Animal Services Volunteer Program Specialist

Job Description:

Animal Services Volunteer Program Specialist

Description

Requirements

MOS CODES: None

Education and Experience : Associate’s Degree or higher in Business or Public Administration, Human Services, social/behavioral sciences or related field and one (1) year of volunteer experience in an animal shelter environment or two (2) years of program operations experience.

Licenses and Certificates : Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, recruit, train, and oversee the El Paso Animal Services volunteer base to support the department’s lifesaving programing.

Typical Duties

Plan, direct and implement departmental volunteer programs. Involves: Design and implement volunteer recruiting campaigns. Develop program goals and objectives. Develop and implement policies and procedures for programs. Recruit, train and place volunteers participating in program. Consult with others in department to determine where volunteer staffing is needed. Develop volunteer stations and provide technical assistance. Present pre-service and monthly in-service volunteer training. Plan and implement volunteer recognition programs. Administer the volunteer record management system.

Represent the department and provide technical support, information and guidance on volunteer program functions and issues. Involves: Develop and provide interpretation of policies. Assist in the preparation of the volunteer program budget. Prepare comprehensive documents on volunteer programs and functions, special reports and recommendations. Serve as liaison to community organizations, businesses and media to publicize program. Assist the department and marketing and public engagement program with other duties as assigned.

Supervise assigned personnel and volunteers. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Please note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on continuation of state/federal funding.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Please note: This is a new advertisement for Animal Services Volunteer Program Specialist. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

Closing Date/Time: 8/26/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

Salary:

$43,370.00 - $65,370.00 Annually