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4 people are interested
Volunteer Guide
ORGANIZATION: Austin Pets Alive!
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4 people are interested
Background:
Many new volunteers struggle to make connections and find their niche at APA! The hustle and bustle, the concentration on everyone’s face, the sounds and smells and sights can all be daunting for those who have never volunteered at a shelter before. There is an internal debate of "How can I help?" versus "I don’t want to be in the way."
The environment and pace can be confusing and intimidating to newer volunteers, causing inefficiency or even worse, volunteer frustration leading to decreased volunteer retention.
Job Function:To provide a welcoming face and engage with new volunteers during peak volunteer hours, typically weekends and weekday evenings. To act as the primary point of advice, information, and direction for new volunteers.
Time Commitment: - 2 hours per week between the hours of 8am-12pm or 5-9pm one day a week.
If you would like to join the Volunteer Guides Team, please email monica.dangler@austinpetsalive.org with the subject - Volunteer Guides and let me know what day and time you would be able to commit to. I will then send you a discount code for 50% off orientation. You will need to be able to complete an online orientation ASAP.
*Please follow the above directions. If the directions are NOT followed you will not be considered for this position.
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About Austin Pets Alive!
Location:
Town Lake Animal Center, 1156 W. Cesar Chavez St., Austin, TX 78703, US
Mission Statement
To keep Austin a no-kill city by serving as the safety net to the city shelter's animals that would otherwise be killed, saving the most medically and behaviorally challenged pets.
Description
Please visit our website listed if interested in volunteering!
Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is a 501(c) 3 (nonprofit) organization run almost exclusively by dedicated volunteers.
We are implementing innovative and progressive programs in Austin and Central Texas after studying the best practices of other cities who are no-kill or are in the process of becoming no-kill.
We have created our own "road map" that uses a lot of experience from many different places as well as incorporating the unique characteristics of the Austin area. Austin is rich in prevention resources such as spay/neuter, compared to other cities, and we are filling the gaps in service areas that have been historically under-represented, such as high volume, high quality adoption.
We are currently focused on helping the healthy and treatable pets who are at risk of being killed in a shelter, by rescuing the pets who are at the greatest risk and helping owners who are having problems so great that they need to surrender their pet(s) to a shelter.
In our rescue program, to not duplicate work of other agencies, we focus solely on the pets who have already been passed over by other groups and the shelters’ adoption programs and only take the healthy and treatable pets who are about to be killed and have no other options.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Town Lake Animal Center1156 West Cesar Chavez StreetAustin, TX 78703
DATE POSTED
March 6, 2017
SKILLS
- Networking
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Critical Thinking
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- minimum of 2 hours per week.
- Hours would be between 8am-12pm or 5pm-9pm