Animal Care Field Officer

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# **Job Description Summary**

Department - Pima Animal Care Center

# **Job Description**

**OPEN UNTIL FILLED**

**Job Type: Classified**

**Job Classification: 5806 - Animal Care Field Officer**

**Salary Grade: 5**

**Hiring Pay: \$20.11 Per Hour**

***The first review of applications will be on1/30/2026.***

Pima Animal Care Center is looking to add multiple Animal Protection

Officers to their team. Our officers focus their attention on public

safety while also offering education, resources, and support to pet

owners when appropriate. Officers value both the pets and people in our

community and exemplify this by working with pet owners to improve

welfare conditions and safety measures.

• Pima Animal Care Center is open seven (7) days a week. Availability
  
  

to work all schedules is required.*** ***Current rotating schedules

include 6 am - 4 pm, 11 am - 9 pm, and 8 pm - 6 am.***

Essential Functions

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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

departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Enforces state, city and county animal care laws and ordinances
  
  

governing such issues as dangerous and vicious animals, neglect,

cruelty, excessive noise, quarantines, bite incidents, and license

and vaccination requirements;

• Patrols assigned areas to ensure compliance with animal care
  
  

regulations and responds to routine and emergency animal care calls;

• Assesses reported or observed violations of animal care regulations,
  
  

makes determinations and takes required action, such as issuing

citations and complaints;

• Provides field services including capturing domestic and wild
  
  

animals, dispensing first aid treatment to animals, examining

injured and ill animals to select treatment disposition and removing

animals from a variety of hazardous situations;

• Provides information and education to the public covering a range of
  
  

animal care topics including laws and ordinance, animal nutrition,

behavior, injuries, and common diseases;

• Operates and performs operator-level maintenance, servicing and
  
  

safety inspection of assigned vehicles;

• Operates and performs operator-level maintenance for
  
  

chemical-immobilization and other animal care equipment, such as

snares, ropes, nets, and traps in capturing animals;

• Testifies in court on cases pertaining to animal care issues;
• Assists federal, state, city and county commissioned law enforcement
  
  

officers as required;

• Prepares manual and automated records and reports;
• Gathers evidence on animal care cases, including photographs, tape
  
  

recordings, and other information for presentation in court;

• Maintains legal chain-of-custody for evidentiary materials;
• May perform animal euthanasia as directed by qualified personnel;
• May prepare specimens for rabies analysis;
• May dispense medication to animals at direction of qualified
  
  

personnel;

• May calculate and collect fees for animal quarantine, impound and
  
  

licensing services.

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Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Education Development (G.E.D.)
  
  

certificate.**

• 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.**\

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• Preferred Qualificatio ns: (Be specific in describing your experience
  
  

in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your

Competencies, Specifically Addressing The Required And Preferred

qualifications.):**

• Minimum six (6) months either paid or volunteer experience working
  
  

with animals.

• Minimum six (6) months experience in animal welfare, including
  
  

animal control, sheltering, and rescue.

• Minimum six (6) months of experience in public safety.
• Minimum six (6) months experience in social work, education,
  
  

community organizing, and/or program development.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).