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Volunteering at RSPCA Burwood East
Some examples of roles performed at the Burwood East
Shelter include:
 Hands-on
animal related roles:
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Cattery – cleaning, feeding and caring for cats and
kittens
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Kennels – cleaning, feeding, caring, walking our dogs
and puppies
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Admissions –cleaning, feeding and caring for a range of
animals in our initial processing area
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Barn – cleaning, feeding and caring for our small and
large barnyard animals
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Dog Grooming Assistant – assisting the Dog Groomer by
helping hold the animals during grooming, cleaning up after grooming and
washing dogs
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Shelter Front Desk – assisting the public with a range
of enquiries, some animal handling required.
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Shelter Driver – transporting wildlife or dogs via
RSPCA van to other shelters/carers.
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Vet Nurse Assistant – working in our busy vet clinic,
tasks include cleaning, feeding and caring for our shelter animals and
private pets before and after surgery – limited roles available.
Non animal related roles:
To find out about the volunteer positions currently
available at the Burwood East shelter
click here.
What time Commitment is
required?
At Burwood, most roles volunteers need to commit to
either a weekly or fortnightly shift in the morning or afternoon on a
weekday or weekend, for a minimum of 6 months.
Animal Related roles work on a structured roster to ensure we have adequate
resources to care for our animals on a daily basis. Roles in our shelter and
clinic are generally four hour shifts eg 8am – 12pm or 12pm – 4pm.
Hours required for other roles vary and can be discussed at interview.
Please note that we do not offer short term, high school community service
roles or one-off volunteering opportunities for individuals or groups at
Burwood.
High school or tertiary students can apply for our Work Experience program
and Our Corporate partners can participate in our Corporate Volunteer
Program.
If I am interested, what is
the next step to becoming a volunteer?
The first step is to attend a Volunteer Information
Session. This session goes for approximately one hour and will go into
further detail about the RSPCA Victoria, our Volunteer Program and the roles
available.
Upcoming Volunteer Information Sessions:
Tuesday 13 April 2010.
Bookings can be made from Monday 22 March 2010.
Online Bookings can be made from Monday 22 March 9am via the RSPCA website’
or phone 9224 2222.
Tuesday 13 July 2010.
Bookings can be made from Monday 21 June 2010
Tuesday 12 October 2010.
Bookings can be made from Monday 20 September 2010
How do I book in for the Volunteer Information
Session?
Please phone 9224 2222 between 9.00am – 4:30pm Monday
– Friday from the date bookings open.
All sessions will be held here at RSPCA Victoria, 3 Burwood Highway (corner
Middleborough Road), Burwood East. Parking is available at Safeway, opposite
the RSPCA on Burwood Highway.
What happens after the Volunteer Information
session?
After attending the Information Session, if you would
like to become a volunteer you need to book in for a 30-minute interview
with one of our Volunteer Coordinators.
Details of how to book will be given to you in a handout at the Information
Session.
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