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The Child & Youth Advocacy Centre of Kelowna is seeking a Family Coordinator & Facility Dog Primary Handler to join our collaborative, multidisciplinary team. This unique position combines administrative coordination with the primary care and handling of the Centre’s facility dog.

As Family Coordinator, you will support the day-to-day functioning of the Centre by coordinating multidisciplinary meetings, maintaining client records and data systems, preparing documentation, supporting communication between families and service providers and providing occasional support to families attending appointments.

As Facility Dog Primary Handler, you will be responsible for the dog’s daily care, wellbeing and participation in the workplace. This includes exercise, enrichment, rest, nutrition, grooming, veterinary care, training and monitoring the dog’s health, behaviour and readiness to work.

The successful candidate must provide the facility dog’s primary home environment, taking the dog home at the end of each workday and bringing the dog to the Centre each morning. This is an essential condition of the position. The role also includes responsibility for the dog during evenings, weekends, holidays and Centre closures, with respite and backup support provided by the program. The CYAC covers approved expenses related to the facility dog, including veterinary care, training, grooming, equipment and other program-related costs.

If you are organized, compassionate and dependable and are looking for a role that combines meaningful administrative work with a unique commitment to the wellbeing of a facility dog, we would love to hear from you.