Fraud Investigation Officer jobs in Arizona

• symptoms of common animal health problems;
• animal control, care and handling;
• common animal species, breeds and their habits;
• state, county and city laws and ordinances for animal care issues;
• methods and techniques of interviewing, investigating and gathering information;
• basic arithmetic;
• automated record keeping and report preparation;
• operator-level maintenance for all equipment and assigned vehicles.

• investigating and documenting alleged violations of animal care laws, rules, and codes;
• establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with the public, co-workers and other agencies;
• preparing and maintaining accurate manual and automated records and reports;
• communicating effectively, both orally and in writing;
• reacting quickly and calmly in emergencies;
• capturing and caring for animals;
• using and maintaining specialized animal control equipment, such as snares and traps and assigned vehicles;
• assessing field situations rapidly and making determination;
• managing stressful or emergency situations firmly, courteously and impartially;                        
• supervising and training employees;
• conducting interviews and investigations;
• use of automated systems for tracking data and reports. 

(1) Two years of experience enforcing animal care laws and ordinances, and working in an animal welfare, animal shelter or veterinary clinic environment.

(Fifteen semester hours or thirty-quarter hours of college-level course work from an accredited university or college in veterinary or animal science education from an accredited college or vocational school could be substituted for six months of the aforementioned required experience.)

OR:

(2) One year of experience with Pima County as an Animal Care Field Officer or Animal Care Dispatcher.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

1. Experience conducting investigations such as dangerous or vicious dog and/or joint agency investigations. 
2. Education and/or training specifically involving animal cruelty investigations. 
3. Education and/or experience in public safety. 
4. Education and/or professional experience in social work, education, community organizing and/or program development. 
5. Bilingual (Spanish/English). 

Selection Procedure: 

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum/desired qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum/desired qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.