Adoption Specialist

Requirements

Estimated Weekly Hours:

~5-10 hours per week

Age Requirement:

18+

What we are looking for

  • Experience with customer service or a customer-facing role.
  • Basic knowledge of emailing tools (we primarily use gmail) and google suite (docs, sheets).
  • Past or current dog ownership, which aids in communicating with adopters and fosters
  • Passion for the volunteer work we do and the impact we are making to save lives.
  • Enthusiasm for volunteering with a team that shares the same mission to help pups in need

What you can expect to do:

We are trying to grow, and to do this we need volunteers! Our Adoption Coordinator will oversee this role, providing training and guidance. She has established a process that the volunteer will follow and all expectations will be clearly defined. Expectations for this role include:

  • Review adoption applications to matchmake rescue dogs to prospective families
  • Perform video virtual home visits for prospective adopters (we will train and provide a checklist to ask)
  • Facilitate meet and greets with potential adopters post virtual home visit.
  • Attend adoption events and assist in facilitating event and visitor interactions 

We understand that this is a volunteer position, and as such the Adoption Specialist can define how much time they are able to commit.

What you'll get!

  • The incredibly rewarding experience of seeing dogs go from homeless to their forever home
  • You’ll become part of an amazingly supportive community of husky lovers.
  • Experience with internal rescue processes and non-profit operations.
  • We are a 501c3 and volunteer work with us eligible to be used for college and grad school admissions applications.
  • Exposure to lots of snuggles with adoptable pups!

Apply Now!