Animal Control Officer

Job overview

The Animal Control Officer role is onsite in Portales, NM, and pays $13.48 per hour ($28,038.40 annually). The City of Portales assigns the position to its Community Service department to enforce city ordinances and care for impounded animals. The officer responds to animal-related calls and code violations, captures stray animals, and performs shelter duties. The role supports public safety and animal welfare through enforcement, humane care, recordkeeping, and customer and adoption services.

What you'll do

• Patrol city streets and enforce city codes
• respond to reported violations and dispatcher calls
• locate and capture stray animals
• issue citations
• care for animals in the pound, including feeding and watering
• perform humane euthanasia and dispose of deceased animals
• process suspected rabid animals for laboratory analysis
• maintain logs, reports, the pound, vehicle, and cages.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

animal control officer

portales nm

city of portales

animal welfare

animal control

code enforcement

stray animal response

animal shelter

humane euthanasia

weekend and holiday work

call-back

40 hours per week

$13.48/hour

high school diploma or ged

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires willingness to work irregular hours, weekends, and holidays as needed; subject to call-back. Animal control and humane euthanasia certification courses must be completed.

About the employer

City of Portales is hiring for this role. Industry: Executive Offices. Sector: 92.