Volunteer Manager

Posting Date

06/18/26

Application Deadline

06/25/26

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $73,000 - $94,250 annually
Full Pay Range: $73,000 - $115,500 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Animal Care and Control

About the Position

Are you an innovative and versatile leader who is ready to serve the community and have an impact on animal welfare?

The Volunteer Manager oversees the recruitment and retention of volunteers to support all areas of operations for Maricopa County’s Animal Care and Control Department, from intake to finding dogs new homes. We will look to you to drive positive change by leading volunteers, removing barriers, and ensuring best practices are in place. You will collaborate with teams across all shelters to ensure consistency and achieve the optimal outcome for each animal, given the available resources. This position requires the employee to be in the office and/or customer-facing for all hours worked.

Come apply to one of the largest animal shelters in the nation and help us make a difference!

About Us

Maricopa County Animal Care & Control employees are committed to animal welfare and strengthening the human-animal bond in our community. We are always looking to add talented individuals to our team at either our West or East Valley Animal Care Center. As one of the nation’s largest open-admission shelters, we work with our community to serve the animals and people of Maricopa County. Our adoptions, shelters, clinics, and animal services officer teams learn firsthand about proper care for homeless and stray animals and work hard to help them find new homes.

Proud To Offer

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% contribution rate per paycheck that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
• Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more! Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• Three years of management or supervisor experience in an animal welfare or animal control organization
• Demonstrated professional experience managing volunteers
• Bachelor’s degree
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

Other Requirements

Successful candidates must possess, or be able to obtain, a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire.

We Also Value

• Advanced management or supervisory experience
• Volunteer Management within an animal welfare organization
• Certifications in animal welfare or animal control
• Extensive project management or logistics experience

Job Contributions

• Responsible for developing and refining the volunteer program for Animal Care & Control
• Recommend improvements and initiatives to the Animal Welfare Officer, and lead the implementation process
• Meets with division managers to determine volunteer needs, coordinate assignments, and address problems
• Develops and administers a volunteer recognition program
• Provides the Animal Welfare Officer with timely, accurate operational reports and demonstrates exceptional organizational skills
• Assists as needed with off-site events related to either the recruitment of volunteers or the use of volunteers in large numbers
• Visit off-site locations to recruit volunteers and work to develop corporate volunteer opportunities
• Updates the volunteer database and generates reports detailing volunteer activities
• Assists animal welfare organizations with training and represents the Department at community functions and special events, including special projects as assigned

Working Conditions

This position works in a busy, often noisy, office setting within an animal shelter with close proximity to animals of all types. Exposure to cleaning products used in animal shelters and the smells associated with animal housing. While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods and occasionally stand and walk on various surfaces, including slippery/or uneven, and rough surfaces.

Selection Procedure

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact MHRFeedback@maricopa.gov to initiate the interactive process.

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