This is a unique position for a non profit dog rescue, involving a variety of responsibilities. No work day is exactly alike due to the fluid nature of animal rescue. This is not just a job, this is being a part of a positive mission to make a difference for homeless animals.

This position will need the following skills:

• Computer proficiency
• Quick learner to self-teach new technologies as they emerge
• Excellent communication skills with writing, spelling and use proper grammar (for adopter and donor correspondence)
• Skilled multi-tasker who can juggle multiple tasks and organize them in a way that is most efficient
• Positive attitude, being willing to be flexible about schedule (some days you may be asked to work longer than eight hours if something comes up)
• Patience, remaining calm and non reactive when under stress
• Being kind, polite and respectful towards others, including our volunteers who we want to be treated with appreciation and graciousness
• Excellent driving record

About the workplace environment:

• You will be working in a home office environment where there are various foster dogs coming and going. If you do not like dogs or are allergic, this is not the job for you! Do not wear nice clothing to work, you will get dirty. Dogs may jump up on you, you will get dog hair on your clothing, you will be asked to bathe a dog from time to time, you will be assisting in cleaning up after dogs while they are in the process of potty training, etc.

Tools you will need for the job:

• Reliable laptop computer
• Reliable vehicle (gas is reimbursed for any dog transports)

Programs or applications you will need to get comfortable using on a daily basis (these are all easy enough to self-teach if you are not already using them):

• Squarespace
• Final Cut Pro
• Canva
• Facebook
• Instagram
• TikTok
• YouTube
• Mailchimp

What an average work week might look like:

• Every week will be different and the days/hours will change based upon what is happening that week. Some weeks will be Mon-Fri while others may require working on a weekend (try to be open minded and flexible as things come up)
• There are days when dogs need to be taken to vet appointments, or physical therapy appointments or when dogs need to be picked up from a shelter or brought to a foster home, etc. Every week is different, some weeks are very light on driving, other weeks are very heavy on the driving. It's always a fluid situation based on needs that come up with the dogs.

In regards to having dog-handling skills - you can learn as you go. It is almost better if you don't have professional experience working with dogs, so that you don't have bad habits that you need to unlearn. We subscribe to a force-free philosophy in how we interact with our dogs.

If you are a kind person, with an even temperament, and you are non-reactive and can keep your cool when faced with a stressful or unpredictable situation, then you will do just fine learning to work with the dogs.

This job can be what you make it. If you have a positive attitude and want to learn, you can have a great experience. If you are someone that needs a fixed schedule where nothing ever changes, you won't be happy here as the nature of animal rescue is unpredictable and the work days can sometimes go longer than a traditional job.

Our non profit is growing and we need enthusiastic, smart, self starters to help us get to the next level in order to be able to save more lives of shelter animals!

$22 an hour with the potential to reach $25 an hour when specific milestones are achieved. It all depends on the right candidate. A job applicant that is hard working and smart and eager to learn, and is flexible, reliable, with a positive attitude, will have room to move up and earn more with time.

For the right full-time person that plans to be here on an ongoing basis, we would be open to reimbursing for medical insurance (this can be discussed after you've worked here for ninety days)

Here's an insider tip for those applicants that want to stand out. The last time we posted this job on Indeed, we were unbelievably overwhelmed with resumes and couldn't get through them all.

For enthusiastic applicants, who want to stand out from the crowd and get your resume seen - below are some optional bonus tasks to complete. If you perform one or both of these tasks, your resume will be given priority over other applicants.

These are tasks that will give a job applicant the opportunity to show off some of their skill sets.

Bonus tasks to complete in addition to your resume:

1) Show us how you self-teach and gather new information and present it in an organized way

We post our rescue videos on the following platforms: Facebook posts, Facebook reels, Instagram posts, Instagram reels, TikTok, YouTube (long form) and YouTube shorts. Each place that we post a video, requires different dimensions of the video as well as has a maximum number of length that each video can be.

The task for you is to go online, gather the information for each platform, then present it to us in an organized manner. Please email your results to CampCockerCathy@gmail. We will be able to see if you are able to gather correct information and what your style is in how you present it.

2) Show us your video editing skills

A big part of our social media posts involve edited videos to highlight our dogs for adoption or for fundraising for our medical dogs.

Go on our Facebook page and download any of our livestreams (we livestream our dogs frequently). Use the footage to make a short form video, sixty seconds to ninety seconds is enough to tell a story about the dog, what they need (an adopter? donations for medical?). You can figure out from the livestream post details what each dog is needing to help guide you. Be sure to email your finished video sample to us as well.

Good luck and we look forward to finding out who will be the next employee to join Camp Cocker Rescue!

Required education:

• Associate

Required experience:

• Customer service skills: 1 year
• general computer skills/macintosh: 1 year
• Typing/ability to type reasonably fast on a computer: 1 year
• social media/somewhat familiar with various social media programs: 1 year

Required license or certification:

• Valid driver's license required (and current car insurance)
• Related keywords
• : personal assistant, administrative assistant, executive assistant, assistant, caregiver

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Administrative Experience: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person