Animal Behavior Training Manager

SALARY: $59,065 - $88,004 Annually

OPENING DATE: 04/05/2024

CLOSING DATE: Open until a sufficient number of applications have been received.

REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES:

General Description:

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Animal Behavior Training Manager (ABT) in the Animal Care and Adoption Division.  The (ABT) Manager is dedicated to companion animal behavior and passionate about delivering high-quality care and optimizing welfare for animals in need.   The successful candidate will bring multiple areas of animal sheltering expertise to our team to optimize the overall well-being of animals.

***This facility is open weekends and holidays and you will be required to work weekends and holidays****

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, public administration, or closely related field.

(Two years of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)

Requires two (2) years’ experience in a staff or administrative capacity managing animal behavior and/or training special projects, programs or business operations in an animal shelter environment or closely related experience.

Certification from one of the following:

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer Knowledge Assessed (CPDTKA)
• Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPACTP)
• Canine Training Center (CTC), Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians (AVBT)
• American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) Animal Behavior Society: Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (ACAAB).
• Animal Behavior Society: Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB)
• Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), or International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC).
• FACA Animal Control Officer Certification.
• At least one year's experience using Chameleon shelter software in the past five years.
• Fluent in Spanish
• Fluent in Creole

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preferences

• Master’s Degree in related field
• Doctorate Degree in related field
• One years’ experience working with Chameleon.
• Three years’ experience working as a certified behaviorist.
• Three years’ experience working as a Manager.

Certification from one or more of those certifications as cited in the list shown in requirements:

Duties and Responsibilities:

The (ABT) will be an integral partner to our dedicated team through the delivery of elevated ongoing learning, developing effective, efficient interventions and establishing new best practices to advance the welfare of animals.  The ABT Manager will be responsible for managing shelter animals’ behavioral health, including assigning and conducting behavioral treatments and coordinating and conducting behavior evaluations and outcome pathway planning.

To succeed in this role, the ABT Manager must have a comprehensive understanding of shelter animal behavior and animal learning principles, superior animal handling skills, and excellent interpersonal skills, including experience successfully coaching and mentoring people.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assigning training and behavior modification protocols to animals as appropriate; monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of treatment interventions.
• Establishing a common language behind behavioral concepts.
• Conducting daily behavior rounds of all animals in the shelter ensuring timely delivery of care and open communication.
• Inputting new animals in the Chameleon behavior database, editing and updating behavior report summaries and revising behavior grades as needed.
• Facilitating on-site introductions to receiving, placement partners and foster parents.
• Training and supervising a team, holding regular meetings to share ideas and provide feedback and guidance.
• Espousing positive, people-centric management approaches that are aligned with team and organizational core values.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs physical work that involves walking, running, standing, stooping, stretching, or lifting. Work also involves lifting over 50 pounds on a regular and recurring basis. Dexterity involving exceptional skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands, or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

• Involves routine and frequent exposure to extreme noise levels.
• Involves routine and frequent exposure to disease/pathogens.
• Involves routine exposure to aggressive or dangerous animals.
• Involves routine and frequent exposure to extreme heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ADA requires Broward County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with the Professional Standards/Human Rights Section.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

 

BROWARD COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND PROVIDER OF SERVICES

APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT http://www.broward.org/careers