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Our vision is a world where all pets are well cared for in loving homes for life.
Volunteer Community Pet Speaker
Contact person
Scan me or visit www.volunteercambs.org.uk/o/Woodgreen-Pets-Charity/activities/Volunteer-Community-Pet-Speaker/96163 to join
Summary
Are you passionate about helping pets and their owners?Can you engage with young people in a school environment, or adults at community events?
Detailed description
Our Volunteer Community Speakers provide a vital and influential service by sharing pet messaging to a range of audiences, working within their own strengths and interests.
What will I gain from this role?
- Play a key role in delivering Woodgreen’s pet welfare messaging for animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, and other small pets.
- Help improve the lives of pets in their homes both now and in the future.
- Increase your own pet welfare knowledge.
- Develop public speaking and teaching skills.
- Be part of a friendly, passionate team dedicated to pets living their best lives.
- Full training is given for this role and uniform provided
- A DBS check
What will I be doing?
- Shadowing staff to train in; school workshop delivery and / or leading stands at community events, across our key areas of Cambridge, Peterborough, Bedford, St Neots & Huntingdon.
- Once trained, delivering pet welfare and dog safety sessions to primary age children in schools, youth clubs and to uniform groups.
- Running interactive event stands at various community events to share essential information on caring for dogs, cats, rabbits, and other small pets.
What is Woodgreen looking for?
- Confident public speaker, happy to deliver to large numbers of children and young people
- Confident speaker to engage with pet owners at busy events.
- Self-motivated and computer literate to deliver workshops in schools.
- A keen interest in pet care, dog safety, and responsible pet ownership.
- Over the age of 18.
- Access to your own car.
- Ideally live in a key area of either Cambridge, Peterborough, Bedford, St Neots or Huntingdon.
Main Contact & Locations:
Our Community Education Officer will be your main contact for this role and the location of this role will be discussed further at the informal interview.
Hours available:
We are looking for Volunteers who can be available on a regular basis. Starting from once a month. Our volunteer hours are flexible and are workable around your commitments, with opportunities available 7 days a week. Further information can be given during the informal interview.
If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now via our website.