Shelter Operations Coordinator - Methuen Adoption Center

Job Description

Job Description

This is a full-time 40 hour a week position.

THE POSITION:

Join the MSPCA at Nevins Farm Team! We are looking for a Shelter Operations Coordinator to provide oversight for all things administrative! The Shelter Operations Coordinator helps to ensure the operating efficiency of our adoption center and community clinic, including programs to increase adoptions and decrease length of stay and assists with shelter-related correspondence as needed.

Some job responsibilities include:

• All shelter bookkeeping including weekly cash management and reports, processing bills, contribution receipts, maintaining petty cash.
• Pay all shelter and community clinic related bills and maintain filing system.
• Order and maintain all supplies, including, animal equipment, animal food, medications, staffing equipment and office equipment.
• Order and maintain all retail related inventory. Research, identify, order and price all new retail items.
• Learn and train staff on shelter related computer program, including Chameleon, Signature and Clover.
• Manages volunteers to help assist with various operations tasks
• Help develop systems/reports to improve workflow in the adoption center, including, but not limited to tracking animals in the shelter and improving standards of care and adoption efficiency.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team on property projects that ensure the safety and well being of staff, animals, and visitors to Nevins Farm.

ABOUT NEVINS FARM:

The MSPCA at Nevins Farm, in Methuen, Massachusetts, is a unique 55-acre animal care complex that provides shelter and adoption services for both farm and companion animals as well as a low cost community clinic and community outreach. In 2024, the MSPCA at Nevins Farm took in a total of 3,035 animals and had a live release rate of 92%. Take a virtual tour!

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for applicants with at least one year of experience in bookkeeping/accounting and one year of office management or retail management experience. Applicants must also have excellent interpersonal skills and be highly organized with great attention to detail.

As this position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, we require applicants to include a cover letter showcasing your writing skills.

Applicants with a proficiency in Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHO WE ARE:

The MSPCA-Angell is one of the oldest and most venerable humane organizations in the world, and working in an environment that clearly delivers on its mission of advancing the health and welfare of animals adds an important dimension to our work.

OUR BENEFITS:

Our compensation package includes health, dental and life insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, sick, and vacation time, employee discounts for pet health care, and free on-site parking.

Fluency in English and Spanish is preferred.

If you are interested in working for an organization where your work is an important part of a respected and caring non-profit, this may be the career change you are looking for.