Dartmouth Shelter Coordinator - SPCA Nova Scotia

SPCA Nova Scotia

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Dartmouth, Canada

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Description

Job Type:
Permanent full-time

Location:
Dartmouth

Job Title:
Shelter Coordinator

Number of Positions: 1

Date Posted:
June 2023

Start date:
As soon as possible

Salary Range:
$40,000 to $55,000

Training provided, health benefits after 3 months

Purpose
A Nova Scotia SPCA Shelter Coordinator is a key member of the Nova Scotia SPCA team.

This individual is responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient day-to-day animal care operations of an Animal Shelter to make certain they are compliant with the Society's animal care protocols and procedures, mission and mandate.

Responsibilities
The Primary duty of a Shelter Coordinator is to oversee a Shelter's operations to achieve the desired outcomes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Communicate with management support team on daily challenges, ongoing operational needs and trends/challenges to identify shelters support needs.
Ensure positive and consistent communication between staff and management.
Encourage and supporting a positive team environment through addressing conflict, facilitating team meetings, building a strong team dynamic.
Assist with performance management procedures in coordination with the shelter liaison team
Support staff in developing and expanding their knowledge and skills by identifying training needs and facilitating appropriate training.
Support communication efforts by ensuring policy and procedure changes are communicated, clarified, and implemented.
Perform a variety of clerical functions to plan, organize, and accomplish department daytoday functions and goals.
Oversee and support onboarding new employees following the existing training plans.
Assist development with facilitating partnerships with community groups, organizations, and other stakeholders to advance the SPCA's mission and strategic priorities;
Understand the impact of financial and operational changes and demonstrate strong problemsolving skills on behalf of the animals, community, stakeholders with the Provincial Leadership Team.
Works directly with those responsible for maintaining the shelter volunteer and foster based programs.
Works directly with animal shelter liaisons, shelter veterinarians and the medical care coordinator to implement and reiterate best practices /SOPs in disease control and medication protocols.
In participation with animal shelter liaisons ensures that all shelter staff are properly trained in disease control cleaning protocols, proper administration of medicine and vaccines.
Ensure policy compliance operationally and accurate and transparent reporting of statistical animal care data.
Provide excellent customer service at the front end while maintaining positive interactions with the public, staff and volunteers in a fast paced, sometimes hectic and noisy environment while remaining calm, focused, resourceful and efficient.
Plan, organize and oversee daily office operations ensuring all front desk staff adhere to Nova Scotia SPCA Processes and Policies.
Oversee and ensure compliance on accurate record keeping for animals, inventory, health, medications, treatments, procedures and behavior
This position supports provincial animal care initiatives and ensures that the shelter is collaborating and has the resources required to achieve the Society's goals.
Other duties as requested.

Required Skills:

In addition to having the ability to travel and a valid Driver's license, the following are some of the skills required of a Nova Scotia SPCA Shelter Coordinator.

Leadership Skills:
Shelter Coordinators must keep staff motivated, resolve conflicts and make hard decisions. Good leadership qualities and administrative abilities are essential.

Time Management:

Shelter Coordinators work with multiple staff, managers and volunteers across the province, assist in crisis situations and perform reviews.

Shelter Coordinators must have the ability to create schedules, order supplies and write reports. The ability to work under tight deadlines and pressure situations is essential.

Math and Budgeting:
Shelter Coordinators are expected to keep and maintain budgets, and make sure Shelters are staying on budget.

It is essential that the Animal Care Supervisor is proficient with computers and has extensive knowledge of marketing and sales.

Decision-Making Skills:

Whether it is dealing with staff, management, government agents, veterinarians or suppliers, the Animal Care Supervisor will have to make decisions that affect the Society.

Having the ability to make hard decisions under pressure is crucial to success.

Speaking and Writing:
Shelter Coordinators are required to have strong written and oral communication skills.

Qualifications