Adoption and Fostering Coordinator
Company: SSPCA
Salary: £22,294 per annum
Date posted: 08 April 2025
Apply before: 17 April 2025
The Job:
To be part of an expanding team within the SSPCA to support the adoption and fostering program across the central belt of Scotland. Working with our new and improved matching service to find animals in our care their perfect home whether it is a forever home or a foster home. This individual will work closely with ARRC colleagues to effectively manage the adoption journey by working collaboratively with them and other teams to ensure exceptional customer experience to adopters and to support a first class animal journey.
Working within a target driven, fast paced environment, this team player needs to be adaptable, driven, organised, and have excellent communication skills to build relationships and engage key internal and external stakeholders.
In addition, the successful candidate will be partnering with animal foster care volunteers in line with the Scottish SPCA foster program, ensuring that both animals and their foster carers needs are met. This will include working closely with internal and external vets to help facilitate these needs, and our internal behaviour service where appropriate.
- Location: Scotland, Scottish Highlands
- Industry: Animal Care
- Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Adoption and Fostering Coordinator
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Working alongside the Adoption and Fostering Lead, this person will be involved in developing and shaping the future of the Scottish SPCA’s A&F program to improve animal welfare and contribute to the reduction of days in care, which is a key KPI for the organisation.
The Company:
As Scotland’s animal welfare charity, we have been on-hand to protect animals and prevent cruelty since 1839 – that’s over 185 years of creating a better world for all animals. We’ve grown to become a national charity which celebrates the strength of the human-animal bond and enriches the lives of animals and people. We are Scotland’s animal champions.
The Candidate:
- Working with general public
- Previous experience in a customer focused environment
- Working with targets and goal setting
- Organised with excellent admin skills
- Good understanding of Microsoft programs and using an internal database
- Excellent customer care skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, in writing, via telephone and face to face.
- Ability to plan and organise own workload
- Attention to detail.
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