Posted 03/28/2025
Rockaway Township
Rockaway, NJ 07866
Job Title: Part-Time Contractual Animal Control Officer
The Rockaway Township Division of Health, serving a 45 square mile town of suburban/rural character in northern Morris County, seeks a part-time licensed Animal Control Officer to perform limited, contractual on call work.
The successful candidate must possess a current NJ Animal Control Officer’s License and a valid NJ Driver’s License. Interested applicants must apply online with cover letter and resume at:
www.rockawaytownship.org/FormCenter/Human-Resources-18/Job-Application-95
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER & A CIVIL SERVICE JURISDICTION
Any additional questions may be directed to: mmoran@rockawaytownship.org
Posted 02/03/2025
Township of Bernards
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Job Title: Assistant Animal Control Officer
Date Position Will Become Available: Immediately
Department: Health
Reports To: Animal Control Officer
Position Type: Regular/Part-Time
Hour/Week: Varies
Schedule: Varies-On Call/As Needed
Salary: $25/hour
Principal Duties: Performs responsible protective service work in the enforcement of laws and ordinances regulating the keeping of animals within the township and contracting communities. Responsible for the handling, capturing, and for the compassionate care and well-being of all impounded animals. May be required to handle vicious dog/cat or rabid animal. Respond to calls from Police and Health Department when needed to respond to after hour and weekend emergencies 24 hours / 7 days a week. May provide business hour coverage for Animal Control Officer during their absence.
Job Requirements:
• Ability to regularly work in outside weather conditions exposed to heat, cold, wet or humid conditions.
• Apprehends animals running at large and transport to contracting kennel.
• Investigates citizen’s complaints relating to wild and domestic animals.
• Provides for the rescue/care and treatment of sick, injured, endangered, distressed domestic and wild animals.
• Removes dead wildlife and domestic animals from roadways.
• Traps for sick wild animals and stray cats.
• Assists Animal Control Officer with Rabies Clinics.
• Assists Animal Control Officer for special emergencies or as needed.
• Responds to animal control emergencies and disasters as outlined in the Animal Control Annex of the Emergency Management Preparedness Response plan.
• Assists local and State Police in animal control related police matters.
• Rescues animals in the event of fires, and hazardous conditions.
• Must be able to integrate into Health Department’s day-to-day operations when on call.
Education, Experience & Special Requirements:
Education: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school.
Licensing &/or Certification: NJ State Certified Animal Control Officer certification required.
Special Requirements: Requires possession of a valid NJ Driver’s License.
Contact:
Send resume and cover letter to Dawn Marling, Health Officer at DMarling@bernards.org. All resumes will be reviewed and only those applicants chosen to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted.
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Effective 9/1/11, all employees of State and local government must reside in the State of NJ, unless exempted under law. If you already work for State or local government as of 9/1/11, and you do not live in NJ, you are not required to move to NJ if there is no more than a seven-day break in employment. However, if you begin your office, position or employment on 9/1/11 or later, you must reside in NJ. If you do not reside in NJ, you have one year after the date you take your office, position or employment to relocate your residence to NJ. If you do not do so, you are subject to removal from your office, position or employment.
Posted 02/03/2025
Township of Bernards
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Job Title: Animal Control Officer (ACO)
Date Position Will Become Available: 05/19/2025
Department: Health
Reports To: Health Officer
Position Type: Regular/Full-Time
Overtime Status: Non-Exempt (Eligible for Overtime)
Hour/Week: 40
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Salary: $27-$29/hour DOQ
Principal Duties: Performs responsible protective service work in the enforcement of laws and ordinances regulating the keeping of animals within the township and contracting communities. Responsible for the handling, capturing, and humane destroying of wild and domesticated animals, and for the compassionate care and well-being of all impounded animals. Licenses dogs and cats in Bernards Township; supervises four part-time Assistant Animal Control Officers; does other related duties as required within the health department.
Job Requirements:
• Enforces all local and State animal control laws.
• Conduct investigations and issues violation notices and summons for violations of animal control laws of the State of New Jersey, as well as local ordinances.
• Enforce all local ordinances related to domestic and wild animals (i.e. Dog Park)
• Coordinates Rabies clinics. Responsible for ordering vaccine, selecting sites and hiring Veterinarian and conducting the clinics.
• Licenses dogs and cats including all computer entry of state/local financial report.
• Conducts the investigation and quarantine of animal bites in relations to rabies control in all communities served by the Health Department.
• West Nile surveillance for all contracting municipalities.
• Supervises Assistant Animal Control Officers.
• Investigates citizen’s complaints relating to wild and domestic animals.
• Provides for the rescue/care and treatment of sick, injured, endangered, distressed domestic and wild animals.
• Apprehends animals running at large and transport to contracting kennel.
• Removes dead wildlife and domestic animals from roadways.
• Responds to animal control emergencies and disasters as outlined in the Animal Control Annex of the Emergency Management Preparedness Response plan.
• Assists local and State Police in animal control related police matters.
• Assists the NJ office of animal welfare in the inspection of local kennels.
• Patrols roads in required communities for stray animals. Maintains animal control equipment and truck.
• Rescues animals in the event of fires, and hazardous conditions.
• Traps for sick wild animals and stray cats. Coordinates loaner trap program.
• Serve as a resource regarding Township animal overpopulation control programs (i.e., Deer Task Force).
Education, Experience & Special Requirements:
Education: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school.
Licensing &/or Certification: NJ State Certified Animal Control Officer certification required.
