Success Stories

Ellijay

ByPhil Good DVMDecember 16, 2016November 30, 2022

Ellijay makes boy # 3 for this family (four if you count young dad!). Congratulations and thank you for adopting. Have fun!

Phil Good DVM

Dr. Phil Good, owner of Town & Country Veterinary Clinic, received his Bachelor of Science with highest honors in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2006. Phil finally came to his senses, realizing he’d much rather work with animals than in a chemical plant. Dr. Good obtained his doctorate in veterinary medicine from UGA in 2011.

Job Title	Job Description	Time per Week
Petfinder / Adopt a Pet Manager	Running our Petfinder and Adopt-A-Pet pages. Keeping all pet profiles up to date with new photos and catchy bios. Deleting profiles as pets get adopted. Adding new profiles after a pet has had intake and is ready for adoption.	2-4 hours
Administrative Assistant	Use your organizational skills to assist with filing, mailings, data entry, mailing donation thank yous, and other clerical tasks.	1-3 hours
Behavior Program Volunteer	Skilled volunteers with training and experience can work with our staff to provide training to animals in our behavior program. Leash Training, Dog Aggression, general intake	1-2 hours
Foster Program Assistant	Help the foster program by assembling and organizing supplies, or for more experienced foster parents, by coaching our newest foster parents. You can also help by doing foster home checks before our homeless pet is placed into a foster home!	1-2 hours
Volunteer Manager	Responds to all inquiries for volunteers keeps log of volunteers, and reaches out regarding volunteer events/needs. Manages Facebook page	2-5 hours
Special/Adoption Event Manager	Plans adoption events, manage volunteers for events and animal transport, and the entire event. Works with outside companies/events to build relationships. Focus on 1-2 long-timer animals that need to be adopted – create social media campaigns/flyers.	2-5 hours
Cat Room Meet & Greet Coordinator	Helps out going to cat room for meet & Greet coordinated by Beth/Mari. Manages contract signatures, payment, and any questions regarding the adoption process. Located: 2540 Cumberland Blvd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080	1-2 hours
Corporate Partnerships/Donation Manager	Works with corporate sponsors to build community involvement. Reaches out to past corporate donors, sends updated information on needs of the foundation	1-2 hours
Social Media Manager	Handling the overall social media needs – ensuring HPF posts 1x daily on all platforms. Reaches out to staff (Kennels/Mari) when needing new photos or planning social media blitzes. Ensures posting of stories/FB donate button	4-6 hours
Social Media Coordinator	Assists manager in organizing social media needs	2-4 hours
Newsletter Manager	The newsletter manager will be responsible for creating and editing content, designing the layout, and sending out the newsletter to subscribers. The ideal candidate will have experience writing and editing content, graphic design experience, and HTML and email marketing software knowledge.	2-4 hours