Animal Behavior and Enrichment Coordinator

Houston Humane Society

About The Position

This role is responsible for developing and implementing plans to address behavioral health care needs of animals in the Houston Humane Society care including training and oversight of staff and volunteers to carry out behavior training.

Requirements

1-2 years of experience in training dogs
Knowledge and understanding of dogs, dog’s behavior, and individual breed characteristics
Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills
A passion for animals and their care, cheerful, friendly, positive team-oriented attitude
Demonstrated ability in handling multiple priorities, project management and meeting deadlines; strong planning and organizational skills.
Able to work with others to accomplish goals
Reliable, punctual, dependable
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays
Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters
Remains composed under stress; handles responses to constructive criticism tactfully and delivers on organizational commitments
Self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives
Ability to lift up to 60lbs
Comfortable handling animals of all sizes

Responsibilities

Collaborating with the sheltering and operations team on animal behavior and enrichment needs
Develop and implement plans with individual dogs and cats to increase their adoptability.
Facilitating implementation of behavior modification and/or management plans
Providing formal and informal behavior evaluations or observations and documenting behaviors to aid in placement and behavior management
Assist Shelter Manager with intake, transport and rescue initiatives providing accurate behavior information to partners and maintaining documentation related to behavior of animals
Write specifications and maintain working knowledge of shelter animal behavior best practices and contributing to HHS mission
Coordinate the ordering, inventory and maintenance of animal enrichment and behavioral supplies
Develop and implement plans and procedures for shelter pets with behavioral challenges i.e. cruelty survivors to prospective adopters and or fosters
Develop and present content related to animal behavior and sheltering both internally and externally
Collaborate with multiple departments in developing and presenting content for the public i.e. social media, media and internal projects
Develop low cost behavior programs for public i.e. adopters
Perform other duties as required or assigned