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Animal Care Specialist I

Collier County • Naples, FL • 1d ago

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Animal Care Specialist I

Salary

$19.13 - $30.61 Hourly

Location

Domestic Animal Services, Davis Blvd, Naples, FL

Job Type

Full Time, Regular

Job Number

10171

Department

Growth Management Community Development

Division

Domestic Animal Services

Opening Date

07/10/2026

Closing Date

7/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Pay Grade

244

Description

Benefits

Questions

Job Summary

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

Performs general/specialized work functions associated with maintaining shelter facilities, grounds, and equipment, receiving, processing, and caring for animals housed in the shelter, adopting out and/or assisting with euthanizing animals, and ensuring shelter operations are maintained in an effective and efficient manner in accordance with state and local ordinances.

Essential Functions

Cares for, cleans, grooms, and feeds all domestic and exotic animals received into the shelter; moves animals to proper shelter and ensures no threat to one another; observes and evaluates disposition of animals and interaction with humans for both adaptability and adoptability.

Cleans and maintains shelter facilities, grounds, and equipment; mows/trims lawn, picks up trash, and waters plants, operates shelter cleaning equipment; maintains livestock and livestock area/pens.

Ensures animals have sufficient food and water; prepares appropriate food mixtures for animals according to @type, size, and age; sanitizes and disinfects animal quarters and food/water dishes.

Observes and examines animals for signs of illness or injury; prepares and administers medications, vaccinations and deworming treatments; cleans and treats wounds; requests veterinarian services as necessary; performs routine lab work to include blood and fecal testing and skin scraping.

Educates the public on responsible pet ownership, animal care techniques and procedures, laws and ordinances, and completes pet adoptions and provides adoption counseling; handles public inquiries concerning animal services and pet adoptions.

Provides information and education for customers on pet breeds, characteristics, and County adoption policies and procedures to increase adoptions and match potential adopters with appropriate animals.

Assists with the intake of animals from the public and field officers; includes applicable paperwork, data entry, research of microchips, and processing; checks zone locations and dispatches calls associated with complaints to appropriate field units.

Maintains a comprehensive current knowledge of animal first aid, care and maintenance, zoonotic diseases, animal breed recognition, and breed characteristic behavior.

Escorts the public and assists with looking for and reclaiming lost pets from the shelter; accompanies owners visiting quarantined pets; monitors quarantined animals as required.

Assists with euthanasia of animals as required and in accordance with County policy.

Scans animals for radio frequency Identification (RFID) chips; processes and maintains identification files and other required paperwork on all animals housed in the center.

Inventories, orders, and maintains sufficient number of supplies, including food and cleaning supplies, to ensure adequate availability to perform daily tasks.

Assists with assigning and overseeing volunteers, community service workers, and students performing tasks relating to operation of and quality care of animals housed in the shelter.

Assists customers with cremation services and the cremation process, including interaction with bereaved pet owners; ensures associated paperwork and paper and computer records are accurate.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Performs daily rounds with the lead staff and supervisors to aid with vaccination, microchipping, and examination of animals that are sick and/or injured.

Performs various housekeeping tasks such as washing and drying shelter laundry, cleaning windows, trash removal, and miscellaneous janitorial duties.

Drives a motor vehicle in the performance of assigned duties; picks up and delivers supplies from various locations around the County; may deliver specimens to the state lab for testing.

Answers telephone calls from the public, obtains information regarding complaints, maintains logs and files, and fills out complaint forms; performs data entry functions by keying information into a computer system.

Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required.

Fingerprinting required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

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.

Supplemental information

Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.

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.

This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.

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