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7 people are interested
Dog Foster Event Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Austin Pets Alive!
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7 people are interested
Dog Foster Event Volunteer
Position Description: Represent APA! and assist dog foster parents and dogs at special events around town. Duties include assisting fosters to ensure the safety of their foster dogs and the public, advocating for APA! and the Dog Foster program, occasional setup and breakdown of the event.
Arrives prior to event to set up tent/table (if needed) and ensures that the event site meets all safety standards
Checks in with Event Coordinator or Lead and offers help as needed
Ensures that foster parents understand rules for dog handling, including touching, holding, sanitizing, etc.
Provides support to the foster parents and their dogs, ensuring adequate access to water and helping with dog management.
Answers the public’s questions about the APA! Foster program and the dogs that are present.
Takes notes about foster dog behavior and needs, and reports any incidents such as a dog bite.
Reports behavior/needs/medical notes to Dog Foster Events Team Lead and Dog Foster Adoption Matchmaker.
Performance Measures
Attends a minimum of one event per month
Arrives on time at event location (usually 30 min prior to the event start time for set-up, otherwise 15 minutes prior to scheduled shift)
Submits site notes to Dog Foster Events Team Lead and Dog Foster Adoption Matchmaker within 24 hours of the event
Reports any dog bites or other serious incident to the DF Events Team Lead and/or Dog Foster Manager within 1 hour (Note: make sure you have name and contact information of person bitten - see also Bite Protocol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TV9YdldOWAJ0h1Oi9_yeFgaCdp0jTp1nSPTt5fyM2FI/edit
Time Commitment: Varies, but expectation would be to cover a minimum of one event per month at a range of 3-5 hours per event.
Skills Required: Enthusiasm for APA! and good people skills; email and phone access. Some dog handling knowledge preferred but no experience needed - we will train you!
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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
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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
- Event Management
- People Skills
- Animal Care / Handling
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Critical Thinking
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- minimum of 3-5 hours a month