Job Description Summary

Department - Pima Animal Care Center

Job Description

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5806 - Animal Care Field Officer

Salary Grade: 5

Hiring Pay: $20.72 Per Hour

The first review of applications will be on 07/31/2026.  

Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) is looking to add three passionate Animal Care Field Officers to their team. In this role you will focus on public safety while offering education, resources and support to pet owners when appropriate. Officers value both the pets and people in our community and exemplify this by working with pet owners to improve welfare conditions and safety measures. If you are wanting to join a team where no two days are the same, this position is for you.

This position is required to rotate shifts and rotate days. This rotation is deemed an essential function of the position.

PACC is open seven (7) days a week. Availability to work all schedules is required. Current rotating schedules include 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - 6:00 AM.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Enforces state, city and county animal care laws and ordinances governing such issues as dangerous and vicious animals, neglect, cruelty, excessive noise, quarantines, bite incidents, and license and vaccination requirements;

• Patrols assigned areas to ensure compliance with animal care regulations and responds to routine and emergency animal care calls;

• Assesses reported or observed violations of animal care regulations, makes determinations and takes required action, such as issuing citations and complaints;

• Provides field services including capturing domestic and wild animals, dispensing first aid treatment to animals, examining injured and ill animals to select treatment disposition and removing animals from a variety of hazardous situations;

• Provides information and education to the public covering a range of animal care topics including laws and ordinance, animal nutrition, behavior, injuries, and common diseases;

• Operates and performs operator-level maintenance, servicing and safety inspection of assigned vehicles;

• Operates and performs operator-level maintenance for chemical-immobilization and other animal care equipment, such as snares, ropes, nets, and traps in capturing animals;

• Testifies in court on cases pertaining to animal care issues;

• Assists federal, state, city and county commissioned law enforcement officers as required;

• Prepares manual and automated records and reports;

• Gathers evidence on animal care cases, including photographs, tape recordings, and other information for presentation in court;

• Maintains legal chain-of-custody for evidentiary materials;

• May perform animal euthanasia as directed by qualified personnel;

• May prepare specimens for rabies analysis;

• May dispense medication to animals at direction of qualified personnel;

• May calculate and collect fees for animal quarantine, impound and licensing services.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or General Education Development (G.E.D.) certificate.

Physical/Sensory Requirements: Physical and sensory abilities will be determined by position. Frequently required to lift, push or pull objects weighing up to 100 pounds. Action Activity - bending, climbing, crawling, kneeling, reaching, squatting, and stooping; Motion Activity - grasping; Hearing Activity - in noisy areas on a radio, behind themselves; Speaking Activity - in person, on a phone, on a radio; Vision - must be able to operate a motor vehicle, distinguish color, have depth perception, have peripheral vision.

Working Conditions: Working conditions will be determined by position.

EEO Information: Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, kinship, political interest, or any other characteristic protected by law.