Animal Care Specialist II

Collier County - Domestic Animal Services

Job Description

Collier County Domestic Animal Services Division is seeking a motivated individual for a Animal Care Specialist II position who will plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities of Animal Care Specialist.
Applications must be submitted on-line at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/collier

Essential Functions
• Oversees Animal Care Specialist daily assignments; directs Animal Care Specialist to maintain high visibility within the shelter environment, maintain clean facilities, ensures the safety of the staff, public and animals; establishes and maintains positive visitor and staff relations within the shelter environment.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Schedules Animal Care Specialists for training and seminars; prepares work schedules based upon animal population, visitor trends and staff availability; reviews and provides activity logs daily to monitor staff’s performance.
• Research products needed for work activities; requests purchase orders; maintains inventory of tools, supplies, and equipment; makes budget recommendations based upon an assessment of section needs and historical expenses; monitors expenses and inventory.
• Supervises the care and feeding of all shelter animals including preparation and implementation of work schedules to accomplish the necessary tasks; supervises, participates in and trains staff in all aspects of shelter animal care, including the care and feeding of large and small livestock.
• Influences the development of safety standards and ensures that the standards are followed.
• Supervises and performs animal intake evaluations, vaccinations, fecal and blood testing, feeding, shelter cleaning, bathing, and animal behavioral assessment, working with animals that may be unpredictable and/or vicious; determines whether animals are suitable for adoption based upon the application of standards, and individual judgment; supervises and performs the selection of animals for adoption including rescue work and special needs assessment; counsel prospective adopters; make entries into animal tracking system and ensures that all paper and electronic records are accurate and timely.
• Supervises and performs the selection of animals for euthanasia and the euthanasia process; ensures accompanying documentation and computer entries are correct and available; ensures inventory of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs is accurate, documented and always secured.
• Supervises cremation services and the cremation process, including interaction with bereaved pet owners; ensures associated paperwork and paper and computer records are accurate.
• Researches and resolves visitor inquiries/complaints; educates the public in animal care matters both on and off site; assists the public in finding lost animals.
• Receives periodic animal food shipments and distributes throughout the shelter.
• Drives vehicles and trailers to transport livestock in a variety of on and off-road settings.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES
• Must possess and maintain state certification in Euthanasia Injection or obtain within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.
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Collier County is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Drug-Free Workplace. Veterans and their spouses may receive preferential treatment.

This is a full time job