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Animal Control Officer III

Gwinnett County • United States, United States • 1w ago

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Animal Control Officer III

Salary

$51,237.00 Annually

Location

Gwinnett County, GA

Job Type

Full-Time Merit

Job Number

25- 03335

Department

Department of Community Services

Opening Date

08/27/2025

Closing Date

9/11/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Description

Benefits

Questions

Class Summary

Job Description

The Animal Control Officer III will be responsible for assisting with new field officer training and providing support to Special Operations officers while ensuring adequate coverage across all shifts. The training will include, enforcing County ordinances regarding stray, dangerous, nuisance and unwanted domestic animals; proper techniques to capture animals along with cleaning/sanitizing vehicles and animal pens.

Essential Duties

Assisting with maintaining training records of field officer

Answering calls for service

Completing and distributing necessary paperwork and photos from calls

Abiding by all governing ordinances

Performing all other duties as assigned

Other Job Information

This job is safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing.

This job may require on-call rotation and emergency after hours, weekends, and/or holidays.

Grade

The grade for this position is B23(3). Salary will be based on internal policies.

Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma, or GED

Three years of animal control enforcement experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above

Valid driver's license

Asp Baton training

Basic Chemical Capture training

Crematory training

Euthanasia training

OC/Pepper Spray training

Pre-Exposure Rabies vaccine or current titer

State Inmate Supervisor training

Defensive Driving Certificate

For information related to position-specific essential duties, knowledge and skills, and physical requirements, please click here (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/gwinnett/jobs/newprint/5045663) .

Note: The class specifications listed on this website are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.

For more information about this department, please click here (https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/departments/communityservices) .

Additional Information

Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities may be requested. If you need an accommodation during the application, interview, or testing process, contact Human Resources at 770.822.7915 or HREmployeeRelations@GwinnettCounty.com. This email is only for accommodation requests; for questions related to job postings, use jobs@gwinnettcounty.com.

Our Benefits program is designed to support every aspect of our employees' lives, from physical and emotional to social and financial.

Along with their salary, employees receive a variety of comprehensive benefits as part of their total compensation.

On average, our employees' benefits are worth 48 percent of their base salary!

In other words, employees would spend nearly half of their pay to purchase these benefits on their own. For employees' medical premium alone, the County contributes an average of 91 percent of the cost!

Health

Medical plans for active and retired employees

Dental and vision plans

Prescription drug plan

Wellness

Onsite Employee Wellness Center

24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Immunizations

Wellness education and incentive programs

Annual wellness fair

Family and Career

Training and professional development opportunities

Family planning benefits

Four weeks of paid parental leave

Time

Annual/Sick Leave

12 paid holidays per calendar year

1 paid floating holiday per calendar year

Money

Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care

Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) available

Health Savings Account (HSA) available

Retirement and Savings Plans

401(a) Defined Contribution

457 (b) Deferred Compensation

Longevity pay

Tuition reimbursement

Financial education programs

Protection

Basic, optional, and dependent life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Critical illness and accident insurance

Hospital indemnity insurance

Identity theft protection

To learn more about the Benefits offered at Gwinnett County, click here (https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/hr/benefitsinformation) .

How many years of animal control experience do you have?

none

less than 1 year

1 year to less than 2 years

2 years to less than 3 years

3 years to less than 4 years

4 years to less than 5 years

5 years to less than 6 years

6 years to less than 7 years

7 years to less than 8 years

8 years to less than 9 years

9 years to less than 10 years

10 or more years

Describe your progressively responsible, relevant intake, foster, rescue, or training experience. If none, @type N/A.

Describe your customer service experience with animal owners, volunteers, and the general public. If none, @type N/A.

Describe your training and experience with data entry and data management in shelter reporting systems. If none, @type N/A.

Describe your experience with owner surrender programs. If none, @type N/A.

Describe your lead/supervisory experience including duration and number of direct reports. If none, @type N/A.

Indicate which of the following have you completed:

Asp Baton training

Basic Chemical Capture training

Crematory training

Euthanasia training

OC/Pepper Spray training

Pre-Exposure Rabies vaccine or current titer

State Inmate Supervisor training

Defensive Driving Certificate

Required Question

Employer

Gwinnett County

Address

75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30046

Phone

770.822.7915 770.822.7923

Website

http://www.gwinnettcountyjobs.com

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