What are the responsibilities and job description for the Northern Hub Adoption Coordinator position at Austin Pets Alive!?
Northern Hub Adoption Coordinator
About Us:
Would you like to be a part of making history? Austin Pets Alive (APA!) is a leading animal rescue and welfare organization. Reimagining animal services from our headquarters in Austin, Texas, we help communities throughout the nation! As a grassroots, revolutionary nonprofit organization, APA! creates and sustains innovative programs that save the lives of tens of thousands of pets each year, while providing support to the humans who love them. We have also received public recognition for our professional expertise in areas such as philanthropy, marketing, shelter operations and more!
Not only have we celebrated 100,000 lives saved in 2022, we have built a sustainable model in Austin that has led the way for our city becoming the largest No Kill city in the country. After more than a decade of success, we are teaching other shelters and organizations how to follow our life saving formula.
APA!, and its sub-brands American Pets Alive! (AmPA!), Texas Pets Alive! (TPA!) and Human Animal Support Services (HASS), have grown tremendously over the years, and have influenced animal welfare legislation, established animal sheltering best practices and reimagined human animal support services across the nation.
About The Position:
The Adoption Coordinator - Northern Hub plays a vital role in saving lives by providing hands-on animal care, facilitating adoptions and foster placements, and serving as a key connection between the Austin hub transport team and adopters. Based at the Petco Adoption Center in Huntersville, NC, this role provides hands-on animal care while ensuring a smooth and positive foster and adoption experience. A significant part of this position is working alongside volunteers as a teammate, guiding them in daily care and adoption facilitation to maximize efficiency and lifesaving impact. This role is instrumental in establishing and expanding a Direct to Adopter (D2A) model for Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), increasing the save rate for APA!’s target shelters. The Adoption Coordinator will ensure that all animals at the center receive the highest standard of care while also focusing on building a strong foster and adoption network. By prioritizing open, adopter-friendly placements rooted in lifesaving, this position will help shape a more inclusive and effective future for animal welfare.
- Schedule - 5 days a week, 8 hour shifts (need for weekend cover; either Sun - Thurs or Tues - Sat schedule)
Why Should You Apply?
- Opportunity to work for the most innovative, progressive and inclusive animal welfare organization in the nation
- Increase lifesaving across the country through direct adoptions; keeping hundreds of animals safe from euthanasia.
- Be part of a new program and help pave the way for our Northern Hub Adoption Center.
- You want to turn your passion for helping animals into a sustainable and enjoyable career!
- Regular schedule; 8 hour shifts with 2 days off each week.
- Compensation: $40,000/yr.
- Up to 90% employer-paid medical coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan (with 2% company match)
- Life, dental, vision, and short-term disability insurance
- 10 paid holidays
- 10 days of PTO (15 days after 1 year!)
- Employee Assistance Plan that includes free counseling and mental health resources
- Professional development opportunities
- Fully subsidized virtual veterinary medicine and emergency fund for your pets
- 20% Employee Discount on all APA store items
- Most of our benefits, including medical, are available on Day 1!
What We’re Looking For:
- At least 2 years of animal handling (cats and dogs) experience preferred
- Some veterinary medical experience or knowledge preferred
- Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) preferred
- Excellent networking and customer service skills
- Willing and committed to working well with volunteers and staff in all roles
- Desire to engage in regular networking and partnership building
- Diverse backgrounds, identities and perspectives! Austin Pets Alive! is an equal employment opportunity employer and we value having staff who come from communities that are most impacted by the issues we engage on. We especially encourage people of color, LGBTQ people, women, transgender and gender non-conforming people, and people with disabilities to apply.
Interested?
- Please read our full job description here
Salary : $40,000
