Welcome to the teen volunteer introduction to Animal Services volunteering course. Thank you for your interest in helping us improve the lives of shelter animals.
This course work will provide you with the basic knowledge necessary to begin volunteering at the shelter. It mainly consists of self-contained online learning modules as well as some registration tasks that, when complete, will allow us to document your volunteer hours and provide you with official reports.
Below are a few quick facts about this program.
► The timeline for completing each task is of your own choosing; however, inactivity after 6 weeks will indicate that you do not intend to complete the training.
► Tasks need to be completed in order, but you may complete as many at a time as you wish. Progress is checked periodically. If no assignments have been completed, the account will be made inactive.
► All required links will be provided in the left hand column of your assignment pages.
► Official hours documentation will be available to participants who request them after each program section concludes for those who have completed all of the assignments by the end of the session.
► Please use the portal on the Team Site page to request an official hours report.
After your online coursework is complete
After you have successfully completed your coursework and other assigned tasks, you will be invited to the shelter to begin your volunteer experience. Teens will be playing an assistance role and asssigned to specific tasks such as:
► replenishing resources
► laundry duties
► write pet profiles
► special projects
► preparing pet enrichment
► sorting donations
► pet photography
► clerical duties