| Pet Assisted Therapy |
Description:
Providing pet visits to members of the community
living in assisted living environments.
Includes: Traveling to the BFHS to get shelter
pets and transporting them to nursing homes,
retirement homes, and assisted living homes.
Age Limitation: 18 and older to be unsupervised
and 15 and older to be supervised by a parent or other
responsible adult.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers application.
Requires an orientation with the Community Relations
Supervisor. Requires 30 minutes of training. |
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| Pet Socialization: |
Description:
Provide companionship to shelter animals awaiting
adoption.
Includes: Walking and exercising dogs, brushing
and combing dogs and cats, playing with puppies, and
handling cats and kittens.
Age Limitation: 16 years old and over for
unsupervised visits; 14 and older if supervised by a
parent or other responsible adult.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers application
and Orientation with Community Relations Coordinator. |
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| Fundraisers: |
Description:
Assist in BFHS activities to raise money.
Includes: Helping out with activities such as
Mardi Gras and Paws in the Park, etc. Helping to come
up with new ideas for fundraisers.
Age Limitation: 16 years old and over for
unsupervised events; 14 years and older if supervised
by a parent or other responsible adult.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers application. |
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| Foster Homes: |
Description: Be
willing to take animals into your home for a short
period of time.
Includes: Mama dogs and cats with their young, to
be weaned. Adult animals that may need a place to stay
for a short period of time.
Age Limitation: The responsible party must be at
least 18 and have a home that will accommodate the
animal. Children are welcomed when supervised by an
adult.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers application.
Instructions will be given on an individual basis.
Disbursement of medications to animal may be required. |
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| Pre-Adoption Counselor: |
Description: Will
assist customers in finding an ideal pet.
Includes: Matching families with pets that will
fit their needs. Will greet clients.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 16 years old.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers
application. Requires Volunteer Orientation. Requires
30 minute training session and MUST HAVE BREED
KNOWLEDGE. |
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| Post Adoption Counselor: |
Description:
Follow up on animals adopted from BFHS. Verify that
the adjustment period had gone well and that the
animal is healthy and receiving regular care.
Includes: Phone calls to people who have adopted
and verification that the arrangement is working.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 16.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers application.
Requires a 15 minute training session. |
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| Community Service
Leader: |
Description: Will
direct community service workers in daily duties.
Includes: Monitoring community service workers so
that all daily chores are done and community hours are
served.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 25.
Training: Requires a valid Volunteers application.
Requires Volunteer Orientation. Requires a 30 minute
training session. |
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| Office Help: |
Description: Will
assist office staff with any work that must be done.
Includes: Filing, addressing envelopes, running
errands, picking up supplies and other work that could
possibly be offsite.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 16 years old and
possess a valid Washington Drivers License.
Training: Must be willing to drive own vehicle.
Requires a valid Volunteers application. Requires
Volunteer Orientation. Requires 20 minute training
session. |
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| Mobile Adoption Center
Assistant: |
Description: Travel
to offsite locations and assist BFHS employee however
needed.
Includes: Exercising animals, answering questions,
feeding and watering animals, helping out with
paperwork.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 18.
Training: Requires a valid volunteers application.
Requires a Volunteer Orientation. |
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| Web Page Entry: |
Description: Will
take photographs of animals and post them on the web.
Includes: Photographing animals on a digital
camera and logging them onto the web. Must be done
every Saturday.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 18.
Training: Requires a valid volunteers application.
Requires a Volunteer Orientation. Requires a 30 minute
training session. |
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| Humane Education: |
Description:
Informing area youth to become better pet owners as
adults.
Includes: Visiting Schools throughout the year and
talking to children about the importance of spaying
and neutering among other important animal issues.
Going to different events to explain the importance of
Humane Education.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 18 to be
unsupervised. Considerations will be made on an
individual basis for those who would be accompanied by
an adult and are under the age of 18.
Training: Requires a valid volunteers application.
Requires a Volunteer Orientation. Requires an
extensive training session. Requires ability to speak
in public. |
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| Newsletter Distribution: |
Description: Helping
to type and mail out the BFHS newsletter.
Includes: Typing, Mailing, Addressing, and other
duties.
Age Limitation: Must be at least 16 years of age.
Training: Requires a valid volunteers application. |
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| Volunteer
Meetings |
Volunteer meetings are
held 2-3 times each month at the Shelter during
regular shelter business hours. Check Calendar
or home page for dates and
times. All current volunteers are
encouraged to attend and new volunteers are always
welcome. Topics of discussions are volunteer job
descriptions, fundraisers and events, and an open
forum for anyone with comments, suggestions and
ideas. For more information please call the
Shelter at 374-4235.
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