Assistant Adoption Coordinator

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The Assistant Adoption Coordinator Volunteer plays a crucial role in overseeing the adoption process for animals in our care. This position involves working closely with potential adopters, helping the Adoption Coordinator with any tasks needed, and ensuring that all animals are placed in loving, suitable homes. The Assistant Adoption Coordinator will report to the Adoption Coordinator. While this role is remote, the employee is expected to attend occasional in-person events (e.g. adoption events and fundraisers)

These events may take place on weekends or outside regular business hours. Reasonable notice will be provided.

Duties

• Manage the daily data entry of adoption applicants.
• Conduct reference checks for every applicant wanting to adopt.
• Conduct vet reference calls.
• Help ensure all necessary paperwork, payments, and processes are completed.
• Track and log the animal’s traits to best determine their suitability for adoption and match them with the right adopters.
• Assist in scheduling and facilitating meet-and-greet sessions between animals and prospective families to ensure compatibility.
• Must participate in community outreach events to promote pet adoptions.
• Potentially help with transporting animals to their new forever homes

Skills

• Familiarity with the animals in our care and their personalities.
• Create rapport with the volunteer foster coordinator as they will be working hand in hand
• Ability to work collaboratively and report to the Adoption Coordinator while also being self-motivated.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Compassionate approach towards people looking for their new best friend and a genuine passion for animal welfare.
• Experience using Google Docs, Spreadsheets, etc

Join our dedicated team as a Volunteer Assistant Adoption Coordinator and make a meaningful impact on the lives of animals and their future families!

Experience:

• Animal handling: Preferred
• Experience with Google Suite: Required
• Data Entry Experience: Required
• Excellent Over the Phone Customer Service: Required

Ability to Commute:

• Ability to commute to Trenton, GA 30752 (25 minutes from Chattanooga, TN)
• This is a remote position, but the employee is expected to attend occasional in-person events such as adoption events and fundraisers.

Expected hours: No less than 8 per week preferably Mondays and Fridays (flexible schedule)

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed