Salary: $15.00/hr
Schedule: Hybrid (remote and on-site)
Location: Treetops Kitty Cafe
Hours: Approximately 12 hours per week
Job Summary:
We seek a passionate and organized Volunteer Coordinator to oversee our volunteer program. This part-time position is ideal for someone who loves working with people and animals and enjoys balancing remote work with on-site responsibilities. The Volunteer Coordinator will recruit, train, and manage volunteers, ensuring the smooth operation of our café and cat rescue efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Recruitment & Onboarding: Actively recruit volunteers through various channels, conduct interviews, and manage the onboarding process.
- Scheduling & Coordination: Create and manage volunteer schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for café shifts, events, and special projects.
- Training & Support: Provide training and ongoing support for volunteers, offering guidance on cat care, café operations, and customer service.
- Volunteer Engagement: Foster a positive, inclusive environment by maintaining open communication with volunteers, organizing appreciation events, and addressing any issues or concerns.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate volunteer records, including contact information, availability, hours worked, and any required documentation.
- Collaboration: Work closely with café management and staff to ensure volunteers are well-integrated into the daily operations of the café and that they uphold our mission and values.
- On-site & Remote Work: Attend on-site and off-site events and activities when needed, while performing administrative tasks remotely.
- Special Scheduling: Respond quickly to volunteers when they call out and cover their shifts or find coverage. Send out reminders to volunteers scheduled on holidays to make sure they can keep their shifts and find coverage for them if they cannot.
- Administer medications: administer medications and monitor medication charts to ensure volunteers have given meds. This could be pills, eye ointments, subcutaneous fluids, etc.
Qualifications:
- Passion for animal welfare, especially cats.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Comfortable using scheduling and communication tools (e.g., Google Workspace), Gmail.
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing needs and priorities.
- Creative and willing to improve upon current systems or develop new ones.
Benefits:
- Hybrid work schedule with flexibility.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of rescue cats.
- Small, close-knit team environment.
Qualifications
- MUST BE 25 YEARS OR OLDER
Experience:
- At least one year of experience in a rescue or shelter environment, either as a volunteer or in a paid position.
Skills:
- - Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google, Gmail
- - Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- - Strong reasoning skills to handle a variety of situations.
- - Expert animal handling skills.
Personal Traits:
- - Strong attention to detail, punctuality, and the ability to learn quickly.
- - Must be open to learning new systems and procedures.
Why Join Us?
- - Meaningful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of cats in need.
- - Supportive Team: Work alongside a passionate and supportive team.
- - Inclusive Environment: Join an inclusive space that values diversity and does not discriminate against any individual.
- - Growth Opportunities: Potential for increased hours and responsibilities as experience is gained.
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about cats and have the required experience, please send your resume and a brief cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for this role to treetopskittypres@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you!