Join our Volunteer Welcoming Committee!

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PetConnect Rescue (PCR) is an animal welfare organization dedicated to saving dogs and cats at high risk of euthanasia. Our compassionate fosters, volunteers, and staff find loving homes for all the animals that come into our care and provide ongoing support throughout the adoption process and beyond.

Being a new volunteer can be tough-where do you go? What do you do? At PetConnect Rescue, our Welcoming Committee provides support and encouragement for our new volunteers by assisting them in finding their first volunteer opportunity.

As a member of the Welcoming Committee, you will be tasked with connecting with new volunteers over the phone, via email, or through virtual conversations to learn a little about their interests, skills, and experience and match them to the perfect volunteer opportunity. You will also periodically connect with that volunteer to check in on their progress and answer general questions about PCR, other ways they can get involved, and more.

You are the first person most volunteers will connect with from PCR, so setting a fantastic impression is vital! These skills are absolutely essential to executing this role:

• Palpable passion for supporting PCR’s mission to find loving homes for all the animals in our care.
• Energetic, friendly, and warm personality to create a welcoming environment for new volunteers to learn about our work
• Attention to detail and strong follow-through-if you tell a new volunteer you will do something, meet those commitments.
• Active listening skills and knowledge of the variety of opportunities available with PCR to make successful matches
• Flexibility and adaptability-not every first match will be the right match for that particular volunteer. Be willing to come back to the drawing board, try something new, and encourage the volunteer along the process.

Project managers, HR professionals, and anyone who just wants to see others succeed and have positive volunteer experiences are the perfect candidates for this role! We anticipate that individuals would, on average, serve 1-2 hours per week virtually connecting with volunteers.

If this is you, respond to this opportunity and send us a little note explaining why you feel this is the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! Many volunteers come to our organization for the mission but stay because of the people and the relationships they build with the rest of our volunteer team. Our Welcoming Committee is key to creating a fun, warm, and encouraging environment that keeps volunteers coming back for more!

Click here to learn more and register directly on our website: https://volunteer.petconnectrescue.org/need/detail/?need_id=940098 .