Foster Coordinator needed
Position Reports to: Director of Animal Status and Welfare
Position Summary: The Foster Coordinator is responsible for promoting the fostering of our senior pets within the foster program.
Time periods when assistance is needed
- Various times throughout the month to answer email, set up meet and greets, transport animals for meet and greets, and other duties as needed.
- Attendance at monthly animal status committee meeting the fourth Wednesday of every month
Responsibilities
- Monitors foster@foreverlovedpets.org email box and responds to foster inquires
- Onboarding new foster parents and providing them with all necessary materials to become part of our foster program
- Participate in meet and greets with animals as needed or facilitate another volunteer/ foster to conduct the meet and greet
- Perform home check or facilitate another volunteer/foster to conduct the home check
- Coordinating with the Animal Status Team to post pleas and match dogs with appropriate fosters and facilitating their move into foster care
- Enter foster home information in animal database at rescuegroups.org
- Follow-up with a phone call or email to foster to ensure a good match
Qualifications
- Must be an adult FLPS volunteer
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must have excellent customer service skills
- Must be comfortable interacting with volunteers/fosters
- Must have a computer
- Complete volunteer orientation and a mentoring session
Physical demands
- Frequent sitting and typing on a computer
- Standing or sitting when conducting meet and greets
