Position: Animal Services Officer Department: Neighborhoods / Animal ServicesPay Grade: 17Supervisor: Animal Services Field SupervisorFLSA Status: Non-exemptRevision date: October 2026____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________POSITION SUMMARYUnder the direction of the Animal Services Manager and Animal Services Field Supervisor, the Animal Services Officer is responsible for enforcing city codes governing the care and control of animals: proactively patrols and responds to calls for service to ensure code compliance and public safety; supports animal control activities pertaining to licensing, controlling, sheltering and disposing of animals; supports operations of the city animal shelter such as impounding animals, returning animals to their owners and providing animal care, health interventions and hygiene.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ESSENTIAL 1.2 Responds promptly to calls for service from dispatch, public safety, or shelter staff and management.1.3 Responds to complaints concerning animal problems, ordinance violations, animal bites, attacks or animal cruelty.1.4 Writes reports, documents evidence, issues citations and warnings and prepares cases.1.5 Monitors bite cases and rabies cases for proper testing and compliance with laws.1.6 Picks up stray, sick, injured, dead, and dangerous animals.1.7 Provides support for nuisance animal trapping.1.8 Euthanizes animals when necessary and ensures proper disposal.1.9 Participates in emergency response in an on-call schedule rotation.2.