Description
Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,976 - £27,643
Location: Southampton SO30 2HL
Closing date: Thursday 29th April 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 12th May 2026 We’re looking for a passionate and organised pet Foster Coordinator to join our Rehoming & Fostering team in Southampton. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in helping pets find safe, loving homes while they wait for their forever families.
Our fostering service is central to our mission, supporting more pets by providing temporary homes through a dedicated network of volunteer fosterers. In this role, you’ll help grow and support that network, ensuring both pets and people have the best possible experience.
More about the role
As a Foster Coordinator, you’ll recruit, support, and manage a diverse network of volunteer fosterers across your local area. Working closely with the Adoptions Coordinator, you’ll monitor foster capacity, match pets to suitable homes, and ensure a smooth and effective fostering journey.
You’ll also build strong relationships within local communities and with partner organisations, promoting fostering opportunities and attracting new volunteers. Alongside maintaining a high-performing fostering service, you’ll ensure fosterers feel valued, supported, and confident in their role.
This is a full-time position, working Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5:00pm, plus one in three weekends (with two days off in lieu during the week).
About you
You’re a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with people from all backgrounds. You’ll have experience managing or supporting volunteers, particularly in remote or community-based settings and understand how to motivate and guide them effectively.
You’re collaborative, proactive, and solutions-focused, with a genuine passion for helping others succeed in their roles. You’re comfortable working in a fast-paced, sometimes emotionally challenging environment, and bring resilience, empathy, and sound judgement to your work.
Knowledge, skills, and experience
Demonstrable experience of supervision or management of volunteers.
Experience of having worked in an animal welfare environment.
Good experience of running and marketing recruitment campaigns for volunteer roles.
Experience of working with local communities and promoting volunteer opportunities
Experience managing or supervising volunteers
Experience working in an animal welfare environment
Proven ability to plan and deliver volunteer recruitment campaigns
Experience engaging with local communities and promoting opportunities
Strong interviewing and selection skills
Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload
Experience managing relationships with volunteers, clients, or stakeholders
Background in a customer-focused environment delivering high standards of service
Experience supporting or implementing change initiatives
Excellent written, verbal, and numerical communication skills
Strong organisational, administrative, and analytical skills
Confident using computerised systems
Full UK driving licence
Desirable (but not essential)
Knowledge of animal behaviour and rescue environments
Understanding of relevant animal welfare legislation
Experience working collaboratively across teams
Strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
Awareness of safeguarding principles
Want to know more detail? Great! We have attached the job description which hopefully gives you everything you need.
How to apply Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Thursday 29th April 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are. Our generous benefits package includes:
Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
Health cash plan
Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
Life assurance
20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
Enhanced family friendly policies
Recognition scheme
Annual volunteer days
Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
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