Volunteering
Volunteering at Te Awamutu SPCA
The Te Awamutu SPCA relies heavily on volunteers from around the community to keep our busy centre running. If you are not able to make a financial contribution to the SPCA but are keen to help out, volunteering your time may be the best way you are able to make a difference in our animals' lives. It also looks great on your CV if you are thinking of working in the animal care industry!
Position Descriptions for Volunteering:
Canine Attendant
This position requires preparation and distribution of morning feeds, transfer of dogs into their day pens then a hose out and scrub of the inside runs.
Requirements include:
- Physical fitness
- Confidence with dogs
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Communication skills
- Not concerned about getting a bit dirty!
If you are interested in volunteering as a canine attendant, please fill in the volunteer form and send it back to us.
Dog Walker
This position requires taking our dogs out of the centre for exercise, training and some one on one human contact and affection.
Requirements include:
- Physical fitness
- Confidence with large dogs
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Communication skills
If you are interested in volunteering as a dog walker, please fill in the volunteer form and send it back to us.
Cattery Attendant
This position requires preparation and distribution of morning feeds, cleaning cages, litter trays and floors and spending some one on one time with our cats currently waiting to find their forever homes.
Requirements include:
- Confidence with cats
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to follow quarantine procedures
If you are interested in volunteering as a cattery attendant, please fill in the volunteer form and send it back to us.
Quarantine and Isolation Attendant
This position requires feeding and cleaning out the areas where our cats are either waiting on initial vet checks in our quarantine area or on medication in our isolation area. Attendants are required to record onto daily health sheets how the cats are doing and report to the manager if any health issues are apparent.
Requirements include:
- Confidence with cats
- Experience with medicating cats
- Ability to follow strict quarantine procedures
- Ability to follow instruction
- Ability to identify when vet treatment is necessary
If you are interested in volunteering as a quarantine and isolation attendant, please fill in the volunteer form and send it back to us.
SPCA Ambassador
This position requires you to go out into the community to promote the SPCA. The position includes taking donations in our SPCA donation buckets, putting up posters around the area promoting upcoming events and collecting donations from around the community.
Requirements include:
- Communications skills
- Approachability
- Money handling skills
- Trustworthiness
- Drivers licence
If you are interested in volunteering as a SPCA Ambassador, please fill in the volunteer form and send it back to us.
General Duties
If you are not confident around animals but would still like to help, we would love to see you. We have other duties such as weeding the gardens, lawn mowing, general cleaning of the floors and LOADS of laundry that need constant attention so there is always something to do.
If you are interested in volunteering to help with our general duties, please fill in the volunteer form and send it back to us.