Foster Coordinator

● Works in conjunction with the Adoption Coordinator, Transport Coordinator,
Relinquishment Coordinator and the President
● Main contact with shelters, etc for intake
● Finds out all the info about the dogs (age,gender,spayed/neutered, vaccinated,
temperament, behavioural/medical issues, why it was relinquished, good with
other dogs/cats/kids, heartworm status)
● Ensures we receive all the Veterinary information/records
● If the dog is not vetted (spayed/neutered. Vaccinated, HW tested, flea
prevention) ask the shelter to do the vetting
● Provides the Transport Team Lead (Leah Ferries-Scott) with the information to
set up the transport, ie shelter name, address and contact information and foster
parent contact information and address.(a transport outline has been provided)
● Set up transport with Critter Cabs, Freedom Drivers or Pilots4Paws when
needed.
● In conjunction with the Foster Liaison #2, sets up a foster home for the dog and
ensures the foster parent is provided with the medical records.
● Add the specific Foster Dog information on the JRTRO Google Drive
● Updates and maintains the Foster Spreadsheet
● Contact for applications and Facebook messages and helps monitor Facebook
page and group, members, etc
● Secondary Contact for adoption applications
● Notifies the other team members of the new foster parent. Email Liaison #2 to
Up-date foster spreadsheet including ppl responsible for tags/rens, newsletter &
transport.
● Ensures the team is aware of what types of dogs the foster parent can take and if
they have any of their own pets or children. (i.e. will take a troubled dog, easy
dog, low barking dog, male, female, etc.)
● Notify Liaison #2 if the new foster will do transport, Liaison #2 will record on the
spreadsheet.
● notifies adoption coordinator when a dog is ready for adoption after
receiving notice from foster team. *****
● Send follow up emails to the fosters/adopters sending medical records, chip
change, etc when dogs are adopted
● Monitors the palliative care dogs with fosters
● Send monthly email update to the fosters
● Administrator on the Facebook group, page and Instagram.
● Prepare annual report for the President
● Create and monitor a first aid kit guideline for fosters to keep on hand also
placing a new folder for recommendations on the drive.
*****This is where the job of the foster team ends as once the dog is turned over
to adoptions it becomes adoptions department.