Lifesaving & Care Specialist — Dog Sanctuary

HumanePro; Kanab (UT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Friends Animal Society Kanab is seeking Lifesaving and Care Specialists to care for dogs at the Dogtown sanctuary. You will work with multiple teams to support health, well-being, and daily care while acting as a mission and brand ambassador for visitors, volunteers, and adopters.

The role involves tours, education, supervising volunteers, basic medical support, feeding, grooming, and keeping records. A focus on safety, kindness, and strong customer service helps connect animals with future

Qualifications

• Experience with dogs in a professional setting or significant volunteer work.
• Ability to handle dogs with varied health and behavior.
• Customer-focused, friendly interaction with adopters, visitors and volunteers.
• Able to discuss Best Friends activities and positions.
• Good problem-solving and adaptability.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support lifesaving objectives and assist with adoptions; update animal photos and bios.
• Greet visitors, give tours, and speak about dogs, Dogtown, and sanctuary work.
• Ensure volunteer safety, orientation, and training.
• Conduct tours, answer questions, and assist visitors.
• Care for animals per guidelines, including feeding, transport, and grooming.
• Support animals with medical issues and maintain records.
• Provide socialization, enrichment, and exercise per leadership guidance.
• Maintain clean dog buildings and grounds; report maintenance needs.
• Deliver excellent customer service to visitors and adopters.
• Follow policies, communicate and complete Lifesaving tasks; document data.
• Occasional travel to partner shelters to support improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dog care

Customer service

Volunteer coordination

Communication

Open adoption knowledge

Shelterluv familiarity

Microsoft Office

Tools

Shelterluv

Microsoft Office

Job description

Best Friends Animal Society Kanab is seeking Lifesaving and Care Specialists to care for dogs at the Dogtown sanctuary. You will work with multiple teams to support health, well-being, and daily care while acting as a mission and brand ambassador for visitors, volunteers, and adopters.

The role involves tours, education, supervising volunteers, basic medical support, feeding, grooming, and keeping records. A focus on safety, kindness, and strong customer service helps connect animals with future