Animal Services Officer (20571041)

The Position

The Fremont Police Department is recruiting for the position of Animal Services Officer. Under general supervision, the Animal Services Officer serves as a member of the Animal Services team in providing a caring, humane environment in which to perform animal control services duties in the animal shelter and in the field; performs related duties as required.

Examples of Duties

• Investigates reports of animal welfare abuses.
• Recommends appropriate solutions to animal service requests.
• Investigates complaints and issues citations.
• Prepares investigative reports for animal bites.
• Patrols assigned geographical areas of the City during assigned working hours.
• Picks up unleashed or dead animals.
• Quarantines animals.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to satisfactory job performance would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

Education/Experience: Possession of a high school diploma, GED equivalency or a high school proficiency certificate and one year of experience in the interpretation and enforcement of laws or codes, preferably related to animal and/or vector control work.

Licenses/Certificates/Special Requirements:

• Possession of a Class C Driver License.
• Successful completion of PC 832 training by the completion of probation is required.
• Willingness to work weekends.
• This position is required to wear a uniform.