Animal Care Specialist II

Animal Care Specialist II

Salary

$29.46 - $47.72 Hourly

Location

Domestic Animal Services, Davis Blvd, Naples, FL

Job Type

Full Time, Regular

Job Number

10089

Department

Growth Management Community Development

Division

Domestic Animal Services

Opening Date

05/22/2026

Closing Date

5/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Pay Grade

256

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Job Summary

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

Plans, coordinates, and supervises the activities of Animal Care Specialist.

Essential Functions

• Oversees Animal Care Specialist daily assignments; directs Animal Care Specialist to maintain high visibility within the shelter environment, maintain clean facilities, ensures the safety of the staff, public and animals; establishes and maintains positive visitor and staff relations within the shelter environment.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Schedules Animal Care Specialists for training and seminars; prepares work schedules based upon animal population, visitor trends and staff availability; reviews and provides activity logs daily to monitor staff's performance.
• Research products needed for work activities; requests purchase orders; maintains inventory of tools, supplies, and equipment; makes budget recommendations based upon an assessment of section needs and historical expenses; monitors expenses and inventory.
• Supervises the care and feeding of all shelter animals including preparation and implementation of work schedules to accomplish the necessary tasks; supervises, participates in and trains staff in all aspects of shelter animal care, including the care and feeding of large and small livestock.
• Influences the development of safety standards and ensures that the standards are followed.
• Supervises and performs animal intake evaluations, vaccinations, fecal and blood testing, feeding, shelter cleaning, bathing, and animal behavioral assessment, working with animals that may be unpredictable and/or vicious; determines whether animals are suitable for adoption based upon the application of standards, and individual judgment; supervises and performs the selection of animals for adoption including rescue work and special needs assessment; counsel prospective adopters; make entries into animal tracking system and ensures that all paper and electronic records are accurate and timely.
• Supervises and performs the selection of animals for euthanasia and the euthanasia process; ensures accompanying documentation and computer entries are correct and available; ensures inventory of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs is accurate, documented and always secured.
• Supervises cremation services and the cremation process, including interaction with bereaved pet owners; ensures associated paperwork and paper and computer records are accurate.
• Researches and resolves visitor inquiries/complaints; educates the public in animal care matters both on and off site; assists the public in finding lost animals.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

• Cleans, prunes and mulches grounds; paints common areas; repairs cages.
• Receives periodic animal food shipments and distributes throughout the shelter.
• Drives vehicles and trailers to transport livestock in a variety of on and off-road settings.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

• Must possess and maintain state certification in Euthanasia Injection or obtain within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

Supplemental information

• Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.
• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County's Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.
• This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.

Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full and part-time

employees. For information, click here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer when you join our team.

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APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.

• I understand and agree with the statements above.
• I do not agree with the statements above.

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Do you possess a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

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Do you possess three (3) years of experience working with shelter animals?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered yes to the previous question, please describe your experience.

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Do you possess and maintain state certification in Euthanasia Injection or are you able obtain this certification within six (6) months from date of hire?

• Yes
• No
• Able to Obtain

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Do you possess and maintain a valid Drivers License?

• Yes
• No

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Are you available to work various shifts including days, evenings, weekends, and some holidays?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Collier County

Address Human Resources Division

3303 East Tamiami Trail East

Naples, Florida, 34112

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/collier/default.cfm