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Overview:
GSRA is seeking a Placement Coordinator to join our Intake Team. This role is ideal for someone who has a flexible in their daily schedule that allows them to serve as the liaison between the shelter and the foster home.

While we typically have a few days to find a foster once a dog is accepted into the rescue, there are times when placement must happen within hours.

Responsibilities:
Once the Intake Coordinator approves a dog for rescue, the Placement Coordinator takes over responsibility for arranging its placement.

• Collaborate with the Foster Coordinator and Transport Coordinator  to ensure the dog is safely pulled from the shelter and placed into a foster home.
• Ensure all medical records are forwarded to the Medical Coordinator.
• Complete the Intake Form before transferring responsibility to the Foster Coordinator, who will handle any foster-related inquiries. 

Ideal Candidate:

This role is crucial to the smooth operation of the rescue. The ideal candidate must:

• Be detail-oriented and organized.
• Manage quickly changing plans with composure.

Why This Role Matters:

The Placement Coordinator is a critical link in the rescue process, ensuring that each dog moves quickly and smoothly from the shelter into a safe foster home. Without an efficient Placement Coordinator, dogs could remain in stressful shelter environments longer than necessary, reducing their chances of a successful transition into a loving home.

By managing time-sensitive placements and coordinating with multiple team members, the Placement Coordinator helps save lives and provides dogs with the care and stability they need. Their ability to stay organized, communicate effectively, and adapt to urgent situations directly affects the success of the rescue.

Overview:
We are always looking for extra hands to help at adoption events and special rescue activities! Our Event Volunteers play a vital role in showcasing our rescue dogs, interacting with potential adopters, and ensuring events run smoothly. Whether you’re holding dogs, speaking with visitors, or assisting with event logistics, your support helps give rescue dogs the best chance at finding their forever homes.

Responsibilities:

• Hold and care for dogs during adoption and outreach events.
• Engage with potential adopters, answering questions and sharing information about the rescue.
• Assist with event setup and breakdown.
• Help manage event flow, ensuring dogs and visitors have a positive experience.
• Work alongside the rescue team to promote responsible pet adoption.

Ideal Candidate:

• Must be comfortable handling dogs in a public setting.
• Friendly, patient, and able to communicate with potential adopters.
• Willingness to assist with various tasks as needed.
• If working directly with dogs, completion of our Foster Onboarding Training is required (a quick and easy process required by our insurance).

Why This Role Matters:

Events are a key opportunity for our rescue dogs to find loving homes, and volunteers help make that possible! Your time and dedication ensure that our events are successful and that our dogs are well cared for while meeting potential adopters.

If you love animals and want to make a difference, we’d love to have you as an Event Volunteer!

Overview:
Our rescue operates across a large area, with foster homes located all across North Carolina and South Carolina. We are looking for responsible and reliable transporters to help move dogs from shelters to their foster homes. Transporting is a crucial part of our rescue process, ensuring dogs get safely from shelters to the care they need.

Responsibilities:

• Pick up dogs from shelters and transport them to foster homes.
• Ensure the safety and comfort of the dogs during transport.
• Communicate updates with the rescue team and foster families.
• Follow all safety protocols, including securing dogs properly in vehicles.
• Coordinate logistics with other transport volunteers when needed for long-distance trips.
• Complete the Foster Dog Onboarding as required by our insurance.

Ideal Candidate:

• Must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable, pet-friendly vehicle.
• Experience handling and transporting dogs safely.
• Ability to drive long distances if needed. We do try to keep transports under 4 hours round trip for each leg.
• Strong communication and time management skills.
• Willingness to follow transport guidelines and provide updates.

Why This Role Matters:

Transporters are the lifeline of our rescue, bridging the gap between shelters and loving foster homes. By volunteering as a transporter, you help give dogs a second chance at a better life.

If you’re passionate about animal rescue and enjoy being on the road, we’d love to have you on our team!