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Saturday Cat Care

Purpose: To keep shelter clean and comfortable for the resident cats

Requirements:

1. 18 years or older.
2. Be able to commit to a minimum of a monthly shift or be a backup volunteer in case someone cancels for six consecutive months of service.
3. Excellent people and communication skills.
4. The ability to represent Hancock County Humane Society in a positive and appropriate manner
5. Be able to squat, bend, twist, lift and stand for about four hours while working directly with cats and kittens.
6. Be comfortable with direct contact with cats and kittens, dirty litter boxes, and cleaning agents such as bleach.
7. Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
8. Willingness and ability to learn the following duties:

Duties:

• Dump, clean and fill all litter boxes.
• Clean cat cages for each cat.
• Clean and fill all food, and water bowls.
• Observe general cat behavior and health and make note of important changes.
• Sweep and mop.
• Empty trash.
• Assist the public, greet guests and potential adopters.
• Explain our adoption process to prospective adopters.
• Introduce prospective adopters to our cats.
• Assist the public with the pet food pantry.
• Answer phone calls.
• Restock any supplies as needed.
• Check that all cages are locked and cats are accounted for.
• Make sure that the building is safe and secure.

Supervisor: Volunteer Coordinator/Board Members

Training: Information Session, Hands-on Training

Shift Availability: Shifts are available every Saturday 10 am-2 pm, or until the shelter is clean.

Time Commitment: Volunteers are scheduled for a minimum of a monthly shift, but welcome to commit to more. There is a six month minimum commitment. Dependability is essential.
 

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Tuesday Cat Care

Purpose: To greet the public, introduce potential adopters to our cats.

Requirements:

1. 18 years or older.
2. Be able to commit to a minimum monthly two hour shift for six months of consecutive service.
3. Excellent people and communication skills.
4. The ability to represent Hancock County Humane Society in a positive and appropriate manner.
5. Willingness and ability to learn the following duties:

Duties:

• Assist the public, greet guests and potential adopters.
• Explain our adoption process to prospective adopters.
• Introduce prospective adopters to our cats.
• Answer phone calls.
• Assist the public with the pet food pantry.
• Check that food and water bowls are filled and spot clean any litter boxes and cages.
• Check that all cages are locked and cats are accounted for.
• Make sure that the building is safe and secure.

Supervisor: Board Members

Training: Information Session, Hands-on Training

Shift Availability: Shifts are available Tuesdays 5:30 pm-7:30 pm.

Time Commitment: Volunteers are scheduled for a minimum of a monthly shift, but welcome to commit to more. There is a six month minimum commitment. Dependability is essential.
 

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Weekday Cat Care

Purpose: To keep shelter clean and comfortable for the resident cats.

Requirements:

1. 18 years or older.
2. Be able to commit to a minimum of a monthly shift or be a back up cleaner in case someone cancels for six consecutive months of service.
3. Be able to squat, bend, twist, lift and stand for about two hours while working directly with cats and kittens.
4. Be comfortable with direct contact with cats and kittens, dirty litter boxes, and cleaning agents such as bleach.
5. Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
6. Willingness and ability to learn the following duties:

Duties:

• Scoop all litter boxes.
• Clean cat cages daily for each cat.
• Clean and fill all food, and water bowls.
• Observe general cat behavior and health and make note of important changes.
• Sweep and mop.
• Empty trash.
• Restock any supplies as needed.
• Check that all cages are locked and cats are accounted for.
• Make sure that the building is safe and secure.

Supervisor: Volunteer Coordinator/Board Member

Training: Information Session, Hands-on Training

Shift Availability: Shifts are available Sunday through Friday. You can clean at a time of your choosing as long as cleaning is completed by 9 pm, except for Tuesdays, cleaning must be completed by 5 pm.

Time Commitment: Volunteers are scheduled for a minimum of a monthly shift, but welcome to commit to more. There is a six month minimum commitment. Dependability is essential.
 

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Veterinary Transport

Purpose: To ensure the health and well-being of every cat.

Requirements:

1. 18 years or older.
2. Must be an established volunteer with a building key.
3. Have a driver’s license and vehicle.
4. Flexible schedule. Comfortable with handling cats and putting in a carrier.

