Canine Enrichment Coordinator

Dogs Playing for Life

Job Description

The Canine Enrichment Coordinator is a Dogs Playing for Life employee embedded at a Los Angeles Animal Services shelter location to implement DPFL playgroups on a daily basis in order to improve quality of life for the dogs in shelter. This position attends to the emotional and behavioral well-being of the entire shelter canine population. Starting pay is $50,000 annually.

Job duties include:
-Ensures rotation of all qualifying dogs through daily PG.
-Responsible for ensuring sufficient daily exercise and time outside of their enclosure for all sheltered dogs while helping to coordinate assistance from staff and volunteers.
-Communicates promptly and effectively with other shelter staff in order to assure consistency of dog handling based on changing needs and to provide updates on individual behavior concerns.
-Assists in maintaining adequate signage and documentation (on kennels, around the building, and within electronic records) for the entire canine population.
-Works with shelter staff to implement enrichment and training protocols for individual dogs (on-site and off-site).
-Develops and maintains a check-point system to assess behavioral well-being of the canine population.
-Assists, as requested, in training volunteers to handle the dogs consistently and safely.
-Maintains kennel environment by relocating dogs when behaviorally advantageous, designating daily kennel enrichment and providing for necessary kennel communication to guide staff and volunteers in ideal care for each dog.
-Communicates with Adoption Staff about dog behavior updates and adoption promotion opportunities unique to individual dogs.
-Provides adoption counseling to potential adopters for dogs specified as needing special adoption recommendations and/or support.
-Teach/train designated kennel staff proper handling techniques in accordance with DPFL Programming.
-Ensures canine enrichment areas (playgroup yards) are properly cleaned and maintained.
-Supports organization in the development and implementation of any new protocols or programs designed to enhance the quality of life for the entire canine population.
-Other duties as assigned.

Job Duties Include:

This is a full time job