Animal adoptions
Position Function & Organizational
Impact:
- Work towards our mission of adopting out as many pets as possible to suitable forever homes and providing appropriate pet ownership education.
Time Commitment & Location: PAC 2 hours 2-3x a week.
- Counselors must volunteer on a regular basis to remain up to date with policies and procedures; must volunteer a minimum of 10 hours each month with a preference for committing to the same 2-hours (or more) shift each week.
- Regular, required meetings, which will be held the first Friday of every month; will also take place to discuss changes to policies, questions and concerns as a group.
Goals:
- Assist Animal Care Attendants with adoption counseling to increase adoptions.
- Engage with potential adopters to answer questions and direct as needed.
- Facilitate a warm and inviting atmosphere for all PAC visitors.
- Provide knowledge on our adoptable pets, best practices, and suggested pet ownership skills.
- Match appropriate pets with families.
Core Responsibilities:
- Speak with potential adopters about adopting.
- Provide additional information and support to adopters; ask staff for assistance with any questions or concerns during adoption counseling.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Must maintain a positive, professional friendly attitude with the public.
- Comfortable interacting with dogs.
- Able to lift 30 pounds.
- Ability to follow specific directions from staff.
- Basic dog breed characteristics.
- Maintain current knowledge of and comply with organizational and department policies and procedures.
- Must wear closed-toed shoes for protection when handling animals
