Animal Services Manager

• 
  Directs, manages, supervises, coordinates and monitors all procedures involved in the receiving, maintenance, treatment, adoption, quarantine, redemption, fostering or euthanasia of impounded animals, including all husbandry procedures to ensure humane and safe handling of all animals.
• Manages animal services facility operations, including facility maintenance, kennel and cage cleaning and maintenance, and sanitation to protect staff and public safety, and the human treatment of animals.

• Manages the requisition, procurement, inventory, employment and/or use, maintenance and operator training for vehicles, materials, tools and equipment necessary for the animal services facility operations.

• Directs, plans, organizes, and implements, initial and recurring training for animal services facility staff and volunteers.

• Maintains effective and productive working relationships with volunteers, animal rescue/welfare groups, other departments and agencies to promote and increase animal adoptions.

• Creates and maintains manual and computer-based records and databases related to animal services facility operations, and compiles analyzes and records data for special reports as needed by other public or private agencies.

• Manages, supervises, coordinates, and monitors the procurement, storage, security, use and disposal of chemicals and pharmaceuticals for facility operations; and assures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulation and standards.

• Serves as a safety officer for the animal services facility, ensuring the safety of the facility and equipment, compliance with OSHA, EPA, Risk Management and other applicable rules, regulations and standards, by performing inspections, checking equipment for proper function and review of accident reports.

• Handles potentially dangerous animals in a safe manner, including the use of a chemical capture firearm or other immobilization device.

• Assists in administering first aid, medicine, vaccine, and euthanasia to animals. Assists with prepping and restraining animals for vaccination or euthanasia.

• Assists other animal services personnel as needed by performing various auxiliary tasks including clerical tasks.

• Plans, prioritizes, supervises, and reviews the work of Animal Services personnel providing a variety of services to the city.

• Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of assigned staff; trains staff in work procedures; evaluates employee performance, counsels employees, works with employees to correct deficiencies, and effectively recommends initial disciplinary action; assists in selection and promotion.

• Develops, writes, and recommends the implementation of goals and objectives, schedules, and policies and procedures.

• Participates in the development, preparation of the assigned budget and administers and monitors budgets as assigned.

• Arranges, coordinates, and participates in professional group meetings and provides information to the public concerning Animal Services practices and procedures.

• Stays abreast of new trends, laws, procedures, and innovations relating to: Animal Services, California Penal Codes, case law, trends in liability issues; participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures regarding the aforementioned programs.

• Researches, develops, writes, promotes, implements, and interprets City ordinances. Testify in court as an expert witness for the City ofSelmaregarding the enforcement of animal control laws or other matters relating to Animal Services.

• Performs a variety of administrative duties including recording staff activities in designated logs, preparing and maintaining records, reports, forms, recommendations, and other required administrative procedures of the division.

• Oversees and directs staff that contact owners and public officials to explain and interpret requirements and restrictions.

• Reviews legal actions and works with the District Attorney in prosecuting offenders, appears in court concerning codes and ordinances.

• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.

• Responds to questions and comments from the public in a courteous and timely manner. Performs other duties as assigned.

• 
  Basic methods of animal collection, care, and disposal.

• Laws and ordinances relating to licensing, impounding, care, treatment and disposal of animals.

• Basic principles practices and techniques of animal control and care, including procedures for rabies control, animal adoption and euthanasia.

• Operational characteristics, services and activities of an Animal Services facility including field and kennel operations.

• Methods and techniques of animal collection, impoundment, and registration. Applicable federal, state, county and city laws and statues pertaining to animal control. Occupational hazards and standard safety practices necessary in the area of animal capture and control.

• Techniques for properly and safely handling and caring for sick and/or injured animals. Laws and ordinances relating to licensing, impounding, care, treatment and disposal of animals.

• Principles and practices of employee supervision including work planning, assignment, review and evaluation, hiring, discipline and the training of staff in work procedures.

• Organization and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs.

• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and ordinances. Safety practices and equipment related to the work.

• Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment. Computer applications related to the work.

• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.

• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service to the public and City staff, in person and over the telephone.

• 
  Interpret and apply the policies, procedures, laws, codes, and regulations pertaining to assigned programs and functions including animal control and protection laws and regulations.

• Learn general animal diseases to help determine the proper deposition for an animal.

• Handle sick, injured, dangerous or dead animals and decomposing carcasses in a safe and humane manner.

• Euthanize dangerous, sick, or unsavable animals.

• Supervise, select, train, motivate, and evaluate the work of staff. Enforce regulations, firmly, tactfully, and impartially.

• Conduct fact-finding inspections, including evidence gathering.

• Properly interpret and make decisions in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies.

• Analyze situations and identify pertinent problems/issues; collect relevant information; evaluate realistic options; and recommend/implement appropriate course of action.

• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials. Prepare and maintain a divisional budget.

• Establish and maintain a variety of manual and computerized record keeping and project management systems.

• Make sound, independent decisions within established policy and procedural guidelines.

• Organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.

• Operatemodernofficeequipmentincludingcomputerequipmentandsoftwareprograms.
• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgement within general policy and legal guidelines in politically sensitive situations.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.? A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• 
  Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California Driver’s License

• Possession of a Euthanasia Certificate at time of application or must be obtained within one (1) year of appointment

• Possession of a California P.C. 832 Laws of Arrest and Firearms certificate at time of application or must be obtained within one (1) year of appointment.