Salary : $52,000.00 – $86,440.00 Annually
Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type: Civil Service
Job Number: 22320-1023
Department: Animal Services Operations
Opening Date: 10/05/2023
Closing Date: 10/10/2023 11:59 PM Mountain
Requirements
MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED or higher, and eight (8) years of animal services experience, including four (4) years of supervisory experience.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment. Basic Animal Control Officer Certification within one year of appointment.
General Purpose
Under general direction, manages, coordinates and supervises Animal Services field operations including coordination of various programs within the department.
Typical Duties
Manages plans and supervises field operations. Involves: Manage and oversee daily operations, intakes, and data management. Establishes short and long-term goals and objectives; develops and approves schedules, operational priorities, and standards for achieving goals. Manages and provides insight on operational efficiencies. Identifies needed areas development and institutes changes to improve operations; develops new operational plans, monitors and evaluates procedures and protocols. Coordinates court appearances for assigned personnel. Assists in the development, preparation and implementation of the division’s budget, reviews budget submissions, and provides recommendations. Assists with various requests from higher leadership including City Council, City Manager’s Office and City Attorney’s Office.
Handles difficult and complex issues encountered in the field and/or at the shelter. Involves: Providing guidance in respond to the complex operational, policy or regulatory issues while protecting the public’s health and welfare. Coordinates with Chief Veterinarian and conducts zoonotic disease surveillance, surveys, inspections, and investigations. Coordinates with veterinary staff to ensure appropriate actions are taken to comply with animal quarantine management and rabies control requirements. Instructs and guides staff on legal and court proceedings, prepares court orders and testifies in court as an expert on animal control. Ensure compliance with safety standards and meets with various citizens to address concerns. De-escalates citizen complaints or animal care critical incidents and provides leadership to create strong community bonds with the public.
Coordinates building maintenance and janitorial services. Involves: Manage rental maintenance agreements, equipment acquisition and vehicle fleet maintenance. Directs and manages client relationships and develops strong partnerships with vendors and community resources. Serves on designated committees and represents department at public meetings and events.
Provides training, professional development, and performance evaluation for field staff. Involves: Ensuring all personnel are properly certified and up to date on all animal control and management rules, regulations, and procedures. Enforcing personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsels, motivates and maintains harmony. Interviews candidates. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes. Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.
General Information
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Test Information: An evaluation of education and experience will be conducted on qualified applicants.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your résumé to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
BENEFITS
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
Every regular, full-time employee who is paid by the City, shall be entitled to receive group life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, health insurance coverage as provided by the City. Employees shall be eligible for enrollment during the City’s designated enrollment period. (Amended 08/28/07)
Employees shall have the option of membership in a qualified health maintenance organization (HMO) as an alternative to health insurance coverage. Should an employee opt for HMO membership, the City shall contribute to the HMO an amount equal to the health insurance premium the City would have otherwise been obligated to pay on the employee’s health insurance coverage. Any difference between the amount the City contributes and the cost of HMO membership shall be deducted from the employee’s paycheck and forwarded to the HMO.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
For 0 – 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees – 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period
For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees – 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period
For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees – 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.
ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.
PREGNANCY LEAVE
A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
1. First day of January (New Year’s Day)
2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
5. June 19 (Juneteenth)
6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)
8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran’s Day)
9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)
11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)
12. Employee’s Birthday
In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.
01
Do you have a High School Diploma, GED or higher?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you have a minimum of eight (8) years of animal services experience, including four (4) years of supervisory experience?
- Yes
- No
03
Do you have a valid USA driver’s license? If so, what type of driver’s license do you have?
- Texas Class A – CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class B – CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
- No, I do not have a valid driver’s license.
04
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on both the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
- I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
Required Question