Alternative Placement Coordinator

Posting Date

07/27/26

Application Deadline

07/30/26

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $21.00 - $27.00 hourly
Full Pay Range: $21.00 - $33.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Animal Care and Control

About the Position

Are you an innovative and enthusiastic animal advocate looking to play a key role in finding shelter animals their forever home?  

 

As an Alternative Placement Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating efforts to increase the placement of sheltered pets out of Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) care. This includes those animals in need of critical and/or temporary support with the goal of efficiently placing them into permanent or temporary transfer outlets. This position requires the employee to be in the office and or customer-facing for all hours worked.

 

What better way to contribute to our mission than to be on the front line, serving the pets and people of Maricopa County? Apply to the Alternative Placement Coordinator today! 

 

NOTE: This position requires flexibility as work can be completed at both of our following shelters: 

East Valley- 1920 S Lewis, Mesa, AZ 85210  

West Valley- 2500 S. 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85009

About Us

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control employees are committed to animal welfare and strengthening the human-animal bond in our community, and we are always looking to add talented individuals to our team, either at our West or East Valley Animal Care Centers. As one of the nation’s largest open-admission shelters, we work with our community to serve the animals and people of Maricopa County. Our adoptions, shelter, clinic, and animal services officer teams learn first-hand about proper care of homeless and stray animals and work hard to help find them new homes.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 11.98% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more!  Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Two years of experience working with animals in an animal welfare organization, veterinary facility, humane society, or similar animal care facility; may include volunteer work
• High School Diploma or GED
• An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

We Also Value

• Additional skills with animal behavior and handling techniques  
• Experience working in a high-volume customer service job 
• Experience handling newborn and young dogs and cats 

Job Contributions

• Provides exceptional customer service by responding promptly to communications from New Hope Partners and transfer organizations while cultivating and nurturing new and existing relationships
• Coordinate the movement of