and procedures to be followed; ability to identify various breeds of animals; ability to work in a high-stress environment; ability to maintain records and file reports; ability to deal effectively with the public; ability to lead and supervise other employees.