NOCO Humane is an independent nonprofit working to further the compassionate, safe, and responsible relationship between animals and people and a trusted, responsive community leader, providing programs and services essential to the high quality of life for animals and people in northern Colorado.

Join Our Team as an Animal Protection and Control Officer!
Location: Loveland, CO
Position: Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt

Are you passionate about animal welfare and public safety? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact? As an Animal Protection and Control (APC) Officer, you’ll be on the front lines, protecting both animals and the community, enforcing ordinances, and ensuring responsible pet ownership.

Expected hiring rate is $22.00 per hour. Closes December 21st, or when filled.

Visit www.nocohumane.org/get-involved/careers to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Investigates reports of animal ordinance violations and conducts follow-up investigations and keeps Director of APC and APC Sergeants informed of progress and potential
• Assists citizens with interpretation and understanding of animal ordinances, department procedure and responsible animal ownership.
• Issues warnings and legal summonses for violations of animal ordinances as well as testify in court cases relating to animal control ordinance
• Maintains accurate logs, reports and statistics of daily
• Responds to requests for assistance from jurisdictions and departments as
• Patrols jurisdictions, initiates contact with citizens and animals to ensure compliance with animal control ordinances and the humane treatment of animals.
• Represents the Organization and the contracted jurisdictions in a professional, courteous and ethical manner at all
• Promotes the Organization’s programs, services, and
• Follows all safety protocols and Meets safe driving standards and maintains insurable driving record.
• Stays abreast of current industry trends, and changes in ordinances/procedures.
• Impounds and/or transports domestic and wild animals of differing Vaccinates animals as required.
• Completes a minimum of three compensated overnight “on-call” shifts per
• Performs the duties of a dispatcher and/or assists dispatch by responding to citizens’ calls regarding animal rescue, public safety, the enforcement of animal ordinances and more; assigns and dispatches calls to Animal Protection and Control Officers, oversees Officer location and monitors Officer safety while in the field; appropriately monitors and assigns follow-up calls to Officers.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding information relating to clients, the Organization and the department as required.
• Meets expectations for attendance and
• Adheres to Standards of Professional

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responds to requests for assistance from other jurisdictions and departments as
• Ensures applicable equipment and work areas are cleaned and
• Performs wildlife capture, rescue, and/or euthanasia as required.
• Other duties as

Job Qualifications:

Education/Experience

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED; Minimum of 21 years of age for insurance purposes, valid Colorado Driver’s License and insurable driving record. Eligibility for commission as an Officer required. One full year of work experience required. Proven work ethics and integrity. Advanced and completed education in an applicable field of study such as, but not limited to Animal Science, Wildlife Science, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Veterinary Technology a plus. Previous animal care, animal welfare and/or animal handling experience strongly desired. Experience reading and interpreting ordinances desired. Experience prioritizing duties and multi-tasking within a busy work environment.

Previous enforcement or animal control experience a plus, as is previous applicable dispatch experience. Experience using Chameleon software desired.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Bilingual English/Spanish (speaking, reading, writing and understanding) a plus and includes additional compensation. Ability to establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with staff, community partners and citizens. Ability to remain calm and level headed in stressful and emotional work situations. Must be able to interact with a wide-variety of clients and provide professional, courteous and ethical customer service at all times. Emotional intelligence, ethics and integrity skills required. Sincere interest in the mission of the Organization. Must be able to exercise discretion and good judgment when dealing with confidential and sensitive information. Ability to prioritize and coordinate work assignments and multi-task within a busy work environment. Ability to assess situations and identify options. Ability to communicate information to the public and coworkers in a concise, clear manner. Knowledge of animal breeds, behavior, and health is helpful as is experience and skills in handling aggressive or injured animals. Ability and willingness to work in direct contact with and handle animals of all temperaments and in all conditions, including aggressive, injured, ill and deceased required. Ability to obtain vaccination and euthanasia certification and perform the skills within six months of employment. Able to read and interpret ordinances.

Computer and basic clerical, writing and math skills required. Knowledge of, and ability to use, Chameleon software helpful. Must be comfortable initiating public contact, relaying information, and providing courtroom testimony. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to operate animal control equipment and vehicles and follow safety instructions and expectations. Ability to be rabies vaccinated, remain current with vaccination and be periodically titer tested. Ability to maintain an insurable driving record required. Able to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays as required. Ability to successfully pass the exam to be Colorado certified as an Animal and Protection Control Officer within three years of employment in position.

Work Environment/ Physical Requirements:

For Animal Control Officer duties: Work is generally performed in a shared office environment and in the outdoors with exposure to noise and all types of weather. Must be able to work weekends, holidays and on-call shifts. Capture, handling, restraint and exposure to domestic and wild animals, aggressive animals. Exposure to animal waste, and zoonotic diseases. Vaccinates animals and handles needles and syringes. Lifting and carrying of objects/animals weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance and more with assistance. Must be able to withstand driving for extended lengths of time. Much lifting, bending, squatting, walking, running, sitting, standing, performing data entry, full range of body movements, hand and foot coordination for operation of equipment, listening and speaking. Wearing of body armor is required. Cleaning and use of cleaning products. Must be able to drive and talk on radio simultaneously. Work schedules are regularly 5x8- hour or 4x10-hour shifts (subject to change due to business need), including weekend and holiday shifts. Rabies vaccination, boosters as needed and periodic titer testing. Officers complete a minimum of three overnight “on-call” shifts per month. Living arrangements within 30 miles of Shelter required due to on-call duties.

For additional Dispatcher duties: Work is generally performed in a shared office environment. Sitting, data entry, writing, filing and answering telephones, listening and speaking, using dispatch radios and other office equipment up to 10 hours a day.

NOCO Humane is an equal opportunity employer. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, short term/long term disability and life insurance, matching 403b retirement plan, paid time off and discounts. NOCO Humane conducts criminal and DMV background checks and requires drug testing of all employment candidates.

Visit www.nocohumane.org/get-involved/careers to apply.