ElderDog Canada (ElderDog Dartmouth East Rehoming Coordinator)

Organization Name: ElderDog Canada
Opportunity Title: ElderDog Dartmouth East Rehoming Coordinator
Category: Other Positions
Commitment: Ongoing Opportunity (> 1 year)
Start Date: November 1, 2016
End Date: October 31, 2018

Email: elderdogcanada@gmail.com
Website: http://elderdog.ca
Details:

• Background/police check required
• Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
• Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and over
• Family-oriented volunteering
• Training or orientation required

Opportunity Description:

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Co-coordinator, Care for Older Dogs Re-homing Program Dartmouth East Pawd   ElderDog Canada is a 100% volunteer-run, national charity dedicated to ageing people and ageing dogs. Through our Re-homing Program we help senior dogs to live out their twilight years with the love and dignity they deserve. For older dogs who have lost a human companion due to a residence change, illness or death and are left without a caregiver, ElderDog works to provide care and companionship through: Foster care in an approved foster home Adoption to an approved home Pre-planned long term care in an approved home. Where possible we endeavour to re-home older dogs with older people who want the loving companionship of an older dog.   There are no fees for any of our services.   As Re-homing Co-coordinator you would work alongside the current Re-homing Coordinator and serve as back-up Coordinator for periods of time, as needed. You would also work with a wonderful group of committed ElderDog volunteers in Dartmouth, NS. Your role would include: responding to inquiries; following intake and placement processes; recruiting and working with volunteer foster guardians; reviewing re-homing applications and conducting home visits to determine placement suitability; liaising with vet clinics regarding appropriate care; keeping records of Program activities; providing follow-up support as needed; communicating with Pawd leader, members, and National Office on an ongoing basis.   For more information or to express interest in coordinating this very rewarding and important service for senior dogs and senior people, reply to this post or contact info@elderdog.ca.