Adoption Event Volunteer- NJ

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Description: Adoption event volunteers are key to spreading the word about adoption, volunteering and fostering at our events. Event volunteers are crucial for the success of an event. They help the event run smoothly and ensure that every attendee has a wonderful experience. At our adoption events you get to shine a bright light on our dogs to potential adopters and help them move towards a better life.

• Reports To: Adoption Events Coordinator.

• Location(s): Various PetSmart and special event locations across Central NJ

• Schedule: Typically weekends during the day

• Time Commitment: Approx. 4-5 hours on weekends. We request a minimum of 3 months in this role.

Core Responsibilities:

1) Pet Handling:

• Able to handle dogs safely-with patience and gentleness.
• Provide essential playtime, care, socialization for our event friends.
• Must demonstrate physical ability to maintain control of dogs.
• Provide breaks for the dogs via dog walking throughout the day.

2) Event set up and break down:

• Assist with setting up crates, tables and any other materials needed.
• Ensure that each animal has a "kennel card" or biographical information attached to its crate.
• Make sure that the event area is kept clean and neat throughout the duration of the event.
• Completely break down the event at the end of the day, ensuring the event is left neat and clean.

2) Communication:

• Answer questions from the public in a polite and professional manner.
• Promote volunteering, adopting and fostering with Louie’s Legacy. All applications can be found on our website - https://www.louieslegacy.org .
• Communicate effectively with other event volunteers and if any issue arises escalate to the adoption event coordinator
• Ensure that you know all LLAR’s policies and procedures for animal handling.

Qualifications: Are you?

• A positive and professional teammate?
• An animal lover, committed to saving the lives of animals in need?
• An equally good people-person?
• Willing to learn about animal behavior and a variety of situations an adopter may encounter?
• An excellent communicator?
• Cool under pressure, able to calmly navigate high pressure situations?
• Able to engage in discussions with others about commitments.
• Extremely organized?
• Willing to gain a deep understanding of the adoption process?
• We prefer that you foster and/or adopt with our rescue.
• Willing to maintain open, honest, and frequent communications.

If this sounds like you, please help Louie’s Legacy achieve our Vision to help rescue more animals, more efficiently, by working in a positive, professional and collaborative way with our community.

Important note - All Louie’s Legacy volunteers with access to internal communications, financial information, or personally identifying information must also:

• be over 18 years old.
• Commit to demonstrating the values outlined in our Organizational Cultural Agreement.
• Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement in order to maintain a safe and responsible relationship with our volunteers, donors, fosters, and adopters.