Salary: $29.46 - $47.72 Hourly
Location : Code Enforcement Dept, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL
Job Type: Full Time, Regular
Job Number: 10359
Department: Growth Management Community Development
Division: Code Enforcement
Opening Date: 10/02/2026
Closing Date: 10/15/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Pay Grade: 256
Job SummaryPerforms general/specialized work functions associated with providing effective and efficient animal control, protecting the health and welfare of citizens and animals, and enforcing state and local animal control ordinances.
Essential Functions• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates and assists with overseeing operations and activities of animal control officers; trains newly appointed officers.
• Organizes and prioritizes complaints and staff work assignments; ensures completion of assigned tasks in an effective and efficient manner.
• Enforces the provisions of federal, states, and local codes and ordinances providing for regulation, care, and registration of animals.
• Patrols county streets and responds to dispatched calls form citizens concerning animal control issues such as potential animal abuse, animal bites, stray/nuisance animals, wild/dangerous animals, and injured/dead animals.
• Organizes and prioritizes complaints; verifies vaccinations and licensing of animals; distributes and collects licenses form veterinarians.
• Attempts to keep the peace between complainants and animal owners; issues warnings and citations for violations of animal control laws and advises owners of their responsibilities; follows up as necessary.
• Tracks and traps/captures animals; assists with locating lost pets; may remove animals form roofs, trees, and under houses; impounds animals in violation of ordinances; assist with disaster animal response.
• Handles animals, retraining as appropriate; administers medical aid to injured animals; transports to animal shelter, veterinarian, or as otherwise directed; prepares and administers medications, vaccinations, and worming treatments.
• Assists in subduing feral animals; arranges quarantines with owners of animals for rabies observations; returns animals to owners after appropriate detainment or after having been found; decapitates and ships specimens to the state lab for rabies testing as necessary.
• Investigates, collects evidence, establishes files, prepare and type investigative reports and compiles animal control related cases; prepares for, attends, and testifies in courtroom hearings and juridical proceedings as necessary.
• Educates the public on responsibilities of pet ownership, animal care techniques and procedures, laws and ordinances, and pet adoption; handles public inquiries concerning animal services and pet adoptions.
• Receives and records call information in appropriate database; prioritizes requested field services and notifies animal control officers via two-way radio to respond to requests for service; ensures information in the appropriate database is complete and accurate.
• Provides callers with general information regarding animal-related laws and ordinances, zoonotic diseases and rabies quarantine procedures, and Division policies and procedures; attempts to resolve complaints or refers callers to appropriate division, County, or outside agency personnel or community resources when appropriate.
• Processes adoptions and impounded animals; identifies color, sex, breed of animals; scans animals for identification chips; places identification band on animal and cage card on cage; houses animals in proper area of kennel.
• Processes and maintains identification files and other required paperwork on all animals housed in the center; closes out complaints when resolved.
• Assists law enforcement and fire personnel in emergency situations including fire and hurricane evacuations; performs traffic control while attending injured animals; assists with evictions and injured/deceased humans involving animals.
• Documents all activity conducted in assigned position; takes photographs to document incidents.
• Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of animal care and maintenance, zoonotic diseases, animal characteristic behavior, and applicable laws/regulations.
• Receives and records call information in appropriate database; prioritizes requested filed services and notifies animal control officers via two-way radio to respond to requests for service; ensures information in the database is complete and accurate.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
• Maintains, cleans, and disinfects vehicles, cages, and kennel areas; provides for the care of animals in kennel including obtaining food and supplies, feeding and grooming.
• Responds to questions, complaints and requests for information/assistance form visitors, veterinarian personnel, the public, employees, supervisors, or other individuals.
• Provides educational exhibits; conducts facility tours; assists customers in front lobby.
• Substitutes for co-workers during their temporary absence; provides guidance, training, and/or assistance to other division personnel.
• Performs other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATES• Must obtain and maintain state certification in Animal Control and Euthanasia Injection within six (6) months from date of hire.
• 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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APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.
- I understand and agree with the statements above.
- I do not agree with the statements above.
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Do you possess a high school diploma or GED?
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Do you have three (3) years of related work experience in customer relations, animal care management, or staff supervision?
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How many years of experience do you possess handling shelter animals, animal control enforcement, and/or enforcing codes and ordinances?
- No Experience
- 1-2 Years of Experience
- 3-5 Years of Experience
- 6-9 Years of Experience
- 10+ Years of Experience
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Do you have experience training new employees?
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Are you willing to obtain and maintain state certification in Euthanasia injection within six (6) months of hire?
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Have you successfully completed state certification in Animal Control or, if not, do you have the ability to complete it?
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Do you possess and maintain a valid Driver's License?
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Do you have the flexibility to work a rotating schedule that includes days, nights, weekends, holidays, on-call, and during times of declared emergencies, as needed?
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Please describe your related experience.
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