Animal Control Officer - Point Lay

Summary or Purpose

Responds to requests for animal control and removal; assists with veterinary care and record keeping.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs animal control duties; captures stray animals with remote capture devices; processes impounded animals per North Slope Borough Ordinances; issues citations to offenders; investigates animal bite complaints; vaccinates animals as required.
• Affixes stray animal problems and rabies control issues to the Borough Police Department.
• Provides public education on animal care and rabies control.
• Performs basic veterinary clinic maintenance including cleaning and feeding animals, and infection control procedures.
• Performs basic animal care, aseptic techniques, surgery pack preparation, operating room procedures, and animal restraint.
• Performs general office functions required for daily operations of a veterinary practice including collecting impound fees, records management, scheduling appointments and computer entry.
• Affixes investigation of public health concerns, such as water sample testing, food poisoning investigation, sewage spills, and public facility inspections.
• Travels to the villages within the North Slope Borough.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of North Slope Borough policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of proper animal control practices, and symptoms, causes and control of rabies and other common animal disease.
• Skill in capturing, controlling, containing, and transporting sick, injured, or rabid animals.
• Skill in caring for sick and injured animals.
• Skill in using personal computers and a variety of software applications.

Education, Experience, Certifications and Licenses Required

• High school graduate or G.E.D./A combination of 12 years of education and related work experience.
• Valid Alaska Driver's license that meets North Slope Borough insurance criteria.
• Documentation that the individual is free from active pulmonary tuberculosis.
• Documentation of human rabies vaccination or waiver.
• Ability to lift 35 to 50 pounds regularly.

The North Slope Borough Offers the Following Benefit Packages to All Permanent Full Time and Permanent Part Time Employees Who Work at Least 15 Hours a Week

• Health care is provided at no cost to the employee (no premiums).
• Our Health Care package covers major medical, preventive care, vision, dental and prescription drug benefits.

Application Information

• The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.
• Yes, I understand and agree

Nepotism Law

• To comply with the Borough's nepotism law (NSBMC Sec. 2.20.170 and 2.20.290), the North Slope Borough must collect the following information. Are you related by blood or marriage to the Department Director (Lynette Hepa) or Immediate Supervisor (Flora J Brower) for this position?
• Yes

Residence Information

• If you checked "Yes", please check the appropriate boxes below: I am currently living in the same residence as the:
• Department Director
• Immediate Supervisor