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Flexible Schedule
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La Mesa, CA 91941
The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue is currently looking for more amazing humans to join our most coveted and most popular volunteer role in the rescue - the TAP Care Team!! TAP Care Team members work onsite at our medical clearing facility in La Mesa, CA (91941) and are responsible for feeding, cleaning kennels, administering meds, laundry, and hanging out with the fur babies while they await medical clearance before being matched and welcomed into a foster home. This role is our most active and hands-on volunteer opportunity at TAP, and requires the willingness/ability to handle a variety of different dog personalities as well as dogs of all shapes/sizes/breeds (strong pullers, energetic breeds, shy and decompressing dogs, etc.). Care Team volunteers must be able to lift 30 lbs. and feel comfortable handling dogs that pull on leash. Morning and evening shifts are available daily, 365 days of the year! The TAP Care Team is looking for volunteers who can commit to a minimum of one, 2-hour shift per month. Morning shifts ( 8am-10am) and evening shifts ( 5pm-7pm) are available on both weekdays and weekends. If you are interested in joining the TAP Care Team, please let us know the shifts for which you might potentially be available. The Animal Pad has become infamous for taking on medical cases that other organizations won't/don't, and as a result you may encounter dogs with specific medical needs during Care Team shifts or while onsite at our facility. Some of these medical cases include: Contagious conditions (which we all wear PPE for, provided by TAP) TVT, aka transmissible venereal tumors (only transmissible via direct cellular contact w/another dog, which looks like visible tumors and occasionally atypical presentations including fluid draining from facial areas) Mobility issues (including dogs who have pending surgeries) Dogs with visible conditions in the process of healing (skin conditions, underweight or sometimes emaciated dogs, etc. This disclaimer is not meant to scare you away, however, we want to be transparent about the sometimes heartbreaking situations dogs come to us in so that you feel better prepared to work directly with dogs in all manners of condition. Our facility is the first place that many dogs ever receive medical care, regular meals, medications, and TLC from dedicated volunteers, and it takes a village (and time) to rehabilitate dogs and prepare them for foster and adoptive homes. If you feel this may hinder your ability to work directly with dogs at our facility, THAT IS OKAY! We have many volunteer opportunities at TAP and want to be sure you find the right fit for your comfort level! ***This volunteer role is strictly 18+.*** If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Volunteer Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/
Date Posted: 2024-02-04
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue is searching for a few all-star volunteers to be our official Raffle Donation Gurus! These volunteers would be dedicated to regularly seeking out donations that we can use as raffle prizes to raise much-needed funds for our pups. We hold raffles at our adoption events very frequently, so having some committed volunteers consistently on the hunt for prizes and contacting local businesses for items/gift cards so we can have a steady supply would be incredibly helpful! If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Volunteer Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/
Date Posted: 2023-12-21
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue is searching for a Corporate Outreach Strategist to join our Marketing team! The Corporate Outreach Strategist will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to establish partnerships with large corporations that can support our mission. This volunteer will actively engage in outreach efforts and should be skilled in writing and prompt in responding to emails. For this role, we are seeking volunteers with strong written and verbal communication skills, proficiency in email communication and prompt response to inquiries, the ability to develop and implement outreach strategies, excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, and enthusiasm for promoting animal welfare through corporate partnerships! Role responsibilities would include: Researching potential corporate partners and identifying opportunities for collaboration Developing outreach strategies and campaigns tailored to engage corporate entities Reaching out to potential partners via email, phone calls, and other communication channels Maintaining records of communication and follow-ups with corporate contacts Assisting in drafting partnership proposals and agreements If you are interested in this position, please fill out a Volunteer application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/
Date Posted: 2024-01-02
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Flexible Schedule
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La Mesa, CA 91941
The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue is so pleased to announce that our first year of hosting our Youth Education program's summer and school break camps has been a HUGE success! Because of this, we want to continue this program and keep inspiring the future of rescue. Enter Camp TAPpy Tails - our first ever camp for dog-loving kids ages 7-12 hosted over summer break and other holiday school breaks! Each camp is led by one of TAP's wonderful Directors of Foster Matchmaking & Transitions, who has her masters in educational counseling with 5+ years of school based experience and an additional 5+ years of experience working with children in various other settings. The campers in each session learn all about dogs and the world of rescue, including dog behavior, safety, and the importance of rescuing! Our Camp Lead is looking for additional *adult* volunteers to assist her with running and facilitating these camps, who will join the TAP team as Camp TAPpy Tails Volunteers! The camps are very infrequent as they only take place during school breaks, and last for max 5 hours each day they're running. Our Camp Lead will of course fully train any interested volunteer and provide all materials and curriculum! While previous experience with children is not required, it is highly preferred. More on camp specifics can be found on the education tab of our website for anyone interested: https://theanimalpad.org/ education/ *Please note that this is a paid summer/break camp for the kids, but not a paid position (strictly volunteer). If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Volunteer Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/
Date Posted: 2024-02-15
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Flexible Schedule
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La Mesa, CA 91941
Fundraising and adoption events are absolutely crucial to us at The Animal Pad all-breed dog rescue for a number of reasons - namely spreading the word about who we are and what we do, raising much needed funds, and of course helping our adoptable dogs meet their forever families! We couldn't be a part of as many events as we are without our incredible team of Event Volunteers! We typically host, or are involved in about 4-6 events each month within San Diego County, and always need volunteers to attend and help ensure that they run smoothly. There are multiple ways to help, whether it's picking up event supplies at our TAP HQ in La Mesa (we'll show you around HQ beforehand!), transporting those supplies to/from events (always back to HQ), or helping run the event itself - all of these tasks are very helpful and always needed! While certain events will have one-off tasks such as selling raffle and drink tickets or working the bake sale table, generally all events entail TAP volunteers helping to run the merch table, handling our adoptable pups and giving them love, refilling empty water bowls, etc. Volunteers are almost always needed to help with both set-up ~30 minutes before the event starts, as well as teardown ~30 minutes post-event. We also sometimes need help with transport of TAP pups - aka "Dog Dashing" - to/from events and their foster homes! All TAP adoption events are on weekends, with the occasional fundraiser or TAP Tribe meetup taking place on a weekday. I deally, each volunteer could commit to at least one event per month. Event volunteering is one of the best ways to directly make a difference for these deserving dogs and support our rescue efforts, all while kickin' it with some good people and some even better dogs! As a side note - we would absolutely love it if these volunteers took pictures and videos during events they're involved in so we can post on TAP's social media outlets! We'd like to start making TikToks after each event that highlights the fun from that day, so if anyone who's TikTok savvy would ever like to help with that, we would love that! If this is something you would be interested in, please fill out a Volunteer Application on our website: https://theanimalpad.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/
Date Posted: 2023-12-21