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Pet Food Pantry Lead Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Best Friends Animal Society Utah
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Purpose of the position
The Best Friends Animal Society strives to stop animals from dying in shelters. One of the best ways to do that is by preventing animals from ending up in the shelters to begin with! Our Community Food Pantry provides pet food and supplies to both community cat caregivers, and to low-income pet owners to help support them in keeping community cats healthy and preventing them from needing to relinquish their personal pets. The food pantry lead volunteer shift helps to orchestrate the operation of the food pantry and ensure that each client receives the support they have requested. You will also be leading specific on-site volunteer activities, including weatherproofing outdoor cat shelters and bagging donated cat and dog food.
Supervision
Reports to the shelter support team
Duties and Essential Functions
- Fill pet food pantry recipients’ food orders
- Move bags of pet food by lifting, carrying, and pushing on a push cart
- Determine amount of food each recipient should receive, based on a chart
- Keep pantry area clean and organized
- Review food requests on the spreadsheet, update computer spreadsheet
- Train and assist volunteers with shelter making
- Mix food in large containers
- Scoop food into bags, weigh, seal, and label
- Restock literature in pantry area
Qualifications
- Prerequisite: Volunteered for a minimum of four Food Pantry Assistance shifts
- Warm, friendly, enthusiastic personality
- Good verbal communication skills
- Fluent in English
- Competent using Windows OS, and spreadsheet programs
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Must be able to stand and walk for the duration of the shift
- Ability to follow specific instructions from staff
Minimum Age Requirement
- Must be at least 18 years of age to volunteer for this position
Schedule
- Tuesday, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
- Thursday, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM
- Saturday, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Training and Orientation
Volunteers in this role lead and direct the work of volunteers in the community resource assistant role. Food pantry assistants must have volunteered for at least 4 community resource assistant shifts. Additional training will be provided by the shelter support staff during your first few shifts as a pantry assistant.
Support
The shelter support team will be the primary point of contact for volunteers in this role. At least one member of the team will be present during each shift.
Comments
If you are interested in volunteering for this position, we will first get you scheduled for some assistant shifts as training. Once you have completed the basic shifts, we can move you up into the lead role.
The food pantry operates out of the Lifesaving Center warehouse, so temperatures will vary based on weather. Weather appropriate clothing is essential. Closed-toe shoes are required.
TO APPLY, PLEASE EMAIL US AT UTAHVOLUNTEER@BESTFRIENDS.ORG
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About Best Friends Animal Society Utah
Location:
2005 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Best Friends is to end the killing in America's animal shelters and create a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. We do this by building community programs and partnerships all across the nation. We believe that by working together we can Save Them All.
Description
Best Friends Animal Society in Utah works collaboratively with animal rescue groups, city shelters and passionate individuals who are all dedicated to the mission of making Utah a no-kill state. The Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Sugarhouse provides adoptions, animal fostering opportunities, and serves as a base of operations for our community cat and shelter support programs. Volunteers help us achieve our goals in many ways, including fostering animals in their own homes, distributing food in our Pet Food Pantry, keeping our center clean and healthy for the animals, spreading our message to the community at outreach events, and driving animals to where they need to go.
Best Friends Animal Society is a nationwide leader in the No-Kill movement. Founded on the idea that no animals should have to die in shelters while resources exist to help them, our organization began with the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT, the world's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals. Our focus on a better world through kindness to animals has led to a variety of programs, including efforts to end breed-discriminatory legislation and unethical "puppy-mill" breeding operations, advocacy of Trap-Neuter-Return programs for community cats, and rescue transports to help animals in overcrowded shelters find homes. We believe that together we can Save Them All!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2005 S 1100 ESalt Lake City, UT 84106
DATE POSTED
December 4, 2019
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Basic Computer Skills
- PC Platform
- People Skills
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Ideally we are looking for someone to come for one four hour shift each week in this role, but opportunities are available for less routine help as well.
- If you are new to volunteering with Best Friends, we will have you train with us to learn the volunteer roles you will be leading.