Police Service Technician (PST)/Animal Control) (00607)
City of New Bern · New Bern, NC · 1 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Essential Functions/Typical Tasks
- Enforces animal control and protection ordinances;
- Issues citations;
- Impounds abandoned and stray dogs and other animals;
- Issues appropriate warning notices and citations;
- Contacts owners of dogs or other animals having bitten someone, ordering appropriate confinement of such animals;
- Prepares and submits appropriate reports;
- Rescues trapped, lost or injured animals;
- Returns animals to owners;
- Helps euthanize animals;
- Investigates reports of animal cruelty and issues appropriate forms;
- Testifies in court;
- Traps and relocates problem wildlife;
- Advises public on how to deal with problem wildlife;
- Captures wild, vicious, diseased and other animals using specialized equipment, techniques and chemicals.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- General knowledge of the laws, ordinances, and regulations governing the control of dogs and the protection of animals;
- Thorough knowledge of the care, control and handling of animals;
- Thorough knowledge of the geography of the City;
- Ability to recognize rabies symptoms and other animal diseases and thorough knowledge of the methods and procedures to be followed;
- Ability to collect facts and prepare reports;
- Ability to handle, lift and/or manage heavy and/or vicious animals;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.
Requirements
- Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school and some experience as a veterinary assistant or animal related training.
- Special Requirements: Possession of an appropriate driver's license valid in the State of North Carolina. Possession of tranquilizer gun and euthanasia certifications issued by the State of North Carolina.