Lifesaving Adoptions & Animal Care Specialist

Best Friends Animal Society; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Friends Animal Society seeks Lifesaving & Care Specialists to drive lifesaving programs and provide basic animal care across program locations. The role requires urgency, strong task execution, and commitment to the no-kill mission, with potential intensive assignments based on needs.

The position emphasizes adoption promotion, humane handling of animals, teamwork with volunteers, and adherence to safety protocols to ensure exemplary care and services.

Qualifications

• Experience working with cats and dogs; ability to handle animals.
• Friendly, customer-centric approach to interacting with adopters and volunteers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced shelter environment and coordinate with team members.

Responsibilities

• Promote and facilitate pet adoptions and post-adoption support.
• Assist adopters, fosters and transfer partners by gathering information to match animals.
• Work with volunteers on lifesaving care protocols and daily operations.
• Maintain safety and follow organizational policies and recordkeeping.

Skills

Cat & dog care

Customer service

Bilingual (optional)

Team player

Fear Free certification (plus)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Shelter software

Job description

Best Friends Animal Society seeks Lifesaving & Care Specialists to drive lifesaving programs and provide basic animal care across program locations. The role requires urgency, strong task execution, and commitment to the no-kill mission, with potential intensive assignments based on needs.

The position emphasizes adoption promotion, humane handling of animals, teamwork with volunteers, and adherence to safety protocols to ensure exemplary care and services.