Job Description Summary

Department - Pima Animal Care Center

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5672 - Animal Care Field Supervisor

Salary Grade: 8

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $22.16 - $26.04 Per Hour 

Pay Range: $22.16 - $29.92 Per Hour 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) is looking to hire an Animal Care Field Supervisor to join their team. As a supervisor, you will work alongside two other Field Supervisors and oversee Animal Care Field Investigators and Officers.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Supervises, trains, evaluates, and schedules an assigned shift of employees performing animal care enforcement activities and field services;

• Evaluates departmental enforcement processes and procedures and recommends changes as necessary;

• Assist assigned staff with unusual and complex field situations by advising on procedural and technical actions;

• Performs enforcement, field service, public education, and animal care activities as required;

• Addresses questions and investigates complaints from the public regarding citations, animal care procedures, enforcement actions, staff actions, laws and ordinances, and initiates corrective action as required;

• Prepares, reviews and maintains detailed records and reports, including those in support of prosecution of alleged violators;

• Reviews field and investigation reports, citations, and all other documentation prepared by enforcement staff in relation to animal care cases or enforcement actions to ensure completeness of documentation, strict adherence to applicable laws, ordinances and procedures, and appropriateness of actions taken;

• Evaluates case documentation and prepares synopses for prosecution activities by the appropriate jurisdiction;

• Testifies in court on animal care cases;

• Authorizes use of controlled chemical capture delivery systems by qualified staff;

• Operates and performs operator-level maintenance, servicing and safety inspection, of assigned vehicles and equipment;

• Enforces dangerous animal regulations by assigning the classification of dangerous animal through observation and evaluation of actions, behavioral tendencies, and owners’ responsibility under varying circumstances;

• Presents and defends evidence at appeal hearings to validate dangerous animal assessments.

Minimum Qualifications:

Three (3) years of experience enforcing animal care laws and ordinances, and/or working in an animal welfare, animal shelter or veterinary clinic environment AND one year of lead/supervisory experience.

(Lead/supervisory experience may be concurrent with general experience.)

(National Animal Control Association Training Academy Levels I and II certification may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the general portion of the aforementioned experience.)

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

Two (2) years of experience with Pima County as Animal Care Field Officer.

OR:

One (1) year of experience with Pima County as an Animal Care Field Investigation Officer.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Experience as a supervisor, trainer, or lead in animal ca