Customer Service Representative - Job Description
Specific duties of the Customer Service Representative, but are not limited to:
- Complete a morning walkthrough/inventory of all the animals on the property
- Maintain an animal inventory in our shelter software and in Google Drive
- Ensure all animals have appropriate signage on their kennels
- Assist with morning cleaning/decluttering of offices, lobby, break room, and hallways
- Sanitize and prepare lobby for guests
- Clear office of all donated items and remove all clutter from main office and hallways
- Mop floors with appropriate chemicals
- Maintain cleanliness of porches
- Sanitize and prepare lobby for guests
- Greet/Interact with Visitors
- Answer phone calls and assist the public
- Have a friendly, helpful demeanor at all times when interacting with visitors and volunteers
- Speak knowledgeably about Southern Pines policies, programs, fees, and public resources
- Help direct visitors on where to find animals for adoption, foster, etc.
- Always uphold the shelter’s values and mission statement during interactions with the public and with your fellow team mates
- Answer phone calls and assist the public
- Utilize our shelter software (Shelterluv) to complete intakes and outcomes for our animal population
- Enter new animals into our shelter software
- Enter medical information into animal records
- Process animals into/out of foster
- Process animals out as Return to Home outcomes
- Process adoptions and slumber parties
- Audit animal records for accuracy
- Enter new animals into our shelter software
- Scan in all physical paperwork and attach the digital document to the correct Shelterluv profile
- Maintain physical intake paperwork records for two weeks
- Adoption Counseling
- Collect completed adoption profiles
- Review medical histories, CVT/Vet checks, behavior notes, and heartworm status with all adopters
- Collect all appropriate paperwork from adopters including medical waivers, liability waivers, and heartworm contracts
- Schedule animals for spay/neuter procedures if unaltered at the time of adoption
- Provide adopters with physical and digital copies of the complete medical history, dog adoption packet, and appropriate handouts
- Disperse promotional materials that correspond with adoption events
- Assist with microchipping animals
- Collect adoption photos to use on our social media
- Collect completed adoption profiles
- Submit adopter data to Science Diet weekly to remain compliant with their feeding program
- Run weekly reports to audit for microchips
- Gear up animals for Dog’s Day Out