Posting Date

10/14/25

Application Deadline

10/17/25

Pay Range

Anticipated Hiring Pay Range: $53,950 - $71,968 annually
Full Range: $53,950 - $90,000 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

The Animal Capacity & Flow Coordinator plays a vital role in managing the daily flow of animals, information, and resources throughout the shelter system. This position helps keep operations running smoothly by coordinating across teams, monitoring population levels, and ensuring space, supplies, and staff are used efficiently. With a strong focus on logistics and planning, the coordinator supports the timely movement of animals through the shelter and helps prevent overcrowding. 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, and we are always looking to add talented individuals to our team, either at our West or East Valley Animal Care Centers. 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, shelter, clinic, and animal services officer teams learn first-hand about proper care of homeless and stray animals and work hard to help find them new homes.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• 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 exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Two years of professional experience coordinating inventory, resource management, or logistics

• Experience in animal care, veterinary hospital, humane society, or another related animal facility

• Associate’s degree in Business Administration, Animal Care and Behavior, or a similar field

• 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

• Must possess, or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver’s license 

• Candidates must be flexible to work weekends and holidays, with any combination of days off, determined by the needs of the Department. 

We Also Value

• Experience working in animal care with domestic animals in a veterinary hospital, animal control, humane society, or another animal facility 

• Bilingual Spanish and English-speaking skills 

Job Contributions

• Lead the Capacity for Care program by monitoring daily shelter capacity and coordinating the team’s response

• Collaborate with intake, field, adoption, foster, rescue, and transfer teams to manage admissions, prioritize cases, schedule appointments, and keep animals moving smoothly through the system

• Facilitate daily meetings to share updates on population levels, urgent needs, and action plans

• Track shelter population trends and manage housing to prevent overcrowding and support animal well-being

• Make quick, data-driven decisions to manage length of stay and prioritize timely placements

• Oversee animal transfers between shelter locations and offsite adoption centers  

• Monitor key performance metrics to optimize resource use and meet goals

• Conduct regular housing rounds to ensure animals are cared for properly and address concerns promptly

• Continuously evaluate and improve the program to meet community needs and department objectives

Working Conditions

• Exerting 20-25 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. constantly.

• Work is predominantly performed in an animal shelter with exposure to extreme and varying temperatures, excessive noise, dogs and cats with unknown temperaments or behaviors, animal waste and fluids, deceased animals, cleaning chemicals, and zoonotic diseases. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk on all types of surfaces that are sometimes slippery, uneven, and rough

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• 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.

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