<p>Job Summary</p> <p>To plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities of the Animal Care Specialist.</p> <p>Essential Functions</p> <ul> <li>Oversees Animal Care Specialist daily assignments; directs Animal Care Specialist to maintain high visibility within the shelter environment, maintain clean facilities, ensures the safety of the staff, public and animals; establishes and maintains positive visitor and staff relations within the shelter environment. </li><li>Supervises directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals. </li><li>Schedules Animal Care Specialists for training and seminars; prepares work schedules based on animal population, visitor trends, and staff availability; reviews and provides activity logs daily to monitor staff's performance. </li><li>Research products needed for work activities; request purchase orders; maintain inventory of tools, supplies, and equipment; make budget recommendations based upon an assessment of section needs and historical expenses; monitor expenses and inventory. </li><li>Supervises the care and feeding of all shelter animals including preparation and implementation of work schedules to accomplish the necessary tasks; supervises, participates in, and trains staff in all aspects of shelter animal care, including the care and feeding of large and small livestock. </li><li>Influences the development of safety standards and ensures that the standards are followed. </li><li>Supervises and performs animal intake evaluations, vaccinations, fecal and blood testing, feeding, shelter cleaning, bathing, and animal behavioral assessment, working with animals that may be unpredictable and/or vicious; determines whether animals are suitable for adoption based upon the application of standards, and individual judgment; supervises and performs the selection of animals for adoption including rescue work and special needs assessment; counsel prospective adopters; make entries into animal tracking system and ensures that all paper and electronic records are accurate and timely. </li><li>Supervises and performs the selection of animals for euthanasia and the euthanasia process; ensures accompanying documentation and computer entries are correct and available; ensures inventory of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs is accurate, documented, and always secured. </li><li>Supervises cremation services and the cremation process, including interaction with bereaved pet owners; ensures associated paperwork and paper and computer records are accurate. </li><li>Researches and resolves visitor inquiries/complaints; educates the public in animal care matters both on and off-site; assists the public in finding lost animals. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or GED required. </li><li>Three (3) years of related experience. </li><li>Fingerprinting required. </li><li></li></ul> <p>LICENSES/CERTIFICATES:</p> <ul> <li>Must possess and maintain state certification in Euthanasia Injection or obtain within six (6) months from the date of hire. </li><li>Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805. </li></ul> <p>Supplemental information</p> <ul> <li>Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications. </li><li>Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County's Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis. </li><li>This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. </li></ul>