Live Release Coordinator

Organizational Overview: San Antonio Pets Alive! (SAPA!) is a private nonprofit organization that saves the lives of dogs and cats that find themselves at San Antonio Animal Care Services by no fault of their own. Last year SAPA! saved the lives of more than 5,000 dogs and cats by finding them loving adoptive families, placing them in foster homes, and transporting them to other communities across the country. In addition, SAPA! provides necessary medical services to ensure each pet is healthy and happy.

Summary of Position: The Live Release Coordinator is a full-time position, reporting to the Lead Live Release Coordinator and Center Manager. This position is responsible for facilitating core aspects of the animal husbandry, adoption and customer services operations at SAPA!’s Rescue Center. This includes ensuring all Rescue Center protocols and expectations are met on a daily basis.

Our Core Values: San Antonio Pets Alive’s! core values deeply held beliefs that represent our highest priorities and fundamental driving forces. They define our passionate belief in what we do and how we choose to resonate with and appeal to the community, adopters, fosters, and volunteers.

• Lifesaving. We believe that life is precious. We work tirelessly with compassion, care, and love to save the lives of dogs and cats and to do what’s best for the animals, adopters and fosters.

• Integrity. We believe integrity drives us to be honest and responsible in our actions and responsible in our actions and communications with our team and the general public.

• Stewardship. We are caretakers of the dogs and cats we save. Our stewardship also extends to the gifts we receive, our reputation and the goodwill of our community.

• Excellence. We strive for excellence and efficiency in every program we implement, ensuring the best care for the dogs and cats we save and the families who love and adopt them.

• Respect. We treat all animals and people with dignity and kindness.

Responsibilities:

· Assist with relocating animals to ACS clinic for sterilization and ensure proper drop off and pick-up of all surgery approved Rescue Center Animals.

· Responsible for cleaning of animals as assigned which are housed the SAPA! Rescue Center.

· Responsible for exercising, walking and rotating dogs in SAPA’s Rescue Center.

· Responsible for feeding and watering the animals in the Rescue Center as assigned.

· Performs general cleaning of the interior and exterior of the kennel by moving animals and cleaning and disinfecting the cages and kennel areas.

· Receives, handles, and treats animals with skill, compassion, and care.

· Assists with performing diagnostic tests- Heartworm, FELV/FIV, Fecal floats, skin scrapes, etc.

· Observe animal appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease, and behavior.

· May be asked to assist with intake processes for each animal evaluated and placed with SAPA.

· Provides ongoing animal husbandry care including ear cleaning, nail trims, and other grooming care.

· Ensures accurate record keeping and maintains quality control to related data entry in the shelter database.

· Must be able to appropriately assist in the restraint of any animal in SAPA! Building One’s care.

· Must be comfortable working with dogs, cats, puppies and kittens of all breeds, sizes, and temperaments.

· Willing to work one on one with animals to better acquaint them with human or animal interaction.

· Assist with completing animal behavior assessments including but not limited to dog/dog introductions and dog/human interactions.

· Responsible for filling out the animal placement tracker spreadsheet in a timely manner throughout the workday.

· Responsible for prompt and proper receiving and kenneling of new animals brought into Building One.

· Responsible for transporting animals to adopters, fosters and rescue partners vehicles as needed.

· Maintain clean, orderly, and sanitized work areas throughout Building One and the surrounding areas including the dog play yards.

· Accurately documents intaking and outcoming of animals in SAPA’s animal database.

· Completes on site adoption and pre-adoption meet and greets.

· Completes on-site adoptions and pre-adoptions.

· Always provides exceptional customer service.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Performance Expectations

· Must be a team player who leads by example.

· Cultivates positive coworker and volunteer relations through professional, courteous, and educational interactions.

· Professionally represents the San Antonio Pets Alive mission and goals.

· Practices and encourages the humane treatment of animals

· Interacts and represents SAPA! daily through public interactions that may include assisting in animal care, adoptions, foster, and volunteer capacities.

Minimum Qualifications:

· High School Diploma or equivalent

· Must have a minimum of one year of experience in animal welfare

· Strong attention to detail

· A passion for San Antonio Pets Alive!’s mission

· Conveys optimism and demonstrates resilience. Recovers quickly from set-backs and overcomes obstacles

· Organized yet flexible. Willing to pivot or adjust plan to respond to changing priorities or the needs of the animals

· Must be able to keep information confidential

Physical Requirements:

· Must be able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly

· Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, reach above/below the waist, perform pushing/pulling movements, lift, walk, stand for long periods of time

· Must be able to work in all weather conditions; approximately 40% of this position includes outside work

Compensation:

$15.00 to $17.00 per hour based on experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.50 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays

Experience:

• Animal handling: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• San Antonio, TX 78227 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $17