Animal Control Officer

Stipend: $232 monthly, paid at $116 Biweekly increments

Hours: Part time on-call position

Nature of Work:

  • An Animal Control Officer enforces local and regional laws concerning the care and treatment of animals.
  • Patrol public areas looking for potential signs of distressed animals and work directly with Andover community concerning animal control issues.
  • Enforcing animal licensing laws and humane care regulations.
  • Responsible for capturing and impounding dangerous or reported stray animals.
  • Investigate cases and claims of animal cruelty.
  • Writing/filing incident reports.
  • Respond to complaints of roaming, sick, injured, lost, found, noisy, barking, biting, vicious, and dead domestic animals or specified dangerous wildlife.

Job Functions:

  • Interact frequently with members of the public.
  • Remove abused or neglected animals from negligent owner’s custody.
  • Be on call for emergency situations which may fall outside of normal business hours.
  • Take appropriate safety precautions when working with unfamiliar and unpredictable animals.
  • Dog licensing, send out quarantine notices, issue summonses for violations, prepare monthly reports for the State of Connecticut, prepare annual reports of activities for the town of Andover.
  • Arrange medical attention for injured or sick animals.
  • Enforce laws and ordinances regarding domestic animals and required inoculations.
  • Contact the Department of Environmental Protection regarding bears and other wild animal issues.
  • Receive calls related to possible rabid, sick or injured animals, assess situations and take appropriate measures to quarantine and/or test animals and alert appropriate state agencies about the outcomes of the reports.
  • Appear in court when presence is required for animal related matters.
  • Coordinate the care of impounded animals.
  • Meet with town administrator or his designee to discuss activity.

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or G.E.D.
  • At least 21 years of Age
  • United States citizen.
  • Have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.
  • ACO must have their own reliable source of transportation and a working cellular phone.
  • Appropriate certification and ACO Training within one year of hire.
  • One year grace period
  • Must attend the first available Animal Control Academy
  • 96 hour class, 2 days a week for 6 weeks, Oral Board 70% passing
  • After obtaining certification there are 6-hour per year continuing education requirements.
  • Considerable knowledge, skill, and ability in animal care/handling and dealing with the public in a courteous manner.
  • Considerable working knowledge of state and local animal control laws.
  • Ability to write reports and keep records