Regular Full-time position available
Start Date: Immediate
This position has dual responsibilities: Animal Intake (developing and implementing the policies through which animals are taken into the shelter) and developing and maintaining the Foster Program, through which animals are placed in temporary foster homes.
Animal Intake Program
- Schedules daily animal intake
- Coordinates animal transfers from other shelters and rescuers
- Counsels the public about training and behavior issues
- Provides written resources for the public in training, behavior issues, public programs and other placement options
- Responds to phone calls and emails regarding animal surrender
- Photographs incoming animals and write brief description of each animal
- Enters animal intake information into shelter management system
Foster Care Program
- Recruits, Interviews, screens, trains and supervises foster volunteers
- Develops and implements foster program policies and protocols
- Monitors animals’ mental and physical well-being while in the shelter and in foster homes
- Identifies socialization and training issues in foster animals and makes recommendations for addressing them
- Maintains the Foster Log
- Minimum one year of significant experience working as a volunteer or staff member in an animal care environment (animal welfare organization, animal rescue/adoption organization, animal shelter or veterinary clinic)
- Two years experience in customer service or an animal care environment
- Basic knowledge of digital camera use including downloading to computer
- Basic knowledge of dog and cat breeds
- Highly motivated and dependable
- Excellent interpersonal skills
and ability to deal with many diverse situations
- Good level of telephone etiquette and customer service skills
- Ability to work in a team
environment
- Ability to communicate effectively
orally and in writing
- Highly organized,
detail-oriented and able to
manage multiple tasks at once
- Proficient in MS-Word,
Excel and Outlook
- Loves animals
This position description in no way states or
implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to
follow any other job related duties required by their supervisor.
This document does not create an employment contract implied or
otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.
To APPLY for this position, you will
need to send us your RESUME, COVER LETTER, SALARY REQUIREMENTS
and/or SALARY HISTORY (REQUIRED). In addition, you will need to
complete a job application if we request you come in for an
interview.
- Apply in
person at our shelter, Monday-Friday
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
We are located at 3201 Earhart Drive in Carrollton.
Earhart is one block south of Keller Springs and two blocks west
of Midway Rd. Click
for MAP to OK shelter.
- Apply by
mail.
Mail us at:
Operation Kindness
Attn: Director of Animal Care
3201 Earhart Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006
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Email
Us!
(Be sure to include the POSITION you
are applying for in the "SUBJECT" of the email)
