Senior Animal Protection Officer

MOS Code: 68T (Army)

Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED or higher and two (2) years of animal welfare experience.   Experience includes but is not limited to companion pet care (excluding personal pets), husbandry, training, or animal control, with one (1) year as an animal protection officer or equivalent.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment. Euthanasia Technician Certification within six (6) months of appointment and a Basic Animal Control Officer Certification within one (1) year of employment.

Under general supervision, canvass assigned areas to locate animals in violation of animal ordinances, laws, or regulations. Capture and impound animals, and investigate difficult or complex cases involving related laws or ordinance violations.

Patrol assigned areas to locate animals in violation of regulations, laws, or ordinances. Involves: Capturing biting, vicious, diseased, lost, or stray animals with nets, ropes, or other devices. Transport captured animals to the impoundment facility. Remove animals from the trucks, place them in designated cages, and complete impoundment reports. Investigate complaints and animal bite cases. Verify the validity of animal licenses and rabies vaccinations. Examine captured animals for obvious injuries and transport injured animals. Aid in delivering animal brains for rabies examination. Investigate violations of animal laws and ordinances and nuisance complaints. Explain and enforce animal regulation laws, ordinances, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Issue warnings or citations for violations and present cases in court. Prepare and submit records and reports. Perform special projects and activities as assigned. Maintain and update automated record keeping and files. Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of violations and code enforcement activities.

May represent the department or program in media engagements and public outreach efforts. Involves: Conducting interviews with media outlets, assisting in the development and presentation of press releases, and participating in the creation and recording of educational and public service announcement (PSA) materials.

Serve as designated lead worker. Involves: Guide, monitor, and train less knowledgeable employees. Schedule and assign work. Review and check work. Guide others in work processes. Recommend areas for employee skills improvement. Provide input to employee performance evaluation process.For complete job specification, click here.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.


Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/membersfor more information.