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Animal Services Officer, Urgent Response (Ongoing Posting)
@ Town of Newmarket
Newmarket, Ontario
Overview
The Town of Newmarket is hiring an Animal Services Officer for after-hours urgent response on an on-call, per diem basis. The role responds to animals that are critically injured, sick or in distress, capturing, handling and assessing them, transporting domestic animals for veterinary care, housing wildlife for rehabilitation, and euthanizing wild animals not eligible for rehabilitation. Applications are accepted until December 31, 2026 to build a candidate pool.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to after-hours calls for critically injured or distressed animals
- Capture, restrain, handle and assess domestic and wild animals
- Transport domestic animals to veterinary treatment
- Provide temporary care for wildlife eligible for rehabilitation
- Complete reports and maintain detailed notes
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary diploma in animal care, veterinary technology or related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience capturing, restraining and handling animals
- Strong communication, dispute resolution and de-escalation skills
- Report writing with attention to detail
- Proficiency in MS Office and spreadsheets
- Vulnerable sector check and Class G driver's licence
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Security & protective services |
| Schedule | overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Client sites, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Vulnerable Sector Check |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Animal Care, Veterinary Technology |
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Town of Newmarket
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Making Newmarket even better
Full company description
The Town of Newmarket is located in York Region and is home to over 90,000 residents. Newmarket has consistently been named one of the Best Places to Live in Canada by MoneySense Magazine and has garnered an international reputation for being one of the country's most dynamic, diverse and desirable towns to live and work in. Newmarket is also widely considered a progressive place with a reputation for innovation, particularly in its environmental projects. Newmarket is located between the bustling City of Toronto and picturesque cottage country – allowing us to retain small town charm while providing big city amenities such as premium health care facilities (Southlake Regional Health Centre), upscale shopping and retail (Upper Canada Mall and unique shops around Town) and advanced transit networks (vivaNext rapid transit system).
- LinkedIn followers
- 11,751
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 648
- Reported office locations
- 395 Mulock Drive, STN Main, PO BOX 328, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4X7, CA
- 1275 Maple Hill Court, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 9E8, CA
- 800 Mulock Dr, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 9C1, CA
- 100 Eagle Street West, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 1J4, CA
- 460 Botsford Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 1T1, CA
- Other recorded names
- Town of Newmarket
- Specialties
- Municipal Government
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
The Town of Newmarket is located in York Region and is home to over 90,000 residents. Newmarket has consistently been named one of the Best Places to Live in Canada by MoneySense Magazine and has garnered an international reputation for being one of the country's most dynamic, diverse and desirable towns to live and work in. Newmarket is also widely considered a progressive place with a reputation for innovation…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government Administration |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Newmarket, Ontario |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Year founded | 1880 |
| Specialties | Municipal Government |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 23 |
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Job Description
Please note that this is an ongoing posting meaning that applications will be accepted until December 31, 2026 in order to establish a pool of candidates for when opportunities come up.
Under the direction of the Supervisor, Animal Services, the Animal Services Officer, Urgent Response (after hours) is responsible for after-hours response to calls for animals that are critically injured, sick, or otherwise in distress to alleviate pain and suffering, on an on-call basis. This includes, but is not limited to capturing, handling, restraining, and assessing all types of animals. Transporting domestic animals to receive veterinary treatment, providing temporary housing and care to wild animals that are eligible for rehabilitation, and humane euthanasia of wild animals that are not eligible for rehabilitation. Completing necessary reports and maintaining detailed notes.
Job Requirements
- Post-secondary diploma in Animal Care, Veterinary Technology, or animal-related experience, or related field and/or combination of equivalent education and experience is required.
- Demonstrated related experience working with including experience capturing, restraining, handling and assessing various breeds and species of animals is required.
- Experience working or volunteering with wildlife is an asset.
- Experience or familiarity with euthanizing practices is an asset.
- Demonstrated strong communication, dispute resolution, and customer service skills including demonstrated ability in dealing with the public, as well as handling difficult individuals, and ability to de-escalate contentious situations are required.
- Demonstrated oral and written skills regarding documentation; report writing, attention to detail and accuracy are required.
- Demonstrated knowledge in computers, skills, and efficiency in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and spreadsheet application, along with knowledge of additional relevant software.
- Due to the responsibilities of this position a Police Vulnerable Sector Check satisfactory to the Town is required.
- Class "G" Driver’s License in good standing and a reliable vehicle for use on corporate business is required.
- Availability to work outside normal working hours to respond to call for animals in distress is required.
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