Animal Control Officer

About the role

The position is located in the Tohono O'odham Nation. Under general supervision, the employee performs work of routine difficulty in enforcing the Tohono O'odham Nation's Code Title 17, Chapter 7 - Animal Control. This includes patrolling and investigating animal control complaints involving vicious or inhumane domestic or wild animals. Work is normally reviewed upon completion, with occasional spot checks while in process, to ensure accuracy, timeliness and conformance to established standards; major work tasks are addressed by instructions or procedures and unusual situations are referred to a supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned area in response to calls from the public or law enforcement concerning injured stray, sick or dangerous animals and investigates animal control violations.
• Removes strays and vicious domestic animals using a variety of equipment including various restraints, pulleys and/or nets to latch and secure animals for transport to animal shelter.
• Conducts investigations in response to public complaints of animal control violations, testifies in tribal court to present evidence regarding violations of