AVHS Volunteer Opportunities!
We welcome new volunteers to Auburn Valley Humane Society. Complete an online volunteer application, and the volunteer staff will email you about the next steps. Check out the volunteer news and follow us on Facebook for updates.
Volunteers are always needed at all our locations. Please review the list below.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering at the AVHS Thrift Store & More
Volunteering at Northwest Spay & Neuter Center
Volunteer with AVHS
For the Auburn Valley Humane Society to be a success, we need the help of the community! Volunteers are an integral part of our organization. With their help, we will be able to meet our fundraising goals and live our mission of enriching the lives of companion animals and people through animal sheltering, programs and community engagement.
This will give the volunteer time to learn about the organization, a chance to work closely with the staff, and gain an appreciation for what we do here at AVHS. Each module will consist of one 2-hour session in the following 7 categories. Volunteers will complete these modules within their first 60 days following initial orientation. New volunteers may opt to participate in specialized training (dog walking, cat care) concurrently with the “Organization Support” training modules and begin volunteering in an area of their choice. Modules may be taken in any order. You will learn more about the All-Star program and how to get started during your new volunteer orientation appointment. For questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected].
*Some exemptions apply: underage volunteers, medical restrictions, court-ordered community service, temporary light duty volunteers, or those seeking to fulfill school graduation hours.
Modules:
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Laundry and Hospitality
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Public Services
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Dog Kennel Assistant and/or Cat Care
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Thrift Store
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Cat Café
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Outreach/Fundraising
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Northwest Spay & Neuter Center
What it Takes
Complete the online volunteer form. -OR- click on the fillable volunteer application and print it to bring to the shelter.
If you wish to only foster, please complete the Foster Volunteer Application. For other questions about fostering, click here.
If you want court-ordered community service, please go to this page.
Watch the online volunteer orientation video and take the accompanying quiz.
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator ([email protected]) to schedule an orientation appointment to discuss your interests and our volunteer opportunities and determine our volunteer schedule.
Attend training classes that pertain to the program area to which you are assigned. This will be discussed during your orientation appointment.
Have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE volunteering with the animals in our care!
* Volunteers between 10 and 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult (someone 18 years of age or older), such as a parent or legal guardian, grandparent, or older sibling while participating in any volunteer activity for AVHS.
*All volunteers under the age of 16 will have limited contact with animals (i.e. dog walking, cat care kennel, and cage cleaning). They will, however, be able to participate in some of the most important lifesaving duties (i.e. laundry, washing dishes and cat pans, filling cat pans, stuffing KONGS, sweeping and mopping floors, as well as wiping down walls, doors, and door handles.
*Anyone under the age of 18 will require a signed waiver from a parent or legal guardian.
AVHS Orientation - Online
Orientation and additional training are online.
Watch the volunteer orientation video online and complete the volunteer orientation quiz.
If you have questions, please call us 253-409-1829 or email [email protected] .