Coordinator, Second Chance

Job DetailsJob Location: Portland Campus - Portland, OR 97211Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $27.88 - $29.59 HourlyAbout Oregon Humane  

Founded in 1868, Oregon Humane is the Northwest's oldest and largest animal welfare organization with one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. We are working toward our vision of a world where all animals are treated with compassion, kindness, and respect. With campuses in Portland and Salem, Oregon Humane is an Oregon-based nonprofit that relies on donor support for its adoption, education, medical and humane law enforcement programs. Visit oregonhumane.org to learn more about how we’re creating an ecosystem where all of us – animals and humans – feel safe, valued and part of something bigger. 

 

The Team 

The Second Chance program facilitates the transportation of animals into Oregon Humane & between Oregon Humane campuses. Second Chance partners closely with local and national source shelters and rescues to ensure the animals that are transferred have the needed resources and space once they arrive at Oregon Humane. Second Chance ensures that partner agencies adhere to program requirements such as behavior assessments, vaccination agreements, physical exams that are safeguards for overall health and safety of our animal population. 

 

The Position 

The Second Chance Coordinator is a vital member of Oregon Humane’s Shelter Operations team and is responsible for facilitating the acquisition of highly adoptable animals from partner agencies in our current market of operation. This role is also responsible for working collaboratively with the Second Chance Program Manager to continually monitor Oregon Humane’s inventory of animals in residence to meet established organizational goals, coordinating transfer logistics, and for building new relationships with agencies through education and outreach. For the welfare of all animals in residence, this program coordinator must also work collaboratively with all Oregon Humane departments across all campuses to ensure that the mix and quantity of animal breeds are optimized for customer satisfaction and minimal residence times.  

 

Eligible Benefits 

We are committed to creating a better future for pets, and we work hard to achieve our goals while offering a rewarding workplace including competitive benefit packages to our employees.     



Medical/Dental/Vision  





Paid Time Off + Sick Time + Holidays  





401(k) with employer match  





Professional Development Opportunities  





One free Oregon Humane adoption / year 





Perks & Discounts 



 

Essential Responsibilities 

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP 



Consistently strives to exceed expectations; demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and the ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances. 





Maintains high ethical standards, including exhibiting behaviors and actions that embrace and align to our organization and customer service values, while treating all people with respect and dignity.  





Demonstrates an awareness of your individual personal strengths and development needs, modeling non-defensive behavior and openness to feedback; builds a culture of feedback and learning. 



LEARNING 



Contributes to regular dialogue and accountability with the leadership team and across the organization to review progress and course correct if necessary. 





Utilizes data and insights to identify, understand and articulate the key inputs and metrics that tell the story of the organization/team strategy and its progress. 





Builds appropriate feedback loops to measure if we are meeting key milestones and if the impact planned is being felt across the organization. 



 

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION 



Communicate effectively to executive and other stakeholder groups to ensure they are informed and able to actively engage. 





Liaise with and maintain productive relationships with all stakeholders, including other departments, and donors; build mutually rewarding professional relationships inside Oregon Humane at all levels. 





Leverage our best practices externally and grow Oregon Humane’ reputation as a leader in the animal welfare space. 



 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 



Act as primary scheduler for Second Chance animal intake. Duties include but are not limited to scheduling transfers, coordinating travel, and overseeing animal pick-up and intake procedures.  





Carry out preparation for air and ground transports for intakes at Oregon Humane or satellite locations (8001/Rescue) including finalizing candidate manifests, volunteer coordination, skilled animal handling capabilities, data entry. This may include late night intake.   





Organize Second Chance transfer logistics with exter