GOAL for this position:

As a Housekeeping volunteer, your role will be to provide hands-on support to our busy animal centre.

Although this role does not directly work with the animals, this role does contribute to their health and wellbeing. The ripple effect of ensuring these tasks are achieved extends far beyond the immediate results of your efforts, to have a lasting impact on creating healthy environments for our furry friends, staff and the volunteers who care for them.

Volunteer Role:

• Clean and disinfect identified areas of the animal centre
• Perform laundry tasks, folding, sorting, and storing.
• Wash dishes, toys, bottles, bowls, leashes and collars
• Assist with stacking and storing deliveries, such as food and litter.

Skills Requirement:

• Bending, standing, reaching, along with occasional lifting up to 30lbs.
• Ability to follow specific centre cleaning protocols 
• Desire to learn how to use commercial equipment, such as a washer, dryer, and dishwasher.

Personal Benefits:

• Direct impact on our ability to further extend our resources for animals in need in your community.
• Learn about best practices in animal shelter environments.
• Make like-minded friends, furry and non-furry!
• Behind-the-scenes access to our centres
• Access to our knowledgeable staff and wellness resources.
• Ability to customize your schedule, choose your assignments and update your profile through our online community.

Time Commitment:

We recognize your time donation to being a volunteer. Therefore, we support a customized approach to your schedule to best suit your availability. During our onboarding process, we will capture your time preferences and availability.  We are always looking for individuals who are dependable and responsible. This particular role is offered every day for 2-4-hour shifts.

Orientation and Training

Before you start your journey with us, our organization will provide you with the following training.

• Infection control
• Commercial equipment training- washer, dryer, dishwasher
• Fear Free
• AODA
• WHMIS
• How to access our online community.

We will indicate which training will be required prior to your commencement, and which training we encourage you to participate in at your earliest convenience.

Supervision and Support

As a volunteer, you will be supported by animal centre staff. This staff partner will provide you with training for your specific role, your schedule, and any required feedback or updates. The Volunteer Development Team will always be available to offer support and guidance.  You will also have direct access to our online community, where you can find organizational updates, posted information and contact information for your staff partners.