Humane Education Program Facilitator: Community Cats Focus

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As a community cats focused organization, we are looking for leaders who can educate one-time volunteer groups on TNR (trap-neuter-return), teach the differences between feral and stray cats, and empower community members to help stray and feral cats in their own neighborhoods. This program will provide an educational experience that will allow attendees to work in their community to help stray and feral cats at any time.

Responsibilities:

• Host the volunteer group, ensuring that they have a positive and engaging experience
• Answer any questions visitors may have
• Provide the group with an educational presentation
• Lead a brief tour of the facility, including our Tree House Cats at Work Colony
• Give demonstration of how to use a humane trap and build an outdoor cat shelter
• Instruct group members on how they can use educational takeaway items provided by Tree House along with the knowledge they’ve gained through their visit to engage in community cats work in their own neighborhood
• Provide Volunteer Coordinator with a post-event event summary
• Provide a minimum of 48 hour notice if needing to cancel for programming you have signed up to present (Those who do not provide 48 hour notice - excluding emergencies - will be dismissed from the role)

Qualifications:

• Comfortable speaking in front of a moderately sized group of people/willing to learn
• Detail-oriented
• Forward-facing personality

Training Volunteer Will Receive:

• Observation of 3 group presentations to shadow
• One-on-one training session with a Community Cats team member to learn how to set a humane trap and build an outdoor shelter
• Provided with Community Cats program materials to review