Animal Services Coordinator

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The City of Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter is seeking an Animal Services Coordinator. The position will be working with volunteers, foster care takers, animal care staff and veterinary staff to identify and place cats into foster care. In addition, the position will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing wellness appointments and adoptions.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have experience working for government or non-profit animal welfare organizations with specific knowledge of kitten development and healthcare. The ideal candidate will be conscientious, detail-oriented, respectful in their communications, well organized, and able to change tasks with little to no advance warning. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be experienced and skilled at engaging in and training large and small groups of people as well as one-on-one training related to the foster care of kittens with Front Street Animal Shelter.

Under general supervision, the Animal Services Coordinator organizes and coordinates a variety of community outreach activities, events and programs in support of the City's animal shelter; oversees and coordinates adoptions, fostering and/or rescues; develops, plans and implements procedures to increase adoptions, fostering, and/or rescues; assists and educates families and volunteers on pet selection, pet care, and responsibilities; interviews families and volunteers who want to adopt or foster a pet; and works with other shelters and animal organizations to place animals in specialized care. Increases awareness of the animal programs within the community by utilizing media contacts, newspapers, and promotional events; works with business managers and private community leaders to schedule marketing events to support the programs and promotion of the animal shelter.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This classification is a responsible paraprofessional position involving the coordination and administration of the pet adoption, fostering and rescue programs at offsite locations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from assigned management staff. May exercise direct supervision over non-career staff and volunteers.