Job Opportunities

Location:  Anson County Animal Shelter

Hiring Range: $36,319 - $62,998 

Job Type: Full Time

Essential Functions/Typical Tasks:

This position performs a variety of duties in an animal shelter setting, which include but are not limited to:

• Physical and behavioral examinations of shelter animals upon entry and exit.
• Administering medications and treatments to shelter animals.
• Monitoring and evaluating individual animal health as well as overall herd health.
• Daily care includes medical treatment, observations, and sanitation of animals in isolation areas.
• Coordinating with and assisting veterinarians in scheduling, developing, and administering treatment to animals.
• Humane euthanasia by injection.
• Maintaining electronic medical records.
• Digital photo identification of animals.
• Maintaining scheduled drug and vaccination logs.
• Providing information and addresses questions or concerns from citizens, potential animal owners, volunteers, and other staff.
• Assist in maintaining medical supply inventory and orders and complete animal husbandry and other duties as assigned.
• Assist with rescue placement of animals and foster program.
• Assist in Community Programs such as Vaccine Clinics, Weekly Spay and Neuter and Community / Adoption events.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

For more information please visit:  

https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=104&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Animal-Care-Coordinator-209

Location:  Anson County Animal Shelter

Hiring Range: $17.87 - $18.77 per hr 

Job Type: PT Time

General Statement of Duties

The primary purpose of the Animal Control Officer is to enforce state and local rabies/animal control laws, foremost is the enforcement of Public Health General Statutes on Rabies Control.  This officer is responsible for ensuring that all dogs, cats and ferrets over the age of four months are vaccinated against rabies and the investigation of bites. This employee takes calls, complaints, and requests from the public concerning stray and unwanted dogs and cats, picking up stray animals as requested. Animals are transported to the Anson County Animal Shelter where the officer is responsible for the cleaning of the shelter and for feeding, watering and caring for the animals. The animals are evaluation on a case by case basis to determine outcome.  Records on all animals handled must be maintained by the ACO.  

For more information please visit: https://www.co.anson.nc.us/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=104&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=PartTime-Animal-Control-Officer-212 

Location:  Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement, NC 

Hiring Range:   $38.11 - $64.80 Hourly 

Closing Date: Continuous 

Job Type: Full Time

 The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are those that are considered as essential for an employee to perform.

• Coordinates and directs shelter medical operations and ensures sound veterinary medical practices while understanding and professionally applying federal
  and state laws, local ordinances, and departmental regulations that govern shelter operations specifically related to the care and treatment of the shelter
  animals. Oversees the maintenance of shelter drug and supply inventory while meeting and maintaining DEA requirements.
• Continually updates and improves the medical management program and ensures high quality medical care and services. Formulates shelter
  medical objectives, practices, plans and decisions that influence operations to ensure optimal health of sheltered animals. 
• Evaluates animals, performs diagnostics, makes diagnosis, develops treatment plans and performs surgeries on shelter animals. 
• Apply departmental rules, regulations and operating procedures as the administrator and updating those guidelines as required to ensure the shelter is
  operating within the animal industry standards. Plan, assign and review the work of subordinate personnel and perform evaluations. Make decisions for
  Animal Care and Enforcement operations with considerable knowledge and discernment. Monitor social media platforms to ensure staff are maintaining
  shelter goals and objectives.

For more information please visit:  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/gastonnc/jobs/4658797/ace-veterinarian-shelter-administrator?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs 

Location:  Animal Services

Salary: $62,000 - $99,200

Closing Date/Time: Open until filled
Job Type: Full Time

The County is currently accepting applications for the position of Veterinarian. The Veterinarian

provides a medical perspective as part of a management team for the shelter operations, helping to

guide policy and procedure for quality of animal care and the overall health of all shelter animals and

related work as apparent or assigned; provides veterinary perspective to plan and implement a

comprehensive shelter healthcare program; making daily rounds to assess the health of all shelter

animals; provides basic health exams, diagnosis, and treatment as necessary; ensures proper sanitation

and implements strategies to provide effective disease control; provides environmental enrichment for

animals in the shelter; performs and/or supervises humane euthanasia as required; provides medical

guidance for a team decision to select animals for euthanasia; maintains completed medical records and

drug records required by the Drug Enforcement Agency; works with the team to supervise and

coordinate the purchase of all clinic supplies and equipment; examines, supervises vaccinations, and

oversees treatment of all shelter animals, including microchipping; supervises disease prevention,

education, and training of staff in proper care and analyzing health issues; and holds informational

meetings and writes publications for the public on the safety and wellbeing of animals. Performs spay

and neuter procedures for age-appropriate animals in the shelter. Good communication and people skills

are a must.

Working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Must typically be available for on call

conferencing if needed for emergencies on nights and weekends.

Requires considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of veterinary medicine; principles and

techniques of animal pathology and of bacteriology; ability to conduct epidemiological surveys, prepare

technical reports and make recommendations for programs on prevention; handle with tact, consistency,

and sound judgement the diversity of public contacts demanded in consultative services; communicate

effectively in oral and written form; and operate standard office equipment including a personal

computer and applicable office productivity software.

Requires a Doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from an accredited college or university.

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For more information please visit:

https://munis-portal.rowancountync.gov/ess/EmploymentOpportunities/

Location:  Animal Services

Salary:   $17.23 - $20.90 per hour (commensurate with experience) 

Closing Date/Time: Open until filled
Job Type: PT

The County is currently accepting applications for the position of PT Animal Enforcement Officer I/II to patrol designated areas of the County enforcing state and local laws relating to pet ownership, animal nuisance, animal cruelty, dangerous or wild animals, exotic pets, animal bites, rabies suspects, livestock and farm animals, wildlife and other regulations related to Animal Control; notes violations of animal control laws, issues citations, and apprehends diseased, vicious, or unwanted animals; sets traps and transports animals to the animal shelter; assists in euthanizing stray and rabid animals; explains the animal control laws of the County and State; assists visitors in picking up their animals and in adopting animals; and maintains records and prepares reports as needed. Work hours will not exceed 999 hours per calendar year. Scheduled work days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday 

For more information please visit:

https://munis-portal.rowancountync.gov/ess/EmploymentOpportunities/JobDetail.aspx?req=906&sreq=1&form=REG&desc=ANIMAL%20ENFORCEMENT%20OFFICER%20I/II%20-%20PART%20TIME