<p>Are you passionate about animal welfare? Chatham County Animal Services is seeking a dedicated Animal Services Officer to enforce animal control laws, respond to emergencies, and provide compassionate care to animals in need.</p> <p>Under the supervision of the Animal Services Supervisor, you </p> <ul> <li>Enforce animal service laws and regulations and respond to citizen calls and complaints regarding animal service issues.  </li><li>Patrol an assigned area to capture and impound stray, nuisance, and dangerous animals.  </li><li>Respond to dispatched calls/emergencies and investigate complaints of stray, sick, injured, nuisance, or dangerous animals.  </li><li>Capture sick or injured animals whose owners are unknown and transport them to the veterinarian.  </li><li>Use your knowledge of investigative techniques and resources to recognize signs of disease, abuse, or extreme distress in animals and notice details relevant to establishing the facts of a case.  </li><li>Use chemicals and cleaning solutions for quarantine and sanitation practices.  </li><li>Prepare and maintain case reports on all animals, issue summonses to court on animal-related issues, and serve subpoenas for violations of Federal, State, and/or County animal control laws, codes, and ordinances. </li><li>May testify and present evidence in court cases or hearings.  </li><li>Will be trained according to health department guidelines to humanely euthanize unwanted, sick, or badly injured animals and dispose of deceased animals.  </li><li>Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays because Animal Services is open seven (7) days per week. Daily hours may vary.  </li><li>Perform other duties as assigned. </li><li>High School Diploma or GED, and  </li><li>At least two (2) years of experience working with animals in an animal shelter or veterinary clinic; or  </li><li>Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.  </li><li>Must possess the National Animal Control Association certification or be able to obtain certification within two (2) years of employment.  </li><li>Must be able to become skilled in the procedure of administering intravenous, intra-peritoneal, and intra-cardiac injections when administering euthanasia drugs, along with the skill to reasonably estimate an animal's weight when administering the injections.  </li><li>Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. </li></ul>