Prospect, Evaluation and Placement Regional Manager

Prospect Evaluation and Placement Regional Manager (Volunteer)Our organization: Your Service Dog, Inc. (YSDI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides individuals with disabilities or health conditions with 24/7 low-cost medical aid through the assistance of a service dog. With a YSDI-trained dog, clients can carry out their daily lives with dignity, security, and independence. YSDI enhances clients’ quality of life by empowering them to train their YSDI-provided service dog despite their disability or condition which has impaired their ability to achieve their aspirations. In this self-training program, clients are provided with a carefully evaluated and pre-raised service dog ready for training. YSDI provides an online dog training school for clients, thus providing direct and consistent support throughout the training process. At the end of the training, clients experience a boost in confidence and morale, opening the door to other achievements they may not have thought they could reach because of their impairments. Clients typically include veterans, first responders, as well as children and adults with physical or mental disabilities. Please visit yourservicedog.org to learn more about our organization.

Position Description: Your Service Dog Inc. has an exciting opportunity as Regional Coordinator P.E.P. (Prospect Evaluation & Placement) for Program Puppies and Puppy Raisers. The successful applicant will have the responsibility for building a working team to oversee Puppy Raisers as they raise future Service Dog puppies while the puppies and dogs undergo their evaluation training and testing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaboration with the HR Department regarding the recruitment and interviewing of Coordinator Assistants for the team.
• Assign and ensure Puppy Raisers' weekly/monthly duties are implemented.
• Create and manage Puppy/ Dog Donor Lists.
• Organize evaluation of the Puppy Raiser's home before the Puppy is placed.
• Monitor the progress of each of the P.E.P. Program Puppies/ Dogs.
• Create a Puppy Raiser's "availability to Puppy Raise" Directory of your area and maintain and add to it.
• Enlist emergency Puppy Raisers/Sitters who can take a PEP Puppy on a short-term basis while a full-time Puppy Raiser is sought.
• Over-seeing Puppy Raisers and their needs.
• Organize virtual one-on-one monthly visitation of Puppy Raisers and some in-home visits. During the visitation, the Puppy's ongoing care will be discussed, including the Puppy Raiser and the Puppy's attendance at Your Service Dog online school where the Puppy's evaluation occurs
• Meet and coordinate with the Trainer/ Evaluator at Your Service Dog School.
• Create a weekly report on the visitation of Puppy Raisers and the Program Puppy placed in their care.

Required Qualifications:

• Good communication skills
• Love for dogs and people * Knowledge of Puppy Care * Management experience
• Flexibility
• The commitment of 5-10 hours at least per week voluntarily
• A resume including 3 references with a physical mailing address, email address, and phone number.

Benefits:

• Potential Service Dog Evaluation Training Certificate of Completion
• Gain experience in the beginning phases of service dog training
• Receive a decorated letter of recommendation from our organization’s Executive Director based on performance and work ethic
• Feel the rewarding joy of knowing the puppy you helped raise and evaluate will go on to assist a disabled person in mitigate their disability.

If this sounds like a fit for you, please fill out the form below:

Thank You,

YSDI Team!