Program Assistant for Pet Education

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PalsNPets VOLUNTEER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Volunteers work predominantly in homeless shelters. The objective is to educate shelter residents on pet care and access to veterinarian services. The work consists of:

• Assisting pet owners with online or conducting in person curriculum
• Occasional research on local mobile vets, gathering pricing, and coordinating and scheduling vet services for your shelter sites.
• Meeting with PalsNPets staff each week to train before each class
• Administrative, research, social media/website, fundraising

TIME COMMITMENT

• Attending 1-3 shelters a week or more depending on how involved you would like to be.
• Available Either Monday, Wednesday and/Thursdays before noon hours in-person onsite
• Minimum 6-month commitment to the volunteer position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be over 18 years of age
• Must love pets and be comfortable around different kinds of pet owner skills
• Basic knowledge of pet care
• Have two (2) character references dated within the past 12 months
• Be able to commit to (3-10) hours per week
• Have demonstrated knowledge in basic academic areas such as math, sciences, and English
• Quickbooks a plus
• Must pass a background check
• No teaching experience required will train but a plus. Enthusiastic in front of the group, creative, and willing to bring new ideas and suggestions as you see may fit better.
• Comfortable working independently

TRAINING

• Training by observing classes for a month
• Basic pet education through online class
• Demonstrate knowledge by performing "dry run" class before going live with residents.