Duties:

• Transporting cats to and from veterinarian for spay/neuter appointments.
• Transporting cats to and from veterinarian for medical appointments.
• Making sure cats are comfortable and back in their cage after appointment.
• Putting any medications in the medical suite and any paperwork in the cat’s file.

Time Commitment: We will work with your schedule to make volunteering as easy as possible.
 

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Teen Volunteers

Purpose: To keep shelter clean and comfortable for the resident cats.

Requirements:

1. 13 years or older.
2. Be able to commit to a minimum of a monthly shift for six consecutive months of service.
3. Excellent people and communication skills.
4. The ability to represent Hancock County Humane Society in a positive and appropriate manner.
5. Be able to squat, bend, twist, lift and stand for about two-four hours while working directly with cats and kittens.
6. Be comfortable with direct contact with cats and kittens, dirty litter boxes, and cleaning agents such as bleach.
7. Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
8. Willingness and ability to learn the following duties:

Duties:

• Dump, clean and fill all litter boxes.
• Clean cat cages for each cat.
• Clean and fill all food, and water bowls.
• Observe general cat behavior and health and make note of important changes.
• Sweep and mop.
• Empty trash.
• Restock any supplies as needed.
• Check that all cages are locked and cats are accounted for.
• Make sure that the building is safe and secure.

Supervisor: Volunteer Coordinator/Board Members/Adult Volunteers.

Training: Information Session, Hands-on Training

Shift Availability: Shifts are available every Tuesday 5:30 pm-7:30 pm or Saturday 10 am-2 pm, or until the shelter is clean. There are also opportunities at various fundraising events.

Time Commitment: Volunteers are scheduled for a minimum of a monthly shift, but welcome to commit to more. There is a six month minimum commitment. Dependability is essential.
 

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Medical Support Team

Purpose: To ensure the health and well-being of every cat. Prepare the cat medically for adoption, including oral medications, treatment of sick or injured cats, as needed.

Requirements:

• 18 years or older.
• Must be an established volunteer with a building key.
• Experience with handling and medicating cats.


• Duties:
  • Checking medicating charts for cat’s name, medication and dosage information.
  • Initial when medication is given.
  • Administering medication in the form of oral liquid or pill, feeding cats supplemental foods or giving cats subcutaneous fluids, as needed.
  • Putting medication away in the proper place as indicated on the medicating chart.
  • Cleaning up any utensils, dishes, etc.
  Training: Information Session, Hands-on Training
  
  Shift Availability: Daily morning and evening, as needed.
  
  Time Commitment: We will work with your schedule to make volunteering as easy as possible.

 

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Can Crushing

Purpose: Sort, crush and bag aluminum cans to prepare them for recycling. The recycled cans provide the shelter with cash to support our needs and programs.

Requirements:

• Must 18 years or older to run the can crushing machines, but teens can help sort and bag cans with adult supervision.
• Special skills are not required; we will show you what to do.
• Bring your own gloves to protect your hands while handling the cans.
• Wear clothing/shoes that can get dirty (long pants/long sleeves recommended).
• Hard-soled shoes are helpful to step on cans.
• Work is done outdoors, so dress for the day's weather.

  Duties:

• Sort, crush, and bag cans with supervision, to prepare them for recycling.

Shift Availability: Special days/times for group can crushing will be announced on Facebook (usually 8am on a chosen Saturday morning), or if we have your contact information we can let you know a date/time in advance. Stay as long as you can, or until we finish (usually a couple hours or so is fine). Work is done outdoors, so if weather prohibits it we may have to reschedule the day.

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Handy Person

Purpose: Help to repair, maintain and improve the physical shelter facilities.

Requirements:

1. 18 years or older.
2. General handy and repair skills, or specialized skills (carpentry, plumbing, HVAC, etc.).
3. Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.

Duties:

• Make light repairs as needed.
• Repair or maintain the shelter physical equipment and building facilities.

Shift Availability: We will work with your schedule to make volunteering as easy as possible. We'd like to contact you on an as-needed basis when repairs or special work is needed.