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Shy Wolf Sanctuary Education and Experience Center
Volunteer Coordinator
Organization Summary
Shy Wolf Sanctuary is a home to captive-bred wolves and other exotic animals. Animals come to us from shelters, private surrenders, and seizure by authorities due to negligence, abandonment, or abuse. Our mission is to heal hearts and minds through rescue, sanctuary, and education.
Position Purpose
The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for daily volunteer supervision and progressing volunteers through the levels of training. The Volunteer Coordinator mentors the volunteers through the different training levels, encouraging them to progress to senior volunteer levels when appropriate and help run the sanctuary daily, while ensuring that all safety policies and procedures are being followed.
Reports to: Operations Director
Major Functions
- Ensure the safety of all animals, volunteers, and visitors daily
- Works cooperatively with the Operation Director and Animal Care staff to ensure operations run smoothly
- Conducts Volunteer Orientation as scheduled
- Recruits volunteer coverage for predicted shortages in scheduling
- Volunteer training: Ensures volunteer paperwork is in order as they progress through the levels & facilitates the scanning of records to the volunteer files - Submits recommendations to Operations Director for L4 and L5
- Provides photos and videos for social media content with information needed for posts
- Participates in volunteer evaluations and ensures BOD approved policies & procedures are followed
- In conjunction with the Operations Director, addresses all disciplinary issues and grievances involving volunteers
- Oversees leveling up of volunteers
- Responsible for planning and providing necessary training to encourage volunteers to "level up" beyond L1
- Plans and runs the monthly scenario training with input from the Operations Director and Animal Care Staff
- Other duties as assigned
Skills Needed
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Multi-tasking
- General organizational skills
- Time management
- Diplomacy
- Public Speaking/Training
Abilities Needed
- The ability to communicate with, supervise and empower volunteers to be effective in their role.
- Experience working with volunteers preferred.
- The ability to work cooperatively with different types of personalities
Experience Needed
Management or program coordination experience desired.
# of Hours Per Week
Approximately 20 hours
Salary $18.00 per hour
No Benefits
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 25 per week
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Morning shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18
