Job Description

Help promote responsible pet ownership and safe, healthy and peaceful neighborhoods. Working as an Animal Control & Park Ranger Officer will allow you to build upon your communication and problem solving skills while working towards a successful enforcement career. Your success will be measured by your ability to achieve timely results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style.

With a focus on the City of Edmonton\xe2\x80\x99s Cultural Commitments to Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, you will:

• Be in an environment of a diverse background of the environment, domestic animals and wildlife
• Respond to complaints: officer initiated and publicly report incidents that occur within the scope of responsibility and Peace Officer jurisdiction
• Practice using sound judgment and decision making to properly assess situations and determine appropriate enforcement responses under minimal supervision
• Participate in an extensive amount of public contact and public engagement
• Conduct detailed investigations of alleged municipal bylaw and provincial regulation violations, interview witnesses, complainants and defendants, compile, gather and prepare evidence. This may include, but will not be exclusively limited to, animal attack and animal cruelty investigations and parkland related concerns
• Capture and care for a broad range of domestic animals and wildlife
• Ensure pets are licensed, follow up on expired licenses, determine appropriate enforcement action by seeking voluntary compliance/issue warnings/penalty tickets and encourage citizens to be responsible pet owners
• Conduct patrols in City parks and public spaces to ensure pets are a positive addition to the community and reuniting lost pets with their owners
• Prepare reports and correspondence as required
• Work in partnership with internal and external stakeholder agencies

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized Diploma related to Police Studies, Security or Criminology and a minimum of 3 years of customer service experience with at least 1 year of diverse law enforcement experience - OR - Grade 12 and a minimum 5 years of enforcement experience in a recognized law enforcement environment. Must have been a serving Police Officer in Canada, or employed as a Peace Officer Level I within Alberta for at least 2 years
• Must possess or be able to obtain the Provincial Community Peace Officer I designation with completion of the Community Peace Officer Induction Program - CPOIP, as well as a Bylaw officer appointment
• Ability to complete the Physical Abilities Readiness Evaluation (P.A.R.E.) within 4 minutes and 45 seconds (4:45)
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume and team focused environment
• Ability to prepare reports and accurately complete required documentation; proficiency working with computers including the Google Platform (mail, docs, sheets)
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) including the ability to prepare clear and concise investigative reports
• Excellent conflict management, decision making, time management, interpersonal and teamwork skills are required
• Strong conflict management, problem solving and consensus building skills
• Ability to liaise effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to achieve results in the context of a respectful, inclusive and service-minded style
• Certification in Standard First Aid and CPR is required
• Valid Alberta Class 5 driver\xe2\x80\x99s licence (or provincial equivalent). Obtaining and maintaining a City Driver\xe2\x80\x99s Permit is a requirement of this position
• Hire is dependent upon a Police Information Check (including Vulnerable Sector) satisfactory to the City of Edmonton
• Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City\xe2\x80\x99s Cultural Commitments, please visit
• Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City\xe2\x80\x99s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City\xe2\x80\x99s leadership competencies, please visit

Asset:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply and enforce Provincial and Municipal Legislation
• Knowledge and experience bylaw enforcement practices and investigation techniques impartially and tactfully
• Experience with controlling a wide variety of domestic and potentially dangerous animals utilizing appropriate equipment
• Completion of Verbal Judo and Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT)

The City of Edmonton is committed to inclusive, respectful and equitable workplaces that represent the communities we serve. We continuously improve our systems, policies and practices to remove barriers and ensure our employees, in all their diversity, can succeed. We value applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourage you to apply. To learn more, see the Art of Inclusion: Our Diversity and Inclusion Framework here:

The City of Edmonton strives to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the application and selection process. If you would like to request an accommodation at any stage of the process, please contact .

COVID-19 Notice: The City of Edmonton has implemented a COVID 19-Vaccination Policy. Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination. Employees who cannot be fully vaccinated on the basis of a protected legal ground (e.g. medical, religious) may request an exemption. Please note that this policy applies to all employees, including new hires, and volunteers. If your application is successful, you will be asked to provide proof of vaccination or request an exemption.

For more information, please refer to our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy ( ) and COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure ( ).

Up to 4 permanent full-time positions

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week. Evening and weekend availability is required

Salary: $37.181 - $42.587 (Hourly); $77,633.930 - $88,921.660 (Annually)

Talent Acquisition Consultant: AM/SK

City of Edmonton