Lead Animal Services Officer (Dallas Animal Services - Civil Service)
Core
Leads lower-level animal control personnel and performs field duties to protect public health, prevent disease spread, and enforce animal control ordinances.
Role type
Lead Animal Services Officer (field enforcement & supervision)
Builds
Animal control operations, public safety enforcement, rabies testing logistics
Domain
Municipal government / Animal control / Public health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal behavior knowledge, physical lifting (50+ lbs), court citation preparation, public education, shift flexibility, law enforcement protocols
Preferred skills
Supervisory experience, customer service background
Technologies
Tranquilizing guns, animal traps, rabies testing kits
Responsibilities
Lead and train lower-level animal control staff; investigate citizen complaints regarding dangerous or loose animals; issue violation notices and citations; perform humane euthanasia of animals; process and ship animal specimens for rabies testing; educate the public on animal care and ordinances.
Seniority
Lead, hands-on IC with supervisory duties