Pay Range: $24.67 - $30.83/hr. | $51,308- $64,135 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, November 11, 2026📅

Workdays & Hours: Scheduled days rotate. Shifts are typically scheduled 9a-6p; Weekend/Holiday work required. This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week with occasional mandatory overtime.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A Volunteer Coordinator position is available with The City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department. The position will oversee and coordinate the volunteer service program for the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control division. Volunteers play a crucial role for Fort Worth Animal Care and Control. They provide valuable resources by assisting staff in numerous amounts of tasks including animal care, animal enrichment and adoption events. The selected individual must be an effective communicator who is able to demonstrate diplomacy, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills while working with a culturally and ethnically diverse staff, volunteer, and community base.

This position requires the flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed
This position may require you to travel to various locations and drive city vehicles
This position will require you to handle animals

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Marketing, Humanities, Psychology or Public Relations or related field
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in volunteer service programs or related fields
Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in animal welfare, animal behavior/handling and shelter settings with the experience in identifying volunteer opportunities through a needs assessment
Experience in organizing and conducting outreach at community events to recruit a diverse pool of volunteers
Bilingual skills

The Volunteer Coordinator job responsibilities include

Interacting frequently with community groups, civic organizations, the public and other stakeholders with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
Assesses organizational needs for volunteer services and plans for recruitment in assigned departments including program coordination at community facilities
Develops and implements volunteer recruitment plan; maintains continuous recruitment for volunteers through various sources including career fairs, flyers, public meetings, and mass media
Designs, plans, and implements program strategies
Recruits, interviews, screens, and refers volunteers to appropriate sites within assigned department; develops and conduct in-service training programs for specific assignments and programs; prepares and maintains procedural and training manuals
Prepares administrative and statistical reports on the nature, extent, and value of volunteer services. This includes maintaining daily, weekly, monthly and annual records
Serves as a liaison between administration, staff, and volunteers; resolves personnel problems and issues
Build relationships with volunteers to help improve retention and help continue building a positive atmosphere

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment

Medium work – Positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects