Adoption Coordinator (Remote)

Organization: Animal Place is a nonprofit sanctuary for farmed animals and an education/advocacy organization. It operates two shelters in northern California. Its headquarters is located on 600-acres in Grass Valley, (60 miles north of Sacramento) with a Rescue & Adoption Center in Petaluma. This is a remote position.

Position Objectives: To find permanent placement for hens rescued from the egg industry, various other farmed animals, and dogs. To expand and maintain adoption outreach and database.

Job Title: Adoption Coordinator

Job Status: Part-time, remote 

Reports to: Animal Care and Property Manager

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Secure placement for adoptable animals
• Screen adoption applicants
• Interview potential adopters
• Outreach and engagement with animal shelters to grow Flock Partner program
• Communicate with all potential & approved adopters
• Maintain adopter database
• Coordinate adoptions onsite and offsite
• Coordinate and run adoption events
• Coordinate transport of animals as needed
• Develop and keep adoption ads/sites up to date
• Collaborate with programs department to advertise adoption events accordingly
• Assist with placement of farmed animals not in Animal Place custody
• Monitor California shelters for farmed animals needing placement
• Communicate with partnering shelters and sanctuaries

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills
• Volunteer or employment work in adoption management preferred
• Strong people skills
• Comfortable communicating on the phone
• Enjoys interacting with the public
• Comfortable managing sensitive situations, including declining prospective adopters
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Experience and familiarity with Google Drive
• Comfortable and confident working collaboratively in a group setting and individually
• Comfortable working remotely 
• Skilled at managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines
• Strong interest in promoting veganism and animal rights, specifically farmed animals

Salary: 17$/hr if fully remote, 18$/hr if located near Grass Valley or Petaluma CA and able to perform additional responsibilities including adoption events and animal transports- evaluation after 3-mos with potential pay increase 

How to apply: Send resume and cover letter to humanresources@animalplace.org with Adoption Coordinator in subject line.