Position Summary:
The principle function of a Control Officer is to protect the animals of Corpus Christi through education, enforcement, and prosecution through responding to calls for service and proactive patrols.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enforce city ordinance but also care for in custody animals and strive to find homes for as many animals as possible.
- Protect the safety and health of citizens against vicious animal, rabies, West Nile, and other various illness and dangers that animals or vectors can pose.
- Responsible for vector services which includes bee and mosquito surveillance and eradication.
- Care for animals in custody by cleaning kennels, feeding animals, adoptions, fosters, rescues, and euthanasia.
- Provide rabies control by responding to animal bites to humans, completing reports, and ensuring the animal is quarantined in accordance with state law.
- Must respond to calls such as strays, injured animals, abuse, cruelty, bite investigations, and other investigations that involve domestic and wild animals.
- May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education & Experience:
- Must be able to obtain a Basic Animal Control Officer certification within one (1) year of hire
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience
- Requires a High School Diploma or GED
- Must become a Euthanasia Technician within one (1) year of hire
- A valid driver’s license is required. Successful out of state candidates must be able to obtain a valid Texas driver’s license within 90 days of hire