Job Description

Are you an energetic leader who is passionate about working with highly vulnerable populations, helping animals in need, and has a proven recording of accomplishment in building effective partnerships with a variety of constituents?

Join spcaLA! As the Program Manager, Animal Safety Net, you will help spcaLA strengthen and expand our Animal Safety Net (ASN) ™ program.  For over 20 years, ASN has provided temporary housing for pets of domestic violence (DV) survivors and offers animal-assisted classed for DV-affected families.

Now, we are working to expand our scope to include more families in crisis due to loss of housing/homelessness, hospitalization, death, financial instability, and other unforeseen situations.  

In addition to leading and coordinating all aspects of the ASN program, in concert with the Director of Violence Prevention, you will also support a variety of programs within the department, including:

• Teaching Love & Compassion (TLC), a multi-week youth program that combines social-emotional learning with hands-on training of shelter dogs;
• spcaLA’s Court Diversion Program for Youth, a 16-hour program for system-involved youth affected by or involved in cases of animal abuse, family violence, or bullying;
• Friends for Life Summer Camp for 9-14 year-olds.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Bilingual – Spanish required; 2+ years of experience working with intimate partner/domestic violence survivors and other underserved populations; 2+ years of experience developing and facilitating social-emotional learning/healthy relationships curriculum; Experience working with underserved youth in education, mental health, or youth development settings; B.A. degree mandatory (degree in Counseling, Social Work, Education, or related field preferred).

Visit us online to review a full job description. Must be able to pass background checks and fingerprinting with the DOJ and FBI.

Company Description

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA) is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through Education, Law Enforcement, Intervention, & Advocacy. spcaLA is an independent, nonprofit animal welfare organization serving Southern California since 1877. Donations run programs and services including Animal Cruelty Investigations, Disaster Animal Response Team, Violence Prevention, Community Engagement and a variety of shelter services. We believe that animals, as living creatures, have value beyond economic measurement, and are entitled to legal, moral and ethical consideration and protection. spcaLA offers competitive wages and excellent benefits. Join our team of professionals!