Animal Control Officer

Duties

• Enforces & applies ordinances & regulations of the Salina City Code pertaining to animal control via verbal warnings, written warnings, & citations;
• Chases, apprehends, impounds, & transports domestic, farm, exotic, & wild animals that are stray, injured, & diseased;
• Uses catch poles & traps to capture & impound animals;
• Uses tranquilizer guns to subdue vicious & fractious animals;
• Transports captured animals to the Salina Animal Shelter;
• Investigates incidents involving animal cruelty, illegal pit bulls, animal bites, & animal nuisances;
• Interviews complainants, victims, & witnesses on possible law, ordinance & regulation violations;
• Identifies, collects, & preserves evidence pertaining to investigations of animal cruelty;
• Identifies owners of animals that are subjects of investigations;
• Testifies in court & at hearings on animal control matters;
• Inspects pet shops, grooming shops, boarding kennels, animal breeders, catteries, & animal daycare facilities to ensure that animals are being handled in accordance with applicable ordinances & regulations;
• Issues licenses & permits for dogs & cats residing in Salina City Limits;
• Provides public education on animal control ordinances & regulations & animal care methods/techniques;
• Establishes quarantines involving rabies incidents & other health concerns as needed;
• Prepares rabies specimens for laboratory tests by decapitating & placing specimens in insulated shipping coolers;
• Performs first aid on injured animals by applying splints, tourniquets, blankets, muzzles, & other related medical supplies & equipment;
• Performs euthanasia on injured, sick, dangerous, or unwanted domestic, wild & exotic animals by means of lethal injection;
• Picks up dead animals found in public streets & highways;
• Disposes/incinerates animal carcasses.

Education

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must obtain Level I & II National Animal Control Association Academy training.

Experience

• One (1) year animal care experience in animal shelter, veterinary clinic, animal hospital, or other related area including customer service skills to the public preferred.

Requirements

• Must live within 40-minutes response time.
• Must possess a valid Kansas driver’s license.

Equipment

• Animal shelter equipment, calculator, catch pole, computer, crematorium, electronic tablet, fax machine, laboratory equipment, scanner, temperature gun, tranquilizer gun, two-way radio, voice recorder, & vehicles.

Hours

• Works variable work schedule, including evenings & weekends.
• Shifts vary: 4 x 10-hour shifts/week including nights, weekends & holidays.
• Shifts may start at 5:00 a.m. & responds to overnight calls.

Starting Pay

DOQ

EEO

EEO

Paid Time Off

• 48 hours of vacation available upon hire; additional 48 hours earned during the year (96 hours in first year).
• 96 hours of sick leave during first year.

Contact

Human Resources Department
Office: 785-833-8018
Email: human.resources@salina.org