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Foster Care Program Assistant

Position Description: The Foster Care Program at PAWS helps save over a thousand animals lives every year by placing them into homes to be raised, to recuperate and to be socialized. Volunteers process paperwork and maintain thedatabase of foster homes, make phone calls to place foster animals, bottle feed kittens, and ensure the medical needs of these tiny creatures. This position has equal amounts of desk work, cleaning and animal contact. Volunteers must have excellent customer service skills and be able to work independently. Duties include: socializing and comforting the animals; maintaining the database of available foster homes; caring for neonatal kittens and puppies; arranging for placement of animals into temporary foster homes; and organizing paperwork and supplies for kittens and puppies.

Dates Available: year round

Shifts: Afternoon Shifts Monday-Friday, 12-3 pm or 1-4 pm; Saturday-Sunday, 11 am-2 pm. Evening Shifts Monday-Wednesday 4-6:30 pm; Thursday-Friday 4-7 pm; Saturday-Sunday 2-5 pm. Volunteers are scheduled for the same shift each week. There is a minimum 3-month commitment.

Time Commitment: Weekly 3 hour shift; 3 months minimum commitment

Location: PAWS Companion Animal Shelter, Lynnwood

Training Required: All volunteers must attend a four hour volunteer orientation before starting their position, and a Foster Care orientation in their first month of service. The orientation covers each of the volunteer positions at the PAWS Companion Animal Shelter in detail, and explains the overall objectives of PAWS as an organization. The Foster Care orientation illustrates how the program works, its goals and a great deal of medical information about shelter animals. These orientations are held two times per month at the shelter in Lynnwood. PAWS trains all volunteers, no previous experience is necessary. Foster care training occurs on the job and is set up at time of orientation. Additional training is offered, but not mandatory.

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