Animal Shelter New Hope Coordinator

Description

Through public and private non-profit partnerships, collaborations, adoption events, public outreach programs, and individual volunteers, this employee maximizes opportunities for all shelter animals to find new homes. 

Benefits: Full Benefits; health, dental, and life insurance, paid time off and paid holidays

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Retirement: Utah Retirement Systems, pension and/or 401(k)

Starting Pay: $20.71 per hour

Posting Close Date: May close any time after January 26th, 2025

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with all staff members to achieve the completion of daily work assignments, following proper shelter protocols.
• Manages the foster program, maintains records of foster homes, schedules proper vaccine and health checkups for fosters, reviews and updates foster records as needed.
• Seeks and maintains working relationships with volunteers, animal welfare organizations, and other shelters.
• Oversees the volunteers, including training and coordinating volunteers with appropriate tasks.
• Assists in behavioral assessments and matching appropriate animals with the right rescue or adopter.
• Helps oversee enrichment programs and follows fear-free guidelines regarding animal care.
• Maintains animal records as required in accordance with city ordinances and shelter policies on the care and disposition of animals including adoptions, transfer, and euthanasia.
• Performs euthanasia in accordance with Shelter Policies and Utah law.
• Performs other related business duties as assigned by the Director of Animal Services or other management staff to foster a positive public image, enhance organizational operations, improve animal welfare, and strengthen the services provided by WVCAS.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Knowledge of domestic animal behavior.
• Knowledge of domestic animal enrichment.
• Experience in working with governmental agencies, community groups, volunteers and animal welfare organizations.
• Ability to plan and implement projects with little supervision.
• Basic computer skills.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in animal care working or volunteering in a veterinary hospital, animal rescue organization, or animal shelter.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Able to obtain a Euthanasia Certificate within 6 months of being hired.
• Valid Utah driver’s license with good driving history (or ability to get one).

Language Skills

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Weekends and evenings as scheduled, with intermittent overtime and/or evening work at sites away from the Shelter.
• Frequent contact with public in a fast-paced and changing work environment, which, at times, may be stressful or emotionally charged.
• Exposure to dead, sick, injured, unruly, vicious, and/or dangerous animals and intermittent exposure to parasites and infectious diseases.

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