Animal Services Supervisor - Coachella Valley

The County of Riverside seeks candidates to fill positions throughout Riverside County.

A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies.

This recruitment will remain open until vacancies are filled.

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services has an opportunity for an Animal Services Supervisor servicing the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, located in Thousand Palms.

The Animal Services Supervisor will provide oversight to the Animal Care Team, which consists of 10-12 employees.

The incumbent must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with ever changing priorities and staffing levels.

The Animal Services Supervisor will plan from basic to complex needs of the animals and community members.

For animals, intake found/relinquished, feeding, inventory, shelter care including exercise yards, adoptions and, if necessary, the ability to assist medical teams with humane euthanasia.

For community members, answering calls, in-person/social media inquiries, e-mails and de-escalation during crisis/emergency situations.

Highly competitive candidates will have extensive job-related animal husbandry lead or supervisory experience and participated in the recruitment and training/on-going mentoring of team members.

Chameleon Software or other integrated Shelter Case Management Systems i s also highly desired but not required.

If you have a job-related customer service background, strong verbal and written communication skills and strive to serve your community take a moment to review the Examples of Essential Duties and consider applying today!

Important Note: Hours for this position can range from 9A - 5P Monday through Sunday.

The Animal Services Supervisor will be scheduled for weekends, events, holidays and will be on-call.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services believes the character of their organization is best reflected in the strong dedication of each one of their employees who strive to meet the highest standards of performance and compassion on behalf of the animals and people that they serve.

The Department of Animal Services operates four shelters located in Blythe, Jurupa Valley, San Jacinto and Thousand Palms.• Plan, schedule, assign, train, and supervise the activities of the animal care staff including the care of animals, breed recognition, disease control, prosecution of violations of animal control ordinances and laws, and the impounding, releasing, sale, and/or destruction of stray or dangerous animals within a particular geographical area or program function; may act as the Animal Services Chief in the event of his or her absence.

• Oversee the administration and clerical work of an assigned department unit including, but not limited to, customer service, veterinary services, call-centers, shelter services, admissions, citations, impounding, adoptions, spay and neuter, foster care, and licensing.

• May on occasion repair minor shelter facilitie...