Part-Time Parking & Animal Control (20 hours p/week)

Hourly Rate: $31.02 - $37.71
Up to 20 hours per week

About the role

The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is seeking a customer-service-oriented, dependable individual to join the Police Department as a temporary, part-time Parking and Animal Control Officer. This position requires someone who can work independently with minimal supervision, handle high-stress situations calmly, and provide exceptional customer service. In this hands-on role, you will help preserve the peace and safety of our charming coastal village.

Responsibilities

• Patrol City streets and parking lots by vehicle and foot to enforce traffic and parking restrictions; mark tires of parked vehicles and issue written or automated citations for violations.
• Assist Police with vehicle tows.
• Enforce City and State laws regarding animals; issue citations to owners of barking, running at large, or unlicensed dogs; pick up and transport animals; assist sick and injured domestic and wild animals; dispose of dead animals; assist with marine animal stranding; watch for stray animals.
• Enforce local ordinances, including noise complaints, littering, and beach-specific regulations.
• Assist with traffic control, provide directions and information to tourists, and aid in emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Prepare detailed, accurate incident reports for administrative hearings or court testimony; testify in court.
• Assist Public Safety Officers during community events or emergencies.
• Access computer systems to retrieve automated citation data to establish habitual offender status.
• Direct and reroute vehicular and pedestrian traffic due to accidents, bomb threats, acts of nature, and hazardous spills.
• Provide information to the public regarding local and State traffic regulations, code provisions, and crime prevention procedures.
• Fingerprint citizens.
• Maintain pleasant and effective public relations with merchants and the general public.

Requirements

• Pass an extensive background investigation, including criminal history, drug screening, medical clearance, fingerprinting, professional reference check, DMV record check, and background screening.
• Possess a valid California Driver’s license upon appointment and maintain a clean driving record.
• Undergo a driving record check prior to appointment and be insurable under the City’s standard insurance requirements.
• Ability to work outdoors in varied weather conditions and walk/stand for extended periods.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, twist, and lift up to 30 lbs.
• Exposure to noise, outdoors, and confining work spaces; ability to travel to different sites and locations.
• Availability for shift work, including evenings, weekends, and holidays; emergency coverage may occasionally be required.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Local and State laws and ordinances regarding parking regulations.
• Operation of parking technology and Municipal parking programs.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices in traffic control, parking ordinances, and animal control.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• English usage, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
• Safe driving principles and practices.

Skills to:

• Operate modern office equipment, including computer systems.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely.

Ability to:

• Learn, interpret, and apply policies, procedures, laws, codes, and regulations.
• Learn the geography of the City, including streets, public buildings, landmarks, businesses, medical facilities, and community centers.
• Make routine decisions in the absence of specific instructions.
• Enforce codes firmly and respectfully.
• Observe and accurately remember names, faces, facts, numbers, places, and details of incidents.
• Act quickly and calmly in emergencies.
• Interact effectively and sensitively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Meet and deal tactfully and effectively with the public.
• Respond to inquiries, complaints, and requests for information.
• Exercise good judgment, flexibility, creativity, and sensitivity in response to changing situations.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive working relationships.

Experience and Training:

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these would be:

• One year of experience working with the public.
• Completion of the twelfth grade or equivalent.

Schedule

This position is part of the Police Department’s 24-hour / 7-day operations and may be scheduled for 4 - 10 hour shifts. Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Emergency coverage may occasionally be required.