Bilingual Adoption Program Assistant (Spanish/English)

Friends Of Oakland Animal Services/ Oakland Animal Services

Job Description

Under general supervision, this role is responsible to support the Adoption Coordinators by facilitating on-site and off-site adoptions for animals from Oakland Animal Services (OAS). Since 2020, OAS has made great strides in removing barriers to adoption, improving the experience of potential adopters, and increasing lifesaving. The adoption rate for dogs and cats has tripled since that time.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, flexible and able to work well in a fast-paced team environment.

Adoptions are done primarily on-site during open adoption hours, currently four days per week, which are supported by staff and highly committed volunteers. One goal for this role is to build the capacity of volunteers, so that we can increase open adoption hours to seven days per week. With approximately 40% of OAS dogs in foster care, the Adoption Program Assistant will also be tasked with supporting the adoption program for foster dogs to better engage foster volunteers in the marketing and adoption process.

In recent years, OAS has introduced equity focused shelter-intake and community-serving programs, such as providing access to veterinary care, to help keep animals with their families. Through support from Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS), OAS has created an Outcome Team, made up of the Foster, Adoption, Transfer and Behavior Coordinators, to focus on placing animals and reducing length of stay.

This is a full time job