Are you a self-motivated individual who is:
If you can say yes to all of these questions, our Volunteer Coordinator position may be the right job for you! Please see the job requirements below.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Volunteer Coordinator will be working alongside The Elephant Sanctuary’s Education team with the primary responsibility for coordination and implementation of The Sanctuary’s successful volunteer programs. Volunteer Coordinator is tasked with managing, coordinating, and expanding existing programs (EleAmbassadors, On-Site Volunteer Program, and Group Volunteer Programs) and developing and delivering additional volunteer programs (Interpretative Volunteer Program), and collecting data evaluating the program for improvement.
In addition to volunteer program responsibilities the VC will work in collaboration with the Education Team supporting day-to-day programming and operation for The Elephant Discovery Center and Distance Learning Programs. Responsibilities include greeting and informing visitors, as well as planning and delivering Sanctuary education programming through a variety of outlets to the widest possible audience.
REPORTS TO: Education Manager
JOB PREREQUISITES include:
STATUS: Full-time, Non-Exempt; some nights and weekends are required
PAY: Starting at $18.25/hour. Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance (all paid 100% by organization for employees), paid-time off, retirement, and elective benefits.
The Elephant Sanctuary is an equal employment opportunity employer.
The Elephant Sanctuary exists to...
Since 1995, The Sanctuary has provided refuge for 29 elephants who are retired from zoos and circuses. There are currently nine elephant residents with room for more. The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee began on 110 acres and has grown to three separate and protected, natural habitats, spanning over more than 3,060 acres.
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee provides elephants retired from entertainment and exhibition with herd, home, and individualized veterinary and husbandry care for life. Elephants that have lived their lives in captivity have an opportunity at The Sanctuary to live in an expansive habitat that allows for a range of natural behaviors.
Many of the elephants suffer long-term health and complex behavioral issues common to elephants that have spent their lives in captivity, such as tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, obesity, arthritis, and aggression. Because elephants have complex physical and social needs, successful outcomes are measured not only by the elephant’s physical health, but also their social, behavioral and psychological well-being.
As a true sanctuary, The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee is closed to the public. The best way to see the elephants is by live-streaming EleCams, which can be viewed on this site.
Education is a very important part of The Sanctuary’s mission. Through Distance Learning, The Sanctuary teaches hundreds of school and community groups around the world a respect for wildlife while learning about the crisis facing Asian and African elephants in captivity and in the wild.
In the wild, elephants are migratory, walking miles each day. They form intricate family structures and grieve for their dead in a more-than-instinctive way. They show humor and express compassion. The Elephant Sanctuary’s mission is to give elephants the freedom they deserve.
The Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is accredited by The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, certified by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and is licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.