Salary: $20.54 Hourly
Location : Columbus, GA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 2023-00000164
Department: Public Works
Division: Animal Care and Control
Opening Date: 06/15/2023
Closing Date: 9/15/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
Major Duties and Responsibilities
This supervises the day-to-day operations of field officers engaged animal control laws.
- Trains, assigns, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines personnel; addresses complaints and resolves problems.
- Enforces animal control ordinances.
- Responds to questions and concerns from other departments and the general public.
- Prepares reports and maintains records.
- Conducts daily briefings with employees regarding assignment priorities.
- Communicates and monitors policies, procedures, and standards; recommends improvements.
- Provides assistance to officers in the field.
- Inspects assigned vehicles to ensure proper maintenance.
- Explains laws and ordinances to the general public; participates in educational programs, clinics, and other community service events.
- Issues warnings or court citations; testifies in court proceedings.
- Captures, transports, and impounds sick, injured, trapped, or vicious domestic or wild animals; euthanizes sick or injured animals; performs animal care duties.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of animal control management.
- Knowledge of the principles of records management.
- Skill in problem solving and decision making.
- Skill in management and supervision.
- Skill in operating standard office equipment.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Ability to answer questions and resolve problems.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions and to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years experience or service. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Physical Requirements
The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and must be able to distinguish between shades of color.
- Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
- Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
- Crawling – moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
- Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
- Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
- Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
- Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
- Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
- Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
- Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
- Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
- Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
- Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
- Pulling – use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
- Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
- Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
- Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
- Standing – for sustained periods of time.
- Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
The work is typically performed in an office setting or outdoors at the scene of violations. The employee is exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, irritating chemicals, contagious or infectious diseases, and inclement weather conditions.
The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:
- Low-cost Medical Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Credit Union
- Direct Deposit
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- PERK Time Off
- Retirement Plan
- Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Free and Discounted Services
- Employee Assistance Program
Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.
- Discounted Movie Tickets
- Free Notary Services
- Ride a Metra Bus for Free
- Free Mulch
- Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
- Sunray Cleaners discounts
- Adopt a pet for Free from Animal Control
- Driver’s Training for Employee Dependents
- Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
- River Center Discounts
- Cell Phone Carrier Discounts
Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.
01
Which best describes your level of education?
- No High School Diploma
- GED
- High School Diploma
- Technical College
- Some College
- Associate’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
- Doctorate’s Degree
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How many years of experience do you have in management and supervisory or related field?
- None
- 0 – 1 year
- 1 – 3 years
- 3 – 5 years
- 5 years or more
03
Please list and explain any work experience you have with the principles and practices of animal control management and animal euthanasia.
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How many years of work experience do you have as a Animal Control Supervisor?
- None
- 0 – 1 year
- 1 – 3 years
- 3 – 5 years
- 5 years or more
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How many years of clerical experience do you have?
- 0-1 year
- 1-2 years
- 2-3 years
- 3-4 years
- 4-5 years
- 5 or more years
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