Pathways Coordinator

3 days ago


Cranbourne North, Australia The Lost Dogs Home Full time

Job Overview

**WORK TYPE**:

- Full Time, Part Time

**LOCATION**:

- Cranbourne, North Melbourne

**JOB TYPE**:

- Customer Service

**DATE POSTED**:

- 19 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

**APPLICATIONS CLOSE**:
Pathways Coordinator - _Part Time, 30 hours per fortnight_

**About us**:
The Lost Dogs’ Home is Victoria’s largest animal shelter caring for over 18,000 animals across two sites in 2022/2023 alone. During our last financial year our dedicated team found new forever homes for more than 8,000 abandoned animals and reunited a further 4,400 lost pets, all while ensuring all animals received the very best care.

**About the role**:
Each year The Lost Dogs’ Home relies on our wonderful network of foster carers provide a temporary, loving home for thousands of animals who are recovering from surgery, undergoing behaviour training, too young for adoption, or need some extra TLC outside of the busy shelter environment. The Lost Dogs’ Home also works in close partnership with multiple different rescue groups who help to rehome shelter animals who may not be suitable for adoption.

To support our Pathways program, we require a Part Time Pathways Coordinator who will be responsible in coordinating foster and rescue placements for our shelter animals to help them have a break from the shelter environment. You will be working alongside a tight-knit team of experienced animal welfare professionals, and you will be supported by the Pathways Team Leader.

As a Pathways Coordinator, you will have a great sense of job satisfaction knowing that you are contributing to improving the welfare of lost and abandoned animals each day in this busy role. A typical day will see you fulfilling the following duties:

- Liaising with our vet team to schedule consults, surgery appointments and medical advice
- Coordinate and facilitate rescue and foster handover appointments
- Providing excellent customer service to foster carers and rescue organisations
- Recruiting foster carers and rescue groups
- Assist with training and inducting new foster carers

**About you**:

- Certificate II in Animal Studies or equivalent (desirable),
- Experience in animal welfare (desirable, but not essential),
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
- Emotional maturity and resilience,
- Sound understanding and consideration of animal welfare ethics.

**What we can offer you**:

- A purposeful animal welfare career,
- Fantastic career development and opportunities,
- Discounts at our general practice clinic, Frank Samways Veterinary Clinic,
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program,
- Access to the Foster Care Program,
- A unique and friendly working environment (surrounded by animals),
- Rewarding work with animals in need of a forever home.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to be our next Pathways Coordinator, we would love to hear from you Please ensure you have included a copy of your cover letter and a current resume and hit apply.

The successful applicant will be required to complete satisfactory background screening checks.



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