Special Requirements: Requires possession of a valid NJ Driver’s License.
Contact:
Send resume and cover letter to Dawn Marling, Health Officer at DMarling@bernards.org. All resumes will be reviewed and only those applicants chosen to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted.
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Effective 9/1/11, all employees of State and local government must reside in the State of NJ, unless exempted under law. If you already work for State or local government as of 9/1/11, and you do not live in NJ, you are not required to move to NJ if there is no more than a seven-day break in employment. However, if you begin your office, position or employment on 9/1/11 or later, you must reside in NJ. If you do not reside in NJ, you have one year after the date you take your office, position or employment to relocate your residence to NJ. If you do not do so, you are subject to removal from your office, position or employment.
Posted 11/15/2024
Monmouth County SPCA and
Homeward Bound Adoption Center
Job Title: Animal Control Officer (ACO)
Rate: $18.00/hr - More if Certified prior with field experience
Summary: The work of the ACO involves patrolling assigned areas of the county to enforce Animal Control Ordinances and related laws, rules and regulations. ACOs must travel to various municipalities to pick up animals in distress, strays, injured animals and dead animals, as assigned. The ACO enforces county and state animal regulations, including but not limited to cruelty to animals, dangerous/vicious animals and animal bites as they pertain to dogs, cats, livestock and fowl.
Qualifications:
• Purpose and methods of animal control program (experience)
• MUST BE Certified in the State of New Jersey through the State Health Department for Animal Control
• Effective methods of controlling and containment of domestic animals
• Perform animal control duties efficiently
• Handle animals safely and effectively
• Deal courteously with the public
• Operate vehicle safely
• One year of progressive responsible experience in working force with animals
• 4 years Driver's License
• Monmouth County resident preferred or within proximity of Monmouth County border
Physical Demands: Work is regularly active with periods of heavy exertion, in the field setting and outside in varying weather conditions. Position requires walking or standing for long periods; lifting and carrying up to 100 lbs on a regular basis; climbing stairs and bending, kneeling, crouching and crawling; reaching, holding, grasping and turning objects.
Patrols assigned county areas contain and pick-up stray, sick/injured, feral, and/or unwanted and captured domestic animals, transporting them to appropriate destination. Perform emergency animal rescue service, emergency night calls service, and animal first aid when required. Employee is subject to work beyond normal scheduled hours, including weekends and holidays, as required. Serves and responds to court and animal control board summonses as necessary and represents county at court and animal control board hearing. Issues warnings/citations to animal owners found in violation of animal regulations. Respond to and investigates complaints from citizens concerning domestic animals.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare and maintain necessary reports and records
• ACOs must be in proper uniform as issued by the at all times while on duty
• Have in possession: ID Card, NJ Driver's License, Badge, and ACO Certification Card
• Complete any assignments given by municipality, Humane Law Enforcement, General Manager of Animal Control and any of The Executive Directors of the MCSPCA.
• Maintain written record of all responses to assignments by recording all calls and cases on daily log sheet
• Complete various reports as required, such as Stray Pick-Up Report, Cruelty Report, Owner Release, Trap Rental Agreements, Daily Log Sheets, Emergency Over Night Log Sheets. Notices of Bite and Confinement, Rabies Testing forms, ect.
• Office staff should be informed of your location in the event an emergency needs attention so they can dispatch the nearest ACO
• Trapping: Must collect property deposit for the delivery of traps and record of deposit on trap receipt, Respond to calls for the delivery or setting of traps to a private residence or public area. Indicate when paid in cash or include check number on receipt. If animal in trap dies this must be immediately reported to the General Manger! No trapping in bad weather (rain, snow, heat wave). Animal should be released about 2 miles away from the previous address
• Cruelty calls during the night should be informed by Supervisor to assist on the scene
• Abandoned houses should not be entered unless Police on scene
• Keep your truck in good and clean operating condition. You are responsible for making sure your van is filled back up with fuel at a County Fuel yard at the end of your shift.
(YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE)
• Maintaining equipment needed in the capture, containment, transport, and comfort of animals being transported
• Ensure proper equipment such as snare poles, leashes, bolt cutters, cameras, extra animal carriers, traps (cat, squirrel, raccoon, bird)
• Maintain vehicle log for the proper maintenance of oil changes (every 3000 miles) and brakes (every 5000 miles)
• Notify General Manager/Supervisor of maintenance needed and make arrangements to have vehicle taken out of service for repair. Vehicles from offices other than facility will be taken to for certain repairs at the discretion. Arrangements must be made in advance for the pickup of an exchange vehicle
• ACOs Must be able to work our 3 primary shifts on a rotating basis. Those shifts are 8am to 4pm. 12noon to 8pm and 4pm to 12midnight.
• ACOs are subject to emergency calls made after the shelter is closed, and also on overnights and weekends
• ACOs are placed on a rotating schedule for emergency calls that could be different for each office. Emergency calls are carried out from the following morning when the opens for business
• If the ACO responds to a call and determines that emergency medical assistance is needed for an animal, the injured animal must be transported to one of our Emergency Vet partners and a call must be made immediately to the MCSPCA Medical Director.
• It is the ACOs responsibility to keep record of calls made during each pay period via their Daily Call Log and Emergency Hours Call Log.
• If the ACO notices a discrepancy for payment he/she must bring it to the General Manager's attention upon receiving their pay check or notice of direct deposit
Contact:
Scott A. Crawford
Facilities and Animal Control Manager
Scott@monmouthcountyspca.org
or
General Employment Email
employment@monmouthcountyspca.org