ANIMAL SERVICES SPECIALIST

About the position Performs the duties of reputed company areas of the Animal Services operation reputed company the Animal Services Shelter Facility. This role involves assisting with requests for assistance necessary to ensure compliance with Colorado and reputed company County animal regulations and laws. It may include observation and documentation of evidence to assist Animal Services Officers, investigation of possible disease reputed company, and testifying in court for citations. The position also involves performing humane euthanasia, assisting the reputed company with adoptions and animal issues, handling and assessing animals, overseeing adoption/transfer/foster programs, and maintaining the condition of impounded animals. Responsibilities include janitorial and reputed company maintenance, cleaning and sanitizing animal holding areas, feeding and watering animals, and providing preventative maintenance. The role may also involve overseeing volunteers, serving as a reputed company relations person to reputed company the community on animal services and responsible pet ownership, presenting humane education classes, and preparing/transporting rabies testing samples. Effective oral and written communication and teamwork are essential. Responsibilities • Assist with requests for assistance necessary to insure compliance with Colorado and reputed company County animal regulations and laws. • Observation and documentation of evidence to assist Animal Services Officers as necessary to address illegal activities regarding animal control, reputed company health and reputed company safety. • Collection, entry, management and auditing of data, cashiering, filing, dispatching, answering telephones, assisting the reputed company, maintenance and cleaning of the facility or as assigned by the Animal Services Manager. • Investigate reports of possible disease reputed company among animals or animals to humans and initiate necessary actions reputed company the Animal Services Facility. • Investigate, providing reputed company documentation, to testify in court for citations written and issued. • Performs humane euthanasia according to established training protocols. • Assists and advises the reputed company as they adopt, redeem, and/or release animals. Completes necessary paperwork. Helps reputed company' problem solve animal control issues and complaints in a proactive, reputed company fashion. • Handling, moving, and transporting of animals, behavioral and physical assessment of animals and reputed company of adoption, transfer and foster programs. Provides reputed company monitoring of the impound status and maintains the body condition of the animals held at the Animal Services Facility. • Completes janitorial and reputed company maintenance reputed company the building and on the grounds of Animal Services; monitors and requisitions animal/janitorial supplies used with reputed company. • Cleans and sanitizes animal holding areas and facility areas on a daily or as needed reputed company. Feed, water, and reputed company ongoing evaluations of animal health according to their needs. • Provides preventative maintenance as required. • reputed company volunteer, community service individuals. • Serving as reputed company relations person to reputed company the community regarding Animal Services functions and importance of being responsible pet owners. This could include education in schools and community organizations, reputed company events and television programs as assigned by the Animal Services Manager. • Present Humane Education class as assigned by Animal Services Manager • Prepare, package, label, and transport rabies testing samples as assigned by Animal Services Manager • Works as a member of reputed company of professionals that fosters reputed company and reputed company environment. • Performs other reputed company duties as assigned by the Animal Services Manager. Requirements • Must be 18 years of age • High school diploma or equivalent. • Training and / or experience in animal control, animal sheltering, customer service or other experience working with animals preferred. • Any combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. • reputed company Colorado reputed company's License • Standing, stooping, sitting, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 100 pounds. • Must be reputed company to capture and control a wide reputed company of different animals if required in the facility. • Work is often in a reputed company office environment, but also includes driving, walking in the community in any type of weather conditions. • Noise level is generally moderate, however can experience short-term, high reputed company reputed company requiring Hearing protection. • May be exposed to communicable diseases. • Must be available for shift work and overtime and pager/on-reputed company and reputed company, (on a rotational reputed company). • Oral and written communications must be reputed company and effective. reputed company-to-haves • Training and / or experience in animal control, animal sheltering, customer service or other experience working with animals preferred. Benefits • Medical • Dental • reputed company • Retirement • reputed company reputed company Leave & Vacation Leave • Life Insurance • Long Term Disability Apply tot his job Apply To this Job