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COCity of Fort Worth
City of Fort WorthMunicipal Government

Animal Shelter Supervisor

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

4+ years

Compensation

$71.7K - $93.2K per year

Posted

1h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

This position supervises staff within the City of Fort Worth's Animal Care and Control division, focusing on the animal fostering program, transfer network, events, and volunteer program. Responsibilities include staff management, program development, community engagement, and ensuring operational efficiency.

An Animal Shelter Supervisor position is available with the City of Fort Worth Code Compliance, Division of Animal Care and Control at Henry’s Shelter. This position will focus on assisting the shelter’s animal fostering program, transfer (local and out of state) partner network, events team, and volunteer program. Our Animal Care and Control department has hundreds of dedicated volunteers, fosters and partners who help the staff and animals with various tasks. Our foster, volunteer and transfer programs continue to grow, and we are seeking an individual who can help us continue to strengthen and expand these programs.

The selected individual must be an effective communicator who is able to demonstrate diplomacy, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills while working with a culturally and ethnically diverse staff, volunteer, and community base.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Supervises staff, which includes reviewing time, prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

  • Responds to inquiries and complaints; provides information to neighborhood associations and community members; responds to internal and external customer service requests; provides support for local, state and federal enforcement agencies; and works closely with other departments to provide outstanding customer service.

  • Reviews and analyzes reports to develop new programs and processes to increase departmental/program efficiency and effectiveness. Develops educational and training programs; and creates documents for external dissemination to promote program engagement.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Valid Texas driver's license.

  • High school diploma or G.E.D. supplemented by specialized training in one or more of the following fields: animal control, code compliance or enforcement, or building/construction trades.

  • Four (4) years of experience in one or more of the following disciplines: animal control/field operations, code compliance (direct code enforcement of field inspection), building or construction trades, zoning, or related heavy equipment operations, or operating motorized heavy equipment including one year of administrative and supervisory experience.

  • Must be able to obtain an Animal Control Officer Basic Certification through the Texas Department of State Health Services within six (6) months of hire.

  • Must pass Drug Screen, Physical.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Two (2) years of municipal/city animal shelter experience.

  • Knowledge of animal behavior and animal health knowledge.

Working Conditions and Physical Demand:

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.

When assigned to Animal Care & Control: Medium work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Updated 1h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Supervision • 1+ yrs
Communication • 1+ yrs
Diplomacy • 1+ yrs
Conflict resolution • 1+ yrs
Problem-solving • 1+ yrs
Program development • 1+ yrs
Customer service • 1+ yrs
Animal behavior knowledge • 1+ yrs

Experience

4+ years

Certifications

Valid Texas driver's license • Required
Animal Control Officer Basic Certification through the Texas Department of State Health Services • Required

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$71.7K - $93.2K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationFort Worth, Texas, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh9/10
physicalMedium6/10
cognitiveHigh8/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityMedium7/10
uncertaintyMedium6/10
communicationHigh9/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

City of Fort Worth

Team size

Growing team

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

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Animal Shelter Supervisor

Fort Worth, Texas, United StatesFull Time