Job Description

Posting number: 202600238

Department: Animal Protection

Job classification: ANIMAL PROTECTION OFFICER (CD)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Animal Control, Animal Services

Summary

General Description: This is a public safety position that performs routine, semi-skilled tasks to ensure the public health and safety of animals and citizens.

Organization: The Animal Protection Officer position is part of Hanover County's Career Development Program (CD). The Animal Protection Officer Ladder has four (4) levels ranging from Animal Protection Officer I to Senior Animal Protection Officer. Incumbents report to the Animal Protection Field Manager and supervises no staff. Senior level Officers may provide workflow guidance to lower level Officers.

Essential Functions:

• Responds to inquiries from the public.
• Patrols assigned areas for safety concerns.
• Captures and impounds stray and uncontrolled animals
• Rescues distressed, sick, and injured animals.
• Responds to calls for service for injured, stray or dangerous animals and violation of State and Local Ordinances
• Enforces state and local animal protection-related laws; issuance of notices to appear, warnings, or summonses
• Conducts investigations in response to public or law enforcement complaints of violation of animal protection related laws or ordinances
• Appears in court to testify and present evidence regarding animal protection related laws and ordinances· Maintains and prepares records and reports related to animal protection activities
• Maintains equipment as needed to perform essential functions.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Working Conditions:

A. Hazards

• Animals – May come in contact with vicious, diseased, and/or sick animals

B. Environment

• Office – 20%
• Field – 80%

C. Physical Effort

• Animals – Must be able to navigate at least 50 pounds and to restrain at least 125 pounds

D. FLSA - Non-exempt

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: None required at first level. Knowledge of state and local Animal Protection laws, preferred.

Education, Experience and Training: High school diploma or equivalent required with related experience desired. Advancement on the Career Ladder requires additional trainings and certifications. -OR-Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable

Special Conditions:

• Criminal Records Check, including fingerprinting
• Complete Criminal Background Investigation
• Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License
• Work beyond normal work schedule
• Shift Work, including weekends, holidays and nights
• Pre-employment Physical Examination/Drug Test/Alcohol Screening, Pre-Exposure Rabies Vaccine, Hepatitis B Vaccine and repeated in accordance to policy thereafter
• Twelve-month probationary period
• Essential staff designation
• Must wear uniform
• Immunizations may be required
• This position is subject to the department's on-call procedures.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for this position.