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25 people are interested
Therapy Animal Handler
ORGANIZATION: Therapy Animal Coalition, Inc.
Please visit the new page to apply.
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25 people are interested
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
Volunteer with your pet to serve the community in a variety of settings. This is not a virtual volunteer job, but one where you can choose where you volunteer. We are recruiting pet owners to get training and registration (which provides insurance) to become a therapy animal team with your pet.
Imagine visiting a children's hospital with your Golden Retriever, or an assisted living facility with your Persian Cat. There are therapy programs at the courthouse, the airport, hospice, working with special needs children, and many more. There is even a program for children in schools with a reading component. There are not enough therapy animal teams for the number of programs in our area.
Does your pet love people? With the right temperament and training, any dog can be a therapy animal. But its not just dogs!! There are 9 species that are eligible to do pet therapy. Dogs, cats, equines (both full size and mini), guinea pigs, rats, birds, llamas/alpacas, pigs, and rabbits. If you have any of these species as a pet, and they meet the criteria, you could be participating in the best volunteer job ever.
Make your own schedule, choose the facility/organization that you're comfortable with and that matches the personality of your animal. Therapy Animal Coalition will be with you every step of the way. We will help you find training, point you in the right direction in terms of registering organizations, and we will assist you in finding the right place to volunteer.
More opportunities with Therapy Animal Coalition, Inc.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Therapy Animal Coalition, Inc.
Location:
P O Box 170, Ponte Vedra, FL 32082, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Therapy Animal Coalition, Inc. is to help grow the number of therapy animal teams volunteering in therapeutic, educational, and other special environments. To accomplish this, we will: * Educate the public on how to become a therapy animal team * Facilitate volunteer opportunities for registered teams * Assist facilities and organizations to start therapy animal programs
Description
Therapy Animal Coalition, Inc. is made up of a group of like-minded individuals who have one common goal: to be the go-to resource for people to share the healing love of pets. That means, helping people learn how to become a therapy animal team, helping the teams find places to volunteer, and assisting in the process of getting new programs started. We do this through events like our Speaker Series and our signature event, The Therapy Animal Expo. We also use our website to provide a wealth of resources for all our constituents. Visit our website to learn more about what we offer.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various locationsJacksonville, FL 32207
DATE POSTED
September 7, 2019
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Family Therapy
- Child Welfare
- Elder care
- Crisis Intervention
- Animal Therapy
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 10
- Orientation or Training
- Depending on the location you choose to volunteer, you have complete control over your schedule. Some places want volunteers on a weekly basis. Some only require once a month. It's up to you and the facility to work out your schedule.
- The most important requirement for doing pet therapy is that your animal have a calm and welcoming temperament and that they have training in the basic skills (for dogs). Training is available for dogs if they do not possess the basic skills yet.