Events Team

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Reports to: Shelter Director (volunteer coordinator back up)

Qualifications/requirements:

-Good people skills and organizational skills

-Customer service experience a plus

-Must be team player with the ability to collaborate with staff on events.

-Must be willing to learn adoption policies, paperwork and procedures.

-Have the ability to ask director, staff and volunteer coordinator for assistance on events as this will be a collaborative position.

Time commitment:

-Hours will vary. May get time intensive during events. Some organizational aspects can be done remotely from home.

Goals:

The Events Team will increase adoption rate by holding adoption events in various venues throughout the year. Among our current goals are a Petco adoption event once a month, a super adoption event in the summer and periodic events in local businesses throughout the year.

Core responsibilities:

-Plan and schedule events in coordination with director. SRAS will be receptive to new ideas by Events Team for different events if they have any.

-Recruit and schedule volunteers (and staff) to attend events and transport animals (volunteer coordinator will assist with recruitment.)

-Coordinate advertising of events in collaboration with director, director’s assistant and with social media team leader.

-Train and supervise event volunteers to ensure that they represent SRAS in a positive manner and follow all adoptions policies and procedures while at events.

-Empower all volunteers under his/her direction to feel appreciated and part of the team.