Animal Place Job Openings

 

Positions Available: Full-time Internship & Outreach Coordinator

JOB  OPENING

Internship and Outreach Coordinator

Animal Place, 17314 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949

Organization: Animal Place is a nonprofit sanctuary and education center for farmed animals. It operates three shelters in northern California. Its headquarters is located on 600-acres in Grass Valley, (60 miles north of Sacramento). This position will be working out of the Grass Valley site alongside a staff of twelve.

Position Objectives: To coordinate the residential internship program, volunteers, and outreach activities.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Coordinate and manage the residential internship program: advertise positions, interview and screen applicants, handle orientations, coordinate weekly enrichment educational program, interface with staff in overseeing interns, conduct exit interviews.
• Coordinate the volunteer programs: advertise program, handle orientations, conduct training classes, interface with staff in overseeing interns and volunteers.
• Plan and implement outreach activities
• Assist with all event planning and related activities
• Work with vegan businesses and oversee the Corporate Partnership program
• Interface, network and collaborate with other local and national animal groups
• Represent Animal Place at events and conferences.
• Schedule speaking engagements for staff
• Generate, encourage and maximize community participation
• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Interest in and commitment to animal rights and veganism
• Knowledge of factory farming issues
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Basic supervisory skills
• Well organized
• Relationship builder - commitment to work collaboratively with all departments and outside constituent groups
• Ability to professionally advocate Animal Place’s positions on issues
• Experience in navigating different social media platforms
• Self-starter; can work independently; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives
• Previous work in animal protection strongly preferred (paid or volunteer)
• Personable and friendly

Salary and benefits: Housing on sanctuary grounds in one bedroom cottage, medical coverage, paid vacation and holidays.

How to apply: Send resume to Kim Sturla, executive director kim@animalplace.org