Foster Specialist (Part-Time Temporary)

Description

San Diego Humane Society is hiring a part-time TemporaryFoster Specialist for our Foster team!

How youll impact our mission:

At San Diego Humane Society were united by our mission to Inspire Compassion . Foster Specialists are responsible for caring for vulnerable animals who need time away from the shelter and supporting foster volunteers and animal population management.

This role delivers service at the gold standard level in alignment with the SDHS Way to meet the needs of animals and the people who love them by leading with compassion finding creative solutions providing personalized care and building connections. If youre passionate about making an impact in the animal welfare movement wed love to talk to you.

Whats in it for you

At SDHS were proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and commit to being a place where every person staff volunteer and guest can feel a sense of belonging . We support and invest in employees through conscious delivery of benefits and a workplace environment based on our Core Values.

As an employee youll enjoy:

• Competitive pay and paid time-off (including your Birthday Day Off!)
• Comprehensive benefits package training and well-being programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with 5% match after 1 year
• Free pet adoptions pet vaccines and spay/neuter services
• and so much more!

What youll do:

• Responsible for monitoring animal progress during entire foster assignment. This includes scheduling vaccine appointments medical appointments medical rechecks behavior updates and spay/neuter surgery. Responsible for recording of this information in animal management software.
• Secure appropriate same day placement for underage animals using available foster placement resources.
• Proactively reach out to appropriate foster volunteers regarding animals who are seeking placement. Once placement has been found update status as needed and document target exit date in animals record.
• Ensure the shortest length of stay for foster animals by monitoring pathways and moving animals to the next appropriate processing step.
• Ensure foster volunteer is following all instructions regarding animals care. If deviating from expectations or training/ medical plan work with Supervisor/Manager to emphasize volunteers responsibilities and necessary actions.
• Complete daily cleaning and feeding routines of animals housed in foster center maintaining assigned area in a clean organized and professional manner.
• Serve as a point of contact for foster animal emergencies including after-hours on a rotating on-call basis.

What were looking for:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Requires one (1)yearof paid full time progressively responsible related experience working with animals in a kennel shelter or veterinary hospital or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ideal candidates will have a high level of experience with kittens neonates fostering and/or nursery caregiving.
• Must have a valid drivers license and be approved by SDHS insurance carrier to drive a company or personal vehicle for work purposes.
• Must have ability to work effectively with diverse personalities and various age groups in a positive manner.

Location & Hours: Based at our position works approximately 20 hours per week and will last for approximately 39 weeks.

Pay: Starting range is between $22.00 $24.48 per hour.

The listed hiring range for this position depicts the target range of pay rates for candidates. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. Compensation for internal candidates may increase beyond the listed range based on performance over time. For all candidates the actual starting pay rate is determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to your years of related education and experience internal pay equity and position location.

To learn more about our benefits and perks click here.

Required Experience:

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