Adoption & Foster Coordinator

Adoption & Foster Coordinator At CARE STL, every adoption and every foster home changes a life. We're looking for a compassionate, organized, and people-oriented Adoption & Foster Coordinators to help connect homeless pets with fosters and loving families. If you enjoy customer service and thrive in a fast-paced environment - we'd love to meet you. [...]

At CARE STL, every adoption and every foster home changes a life. We’re looking for a compassionate, organized, and people-oriented Adoption & Foster Coordinators to help connect homeless pets with fosters and loving families. If you enjoy customer service and thrive in a fast-paced environment – we’d love to meet you.

Full-time positions available, as well as part-time weekend positions.

What You’ll Do

As an Adoption & Foster Coordinator, you’ll help guide pets and people through some of life’s biggest moments. Every day is different, but your responsibilities may include:

• -Helping adopters find the right pet for their family
• -Supporting foster families and coordinating foster placements
• -Responding to adoption, foster, and lost pet inquiries by phone, email, and in person
• -Facilitating meet-and-greets between adopters and animals
• -Providing guidance and resources to community members
• -Processing adoptions, foster placements, and other shelter services
• -Maintaining accurate animal records in the shelter database
• -Monitoring shelter capacity and assisting with daily reports
• -Working alongside teammates to support lifesaving efforts throughout the shelter
• -Assisting with daily animal care, including walking dogs, feeding animals, cleaning kennels, and providing enrichment

We’re Looking For Someone Who: -Loves helping people

• -Provides exceptional customer service with empathy and professionalism
• -Communicates clearly in person, over the phone, and through email
• -Enjoys working as part of a collaborative team
• -Is organized and comfortable multitasking in a busy environment
• -Can safely handle dogs and cats of various sizes and temperaments
• -Is able to lift up to 50 pounds and remain active throughout the workday
• -Is available to work weekends
• -Is committed to learning and becoming Fear Free Shelter Certified during onboarding

Preferred Qualifications: -High school diploma or equivalent

• -One year of experience in a customer service environment is preferred

Email your letter of interest and resume to hr@icarestl.org.

Job Category: Customer Service

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