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Volunteering - Opportunity Details
Cats Protection rescues and rehomes
unwanted cats and kittens and has over 260 local Branches and 29 Cat Adoption
Centres across the UK. Volunteers' roles include: events / fundraising, cat
fosterers, rehoming officers, charity shop volunteers and helpline
operators.
The
Cheltenham branch of Cats Protection is run entirely by volunteers who work
from their own homes. High on our list for volunteers are Cat Fosterers,
especially home fostering; Events Coordinator and part-time Van Driver. Please
see details below:
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Part-time Van
Driver
Events Coordinator
Cat
Fostering
Rehoming Officer
Recruitment
Welfare Officer
Shop Volunteer
Retail
Marketing |
Volunteer Role:
Events Coordinator
Description of Role: With assistance from committee,
plan and organise varied events and activities to generate income and raise
awareness of the Branch. There is an excellent support network within the
branch.
Skills/Qualifications Needed: This role requires good
communication, administrative and IT skills.
Please contact Mary, Branch Coordinator on 0845 371 2730 to
find out more about this role. |
Volunteer Role: Cat
Fostering
Description of Role: Cat Fostering Volunteers provide
daily hands-on cat care in their own homes, either in a provided purpose-built
cat cabin in your garden or in an adapted spare room. In-house fosterers should
not have other pets within the house.
This is a key role to ensure the needs of each cat
being cared for are met appropriately and in good time in accordance with CP
Policies and procedures. In addition to looking after the health and well being
of each cat, time is spent grooming and socialising the
cats.
From time to
time, liaison with other group members, vets or potential owners may be needed.
This role involves some record keeping to ensure we have an accurate record of
each individual cats health and social needs which helps us to monitor their
progress and match them with their ideal new home.
Cat Care Volunteers have full
responsibility for the cats in their care. In practical terms this usually
involves 1-3 hours per day caring for the cats but this will vary depending on
the number or needs of individual cats. However, a variety of opportunities are
available including short term, long term or periodic fostering depending on
the commitment you wish to make.
Skills/Qualifications Needed: A good working knowledge
of basic cat care and an understanding of the importance of following care and
hygiene standards are needed for this role. Good interpersonal skills for
dealing with members of the public and vets are essential. The nature of this
role means that emotional attachments to the cats do form; therefore Cat
Fostering Volunteers need to be level headed, practical and committed to
finding new homes for all the cats in their care. All fosterers should provide
a stress-free environment, not only for the foster cats but for people visiting
your home to see the cats.
Please contact Mary, Branch Coordinator on 0845 371 2730 to
find out more about this role. |
Volunteer Role:
Rehoming Officer
Description of Role: The Rehoming Team Leader is
responsible for placing all Branch cats in suitable homes and for ensuring that
home visits are carried out. The Rehoming Team Leader may also be responsible
for dealing with incoming cats in some cases. The Rehoming Team Leader needs to
live within the Branch's postcode area.
Skills/Qualifications Needed: Good organisational
skills, maturity, have own car, local knowledge, good experience of cats along
with people management skills.
Please contact Mary, Branch Coordinator on 0845 371 2730 to
find out more about this role. |
Volunteer Role:
Recruitment Volunteer
Description of Role: Cats Protections
volunteers carry out the majority of its welfare, fundraising and education
activities and each group relies on a steady stream of willing volunteers to
support the charity in meeting the needs of the cats in its local area. This
role aims to help the group to promote awareness of its volunteer opportunities
and to recruit sufficient volunteers to meet its needs. The Recruitment
Volunteer will work with a wide variety of local people and organisations to
promote awareness of local volunteering opportunities with Cats Protection.
They will be responsible for meeting with potential volunteers and matching
them with suitable opportunities. They will also work with other group members
in identifying volunteering opportunities and help new volunteers to settle in
to their roles. This is a flexible role but a commitment of 2-4 hours per week
would not be unusual.
Skills/Qualifications Needed: Good communication
skills, administrative skills and IT skills together with a knowledge or
experience of volunteering and/or recruitment are needed for this role. An
enthusiastic and outgoing personality will be an asset, as duties involve
liaising with a wide variety of people and developing their enthusiasm for the
charity. Experience of interviewing people, either formally or informally and
an ability to put people at ease would be useful.
Please contact Mary, Branch Coordinator on 0845
371 2730 to find out more about this role. |
Volunteer Role:
Welfare Officer
Description of Role: This role requires a sound
knowledge of cat welfare. You must be level headed with the ability to adhere
to the exacting standards of care provided by the charity (Cat Care Standards
and The Manual) and work within the limitations of the Branch. Good
organisation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with members of
the public and veterinary surgeons are essential
Skills/Qualifications Needed: To prioritise the list of
incoming cats to ensure that urgent cases are dealt with quickly. To place
incoming cats with suitable fosterers I.E. fosterers with specific experience,
for example; hand rears. To ensure that there is an Acceptance Form for each
incoming cat and collate all paperwork relating to each Branch cat once
forwarded from the Fosterer. To liaise with the Homing Officer as soon as a cat
is ready to be rehomed. To liaise with the homing Officer and the Publicity
Officer concerning any cats that may prove more difficult to rehome so that
special publicity can be instigated. Set up and train Fosterers in Cat Care
Standards and fostering procedures and carry out regular spot checks to ensure
that Cat Care Standards are being adhered to. To liaise with vets over the best
course of action for cats in Branch care; in consultation with the committee
and or CP Veterinary Officer if necessary. To ensure that all cats are
neutered, vet checked, vaccinated etc prior to homing.
Please contact Mary, Branch Coordinator on 0845
371 2730 to find out more about this role.
Volunteering at the shop - how can I help?
Shop
Volunteer - If you
are interested in helping out, please contact our shop manager on 01242
234494. Thank you.
Retail Marketing
Volunteer - We have
a great shop with great people, but we would benefit from someone with
marketing experience - someone who will suggest ways in which to raise
awareness of our newly opened charity shop and help to drive those ideas
forward in order to raise much needed funds for the cats and kittens of
Cheltenham. Please contact Mary, Branch Coordinator on 0845 371 2730 to
find out more about this role. |
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