Outreach Coordinator

Posting Date

04/10/24

Application Deadline

04/17/24

Pay Range

$52,000 - $89,500 annually
Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Animal Care and Control

About the Position

Does the idea of making a difference in underserved communities appeal to you? Do you thrive in a customer-facing position?Then consider applying for the Outreach Coordinator position!

The Outreach Coordinator's mission is to reduce the number of unsterilized pets in the community, by researching ideal areas to hold free spay/neuter clinics, coordinating these clinics, and assessing the effectiveness of the Outreach Program throughout the service process. This position also coordinates all logistics and activities for off-site adoption and shelter special events.

This position will require the ability to drive large recreational vehicles from time to time. Please keep in mind when applying for this position.

About Us

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control employees are committed to animal welfare and strengthening the human-animal bond in our community, and we are always looking to add talented individuals to our team, either at our West or East Valley Animal Care Centers. As one of the nation's largest open-admission shelters, we work with our community to serve the animals and people of Maricopa County. Our adoptions, shelter, clinic, and animal services officer teams learn first-hand about proper care of homeless and stray animals and work hard to help find them new homes.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.29% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• One year of experience in coordinating and administering public programs and services

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field

• A combination of education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications

We Also Value

• Experience working in a veterinary clinic, humane society, or animal shelter

• Experience driving large recreation vehicles

Job Contributions

• Manage the full offsite event schedule, coordinate all logistics and activities for off-site adoption events, and staff program-associated adoption events

• Coordinate withlocal schools, churches, and community centers tohostvaccine and spay/neuter clinicsand schedule needed services

• Select appropriate animals for program-associated events based on temperament and health and take responsibility for their health and welfare at the event including humane animal handling and sanitation

• Develop, write, and summarizereports to track program success formanagement at regularly scheduled intervals

• Develop program materials for data collection andinformationdistribution in the community

• Contactcommunity members to determine theirspay and neuterneeds;compiledata results to assess needs for further outreach efforts

• Maintain program inventory includingcollars, leashes, vaccines, microchips, chip scanners, treats, flea and tick medicine, etc.

• Conduct communityassessments via data from Chameleon (shelter software)todetermine "hot spots where most of theunsterilizedstray pets originatefor outreach efforts

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a business office setting; while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk on all types of surfaces including sometimes slippery and/or uneven and rough surfaces

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license with the ability to drive a 29' and 31' vehicle

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50lb and perform duties that require lifting, bending, and stooping

• Environmental factors can be indoors or outdoors, working in the extreme heat of the Arizona summers

• Must be flexible and able to work all shifts, including starting as early as 5 amand finishing as late as 7 pm, working weekends and holidays

• Employees can beassignedto any shift, with any combination of days off, determined by the Department's needs

• Must be able to work independently at events

• Frequently handling and exposure to dogs and cats with unknown temperament or behavior

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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