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Flexible Schedule
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Los Angeles, CA 90018
We are looking for volunteers to assist with special events! These might include: Spay/Neuter Day - Many foster kittens and community cats are spayed/neutered all in one day! Watch cats and kittens pre and post surgery, making sure they are comfortable. Help set up kennels for them to rest in and clean the kennels as they leave for home. Learn about trap, neuter, return (TNR) and help us keep track of TNRed cats in the community. Spay/neuter surgery day is on Saturday, though TNR tracking information can be entered on Sundays. Open Houses - Help potential adopters and fosters find cats and kittens to take home! Show people around our facility, allowing them to find the cat that best suits them. Help people waiting in the lobby by having them fill out the adoption or foster applications. Keep the cats' rooms clean as people come to visit them. Ensure guests are following safety protocols. Open houses are held on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-5pm. Other events - Assist with community events that are not regularly scheduled. These could include volunteer fairs, adoption fairs, fundraisers, and other pet/cat/nonprofit events! Tasks will vary based on event, but may include helping set up, decorating, and breaking down tables and engaging with the people interested in our mission. Find more information at StrayCatAlliance.org/ Stray Cat Alliance...Building a No-Kill Nation, One Stray at a time! Must supply proof of Covid19 vaccination(s).
Date Posted: 2024-12-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers communities to advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy and valued. Our hotline is a key component of our outreach to and support of the community. This public service provides resources for all aspects of cat care, including: trap/neuter/return (TNR), spay/neuter, medical care, adoptions and rehoming cats, orphaned kittens, cats in danger (poisoned, threatened, etc), pregnant community cats, feral or stray cats on their property, and landlord complaints. Our primary purpose is to provide information, resources, guidance, encouragement and support so that the community member can provide what is needed to help the cat(s)/kitten(s). We are not always able to take in cats/kittens or make promises to provide care. However in some cases, with supervisor approval, we can directly help. We provide templates with resources and other information to assist in answering emails. Frequently, inquiries require multiple responses and information tailored to the unique circumstances of the people’s and cats’ situations. With training and staff support, volunteers are able to virtually walk community members through their options, explain how to rescue and care for a cat or kitten, and empower them to do the work if we tell them how to do it. Animal rescue, and this front line volunteer position, is emotionally charged. We do our best to respond to all inquiries, triaging the most urgent. Please note that this volunteer opportunity can involve challenging or traumatic situations. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY, WE HELP LOS ANGELES BASED CATS WITH LOS ANGELES BASED RESOURCES. VOLUNTEERS MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE LOS ANGELES AREA. REQUIREMENTS Hotline volunteers will be trained and supported to respond to email inquiries received via our website, and respond to voicemails received on our hotline number. Ability to professionally advocate Stray Cat Alliances' position on issues. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent people skills. You must be friendly, confident in your knowledge, and able to convey your message clearly. Through the hotline, you will hear about difficult situations and will be expected to maintain a positive attitude and provide good customer service. Understanding of the medical needs of cats and kittens. Experience with kittens and stray and feral cat issues. Experience with TNR (trap/neuter/return) or willing to learn. Access to a computer. Proficiency with Google Suite, including Gmail and Google docs. TIME COMMITMENT Must be able to commit to volunteering a minimum of twice a week for 2 or more hours per day, for at least two months. Must be available to attend monthly Hotline team meetings via Zoom. These meetings are currently held on the second Wednesday of each month at 5 pm, but we may adjust based on volunteer availability. All volunteer work is done from the comfort of your home.
Date Posted: 2024-12-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Los Angeles, CA 90018
Want to help cats and kittens? Become a volunteer with Stray Cat Alliance’s transportation team! We are looking for compassionate animal lovers who want to make a difference! Stray Cat Alliance is in need of volunteers to help us transport cats to and from our headquarters in South LA. Locations for pick-ups and drop-offs include city shelters, foster homes, and spay/neuter clinics. No experience needed. You can use either your own vehicle or our large van. If you have any questions, please email us at Volunteers@StrayCatAlliance.org. Check us out at StrayCatAlliance.org Stray Cat Alliance...Building a No-Kill Nation, One Stray at a time!
