The following opportunities are open to our trained, committed volunteers. Please remember that volunteers under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Questions? Please email Janet Neales, Director of Volunteer Programs, or call (719) 544-3005, ext. 105.
 

JOB	MIN AGE	DESCRIPTION
Cat Area Assistant	14	Assist kennel staff in cleaning, feeding and watering cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.
Dog Groomer	12	Bathe and/or groom animals to help them find homes and make them feel better!
Dog Kennel Assistant	14	Spot-clean kennels, provide fresh food and water, distribute clean bedding, and socialize and exercise the animals. Provide behavior information about animals to staff.
Dog Walker	12	Walk shelter dogs in the Humane Society's outdoor Dog Park, helping socialize and exercise them. Can incorporate basic obedience training with the walking. Volunteers also provide important behavior information about the dog that can be passed on to potential adopters.
Evaluation Center Assistant	16	Help our veterinary technicians examine and take pictures of incoming animals. Clean cages, feed and water animals, and kennel animals.
Foster Parent	21	Please visit the Foster Care page to learn about this important program! We save hundreds of kittens and puppies through our volunteer Foster Care program each year.
Small Animal Room Assistant	12	Help clean cages, provide fresh food and water, and socialize with the rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, mice, hamsters, birds, etc. Help visitors learn about specific types of animals using the educational materials provided.
Twice-Loved Canines	14	Well-behaved dogs are more likely to be adopted than rowdy, ill-mannered ones. Volunteers work with selected dogs to teach them basic manners, or to help shy dogs past their timidity.
Community Events Assistant	12	Help the Humane Society's mobile adoption and education program! Using vehicles like "The Critter Cruiser" and "The Petmobile", we attend numerous events in the community. Depending on the shift, volunteers help select and load animals, walk them at the event, assist with adoptions and education, and unload and re-kennel animals back at the shelter.
Humane Education Assistant	17	Love kids and animals? Our Education program offers a variety of classroom presentations, shelter tours and special activities teaching kindness to animals and responsible pet care. Volunteers assist with all aspects of the program.
PetMobiler	17	Take shelter animals to visit people in hospitals, assisted living and long-term care facilities, and schools for mentally and physically challenged children. This type of pet visitation therapy is widely acclaimed and very rewarding to all involved.
Adoption Facilitator	14	Help animals find homes by taking a selected dog, cat or other animal to a Get-Acquainted Room to meets its potential adopter(s). The Adoption Facilitator supervises the introduction between pet and adopter, and helps the adopter determine if the animal will fit into their home and lifestyle. They also stress the importance of a lifelong commitment to the animal, as well as the shelter´s mandatory spaying and neutering policy.
Adoption Follow-Up Caller	17	Call recent adopters to see how the pet is assimilating into its new family. Answer any questions the family might have, or put the adopter in touch with an appropriate staff person for help. This contact can be critical to an adoption's success.
Information Host	14	Greet people and answer questions. Work closely with the Customer Service staff and direct our customers to the area they are seeking or to the appropriate staff person. Information Hosts play a critical customer service role; they are our customers' first point of contact with the Humane Society.
Showcasing Dogs	14	Promote special dogs that have been at the shelter for a while that would make good pets. Gather as much information as possible about the dog, and walk it through the lobby, public hallways and outside entrances, stopping to let people pet it, and answering questions from potential adopters.
Administrative Assistant	12	Assist with tasks like data entry, preparing mailings, making phone calls and assisting staff with various projects.
Call Taker	17	Answer phone calls to our Call Center. Answer callers' questions or transfer them to the appropriate staff person.
Cat Kennel Newspaper Sorter	None	Great youth group activity! Working at home or at the shelter, sort newspapers which are used to line cat kennels.
Media and Communications Assistant	16	Help staff feature shelter animals in weekly newspaper, radio, TV and online promotions. Help select animals, take pictures and/or create write-ups of the animals for these features.
Transport Specialist	18	Transport dogs and cats to and from professional groomers; transport animals of all types to and from other shelters; transport in-kind donations of supplies; and/or transport aluminum cans to a recycling facility to help our Animal Medical Fund. Use shelter vehicles or your own transportation.
Special Events Assistant	12	Choose from numerous jobs at diverse special events like the FUR~R~R Ball, Adopt-A-Thon, Homecoming, and Santa Paws. Help in planning the event or simply join us to help at the event itself. Assist with smaller-scale special events as well, like gift-wrapping at Borders to raise funds during the holiday season.