The City of Port St. Lucie is an equal opportunity employer.
This position requires the applicant to successfully pass a drug screening.
This position is Essential and is required to report to duty before, during, and immediately after a civil emergency.
Field work in the enforcement of animal control regulations and ensuring that the public is protected from stray animals and that unwanted animals are humanely treated after being impounded. Facilitates the development of public trust and confidence in the City.
THIS POSITION WORKS 10 HOUR SHIFTS, AND MAY INCLUDE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, AND IS SUBJECT TO CALL OUT.
The following duties are illustrative for this position. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma required. Ability to obtain an Animal Control Officer Certification within one year of date of hire required. Valid Florida Driver's License and maintenance of clean driving record required. A comparable amount of training, education or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, hear, smell and drive. The employee is frequently required to stand; jump; run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, push, pull, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 45 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to noise, dust, uneven surfaces, heights, poor lighting, flea-infected areas, moving animals, dead and infected animals, stressful situations, fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.