Date Posted: 2024-12-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Los Angeles, CA 90018
We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate animal lovers who want to make a difference! These opportunities are best suited to those already in the veterinary field, including in school to be a veterinary assistant, RVT or DVM. MEDICAL CLINIC VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS Position 1: Medical Clinic Administrative Assistant Volunteer Position Duties: Provides administrative assistance for the medical clinic. Duties include communicating medical information to fosters/adopters, providing post-op medical instructions and information sheets, providing time updates to waiting appointments, and other general administrative and organizational duties and projects, as assigned. Time Commitment: Minimum of one 2-hour shift per week Requirements: Basic computer skills, attentive listening and good interpersonal skills, organization. Tasks: Answer phone, check-in appointments, greet fosters/visitors/delivery services and direct human traffic, accept RX donations, scan documents, complete surgical forms, enter data into ShelterLuv, filing and light cleaning of the clinic and clinic-holding area. Position 2: Surgery Discharge Assistant Volunteer Position Duties: Gives proper discharge instructions to adopters/fosters and release patient from surgery Time Commitment: Minimum of one 2-hour shift per week. Surgeries are on Monday and Thursday Requirements: Organizational skills and ability to follow directions. Must be comfortable seeing and cleaning blood, feces, urine, and saliva. Because of the nature of surgery, volunteers must be attentive and dedicated to all life saving protocols and procedures. Ability to perform frequent kneeling, squatting, and bending. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. Tasks: Go over discharge instructions with adopters/fosters, including post op medications as necessary. Alert technicians/assistants to any questions the foster/adopters may have. Sanitize and break down kennels after the patient has been discharged. Position 3: Surgery Check in Assistant Volunteer Position Duties: Check in patients for surgery, make sure they are healthy and of minimum weight, collect relevant information from adopters/fosters about the patient. Time Commitment: Minimum of 2-hour per week. Surgeries are on Monday and Thursday Skills Required: Organizational skills and ability to follow directions. Must be comfortable seeing and cleaning blood, feces, urine, and saliva. Because of the nature of surgery, volunteers must be attentive and dedicated to all life saving protocols and procedures. Ability to perform frequent kneeling, squatting, and bending. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. Tasks: Check in patients, collect medical history from adopters/foster’s pre-assessment forms, alert technician of sick patients ensuring they get proper care, reschedule surgeries if needed, place cats in appropriate runs. Position 4: Surgery Recovery Assistant Volunteer Position Description: Assist Recovery Technician in the surgical recovery of patients, administer medications and vaccinations, monitor vitals, extubation, some cleaning, preparing paperwork take-home medication. Other Technician Assistant duties as needed. Time Commitment: Minimum of one 4-hour shift once weekly. Skills Required: Organizational skills and ability to follow directions. Must be comfortable seeing and cleaning blood, feces, urine, and saliva. Because of the nature of surgery, volunteers must be attentive and dedicated to all life saving protocols and procedures. Ability to perform frequent kneeling, squatting, and bending. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. We operate from 7 AM to 8 PM daily and can accommodate volunteer shifts within these time frames. You may email us at volunteers@straycatalliance.org or sign up directly at https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=659158053 Find more information at StrayCatAlliance.org/ Stray Cat Alliance...Building a No-Kill Nation, One Stray at a time! Must supply proof of Covid19 vaccination(s).
Date Posted: 2024-12-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Los Angeles, CA 90018
Stray Cat Alliance is looking for enthusiastic, compassionate animal lovers who want to make a difference! Volunteers help us care for cats and kittens including providing fresh food and water, changing blankets and litter, cleaning enclosures, providing toys, and socializing to help get them adopted. We have several time slots available every day: 8am - 11am 8am - 10am 9am - 11am 12pm - 3pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 6pm 5pm - 7pm New volunteers are trained and supported to be successful! Your contribution helps us to provide lifesaving care to cats we rescue from shelters. If you have any questions, please email us at Volunteers@StrayCatAlliance.org. Check us out at StrayCatAlliance.org Stray Cat Alliance...Building a No-Kill Nation, One Stray at a time! Must supply proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
Date Posted: 2024-12-17
