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🐾 Join Meow Parlour as Our Cat Care & Foster Program Associate! 🐾
Location: Lower East Side, NYC | In-person role (4 days/week)

Are you a cat-savvy professional with a heart for rescue, a head for logistics, and a talent for connecting with people? Meow Parlour—NYC’s first cat café—is looking for a compassionate, organized, and proactive individual to split their time between our cat lounge and our foster program.

This role is ideal for someone with strong administrative skills, great communication instincts, and a desire to make a real difference in the lives of cats and the people who love them. If you're looking for meaningful work and you're not afraid to scoop a litter box while answering emails, read on!

About Meow Parlour

Since 2014, Meow Parlour has welcomed thousands of guests into our cozy cat café, helping hundreds of adoptable cats find forever homes. Through our foster program, we provide specialized care to vulnerable cats—including seniors, kittens, and medical cases—until they're ready for adoption. Our mission is to connect people with cats through kindness, education, and community.

Your Role: Cat Care & Foster Program Associate

You’ll spend 2 days a week in the cat lounge, ensuring our resident cats are well-cared for and guests have a welcoming and meaningful experience. The other 2 days a week will be focused on the foster program, providing administrative support and working directly with fosters to keep things running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

Cat Lounge Duties (2 days/week):

  • Provide daily care for resident cats (feeding, cleaning, enrichment)

  • Welcome guests and guide them through the cat lounge experience

  • Ensure the space is clean, safe, and peaceful for cats and visitors

  • Communicate with the manager about any cat behavior or health concerns

Foster Program Support (2 days/week):

  • Oversee the care of cats in the foster program - Coordinate intake, vet visits, supplies, and communication with fosters

  • Develop relationships with foster homes and communicate with them via email and Slack.

  • Screen foster applications and interview potential new foster homes

  • Update cat records, track medical care, and maintain adoption/foster databases

  • Assist with adoption logistics and ensure all documentation is complete and accurate

  • Support social media and storytelling efforts to showcase foster cats

Who You Are

  • You must have personal experience fostering cats—this is a non-negotiable part of the job

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Highly organized and comfortable with spreadsheets, digital files, and workflows

  • Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

  • Available to work on-site 4 days a week, including some weekends

  • Comfortable talking to all kinds of people with empathy and professionalism

  • Experience with cats, especially rescue or medical cats (personal or professional)

  • A calm, solution-oriented team player who can juggle tasks with a sense of humor

  • Self-motivated and mature—ideally with 5+ years of work experience (animal welfare, admin, customer service, or nonprofit a plus)

  • Bonus points for: familiarity with shelter software, Google Drive, and Slack

Details

  • Schedule: 4 days/week (some weekend availability required)

  • Location: In-person at Meow Parlour in the Lower East Side

  • Compensation: $18-20/hour. Based on experience. Cat cafe shifts include tips. All employees are eligible to participate in the 401k after 3 months.

  • Perks: Paid training, staff discounts, meaningful work, and cat coworkers

  • Possibility to transfer to a full-time foster coordinator position in the future.

How to Apply

To apply, please fill out this hiring form.

Volunteer opportunities:

We’re looking for volunteers to help us with fundraising, various administrative tasks, cat transport and marketing. Most positions are remote. Please fill out a form here and we’ll be in touch soon!