• Maintain rescue group database and communication/correspondence
• Maintain foster home database and communication/correspondence
• Manage and coordinate the animal rescue process through organizations like “SPCA” and “Operation Kindness” and multiple other local, state and national organizations for available animal and shelter needs
• Coordinate rescue and foster outreach activities
• Develop and implement strategies to recruit and retain rescues and fosters
• Give specific information about animals
• Explain rescue/foster processes
• Implant microchips properly and safely to both shelter animals and owned animals from citizens
• Develop and execute ideas and plans to promote live release, network animals, promote awareness of the shelter, and pursue public education opportunities
• Attend and assist with planning off-site events to promote the shelter and the shelter animals
• Cross-trains with administrative staff
• Transfers animals between quarters
• Records information according to instructions such as genealogy, diet, weight, medications, food intake, and license number
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent
• Experience with animal training and or advanced animal handling in an animal shelter preferred
• 1 years of experience with veterinary medicine (preferred)
• Knowledge in basic animal care and identifying domestic animal breeds, high level of animal behavior, proper housing, common health problems and high level of safe animal handling (i.e. neonatal kittens)
• Knowledge of social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter)