Animal Welfare Coordinator

Job Category: Animal Care Administration
Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D.
FT/PT: Full-Time
Company: City of Salina

City of Salina, Kansas
Parks & Recreation / Animal Services

The Animal Welfare Coordinator is a vital role that blends animal care with coordination, administrative skills, customer service, & sound judgment in a fast-paced municipal setting. Under minimal supervision, this position helps keep daily shelter operations running smoothly by supporting animal husbandry, basic shelter medicine, volunteer coordination, & oversight of the surgery center. This position provides an upbeat & lasting opportunity to make a visible difference for residents & animals alike—every day—through compassionate service & community-focused teamwork.

On-the-Job Training: Training is structured around real operational workflows so the Coordinator can quickly learn how to keep services running smoothly & professionally. Experienced staff guide the Coordinator through core shelter medical routines & surgery-center preparation, including maintaining surgical readiness & learning technical tasks. The City’s expectation for continued learning is reinforced through required professional training within six months of hire (NACA Safe Shelter, Fear Free Shelter, Trap & Release, & veterinarian-verified euthanasia proficiency), helping support long-term growth in animal welfare & public service.

• Works with confidential information regarding personnel, operations, & actions within the office.
• Manages & delivers medications for all shelter animals in a humane manner; creates medical sheets for animals receiving medical care; logs all medical care in each animal’s record.
• Maintains records & compiles reports; handles correspondence; coordinates office mailings; maintains files & systems.
• Coordinates & maintains the D.E.A. (Drug Enforcement Agency) standards for the handling & documentation of controlled substances.
• Works with the veterinarian to schedule & prepare for surgery; ensures the facility is properly supplied & ready for surgery which includes drawing up medications for surgery, injections, drawing blood, & intubation of animals.
• Performs and/or supervises euthanasia as required; investigates potential rabies & other exposures.
• Encourages, promotes & facilitates adoptions, plans for & coordinates efforts with volunteers & approved fosters.
• May help with customer service at front desk including intakes, outcomes, showing animals to community members, & dispatching animal control officers.
• May assist with dog walking & kennel tech duties.

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• National Animal Care & Control Association Safe Shelter training, Fear Free Shelter Training, & Trap & Release Training completed within six (6) months from start date of employment.
• Proven proficiency on euthanasia methods verified & approved by a licensed veterinarian within six (6) months from start date of employment.

• Two (2) years of experience working with domestic animals or in a related field.
• Experience working as a veterinary technician is desirable.

• Must possess a valid Kansas driver’s license.

• Medium, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Moderate amount of walking required.
• Works inside & outside.

• Animal Services equipment, calculator, computer, fax machine, scanner, telephone, two-way radio, & vehicles.

• Monday – Friday, variable hours.
• Works variable schedule including early mornings, evenings & weekends, as needed.

• $/hr.
• $39,/yr.
• Additional $1.50/hour paid for hours worked after 6:00 p.m. & before 6:00 a.m.

• 48 hours of vacation available upon hire; additional 48 hours earned during the year (96 hours in first year).
• 96 hours of sick leave during first year.

Contact Information

City of Salina
Human Resources Department