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CatRescue
Volunteer Jobs Board - help
us help them!
Volunteers are the lifeblood of
CatRescue - it's not just
managing cats
CatRescue's vision is to build a
network of rehoming around NSW,
rescue cats, reduce the deaths
in pounds and make the system
work better for council and
community. But we cant do this
alone, we need people who can
take on small but vital
volunteer jobs to help us
continue to grow. On this page
you can simply join our mailing
list, or you can volunteer your
services to help. It can be only
1 day a month or 1 hour a week.
But we really need your help.
Many of these roles are ideal
for office workers doing admin,
mums at home, people with cars
or people who want to get more
hands on. All of these roles
save lives.
Urgent - cleaners and
feeders
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Morning (10am) and
Evening (6pm) weekday shifts
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Saturday and Sunday
shifts
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Gladesville Location
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Very hands on - 2 hours
roughly each shift
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One day per week
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Think about it first,
it's a hard manual job
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Reliable people needed
Every
morning and every night we
clean the central housing
facility. This is a central
area used between foster
carers and rehomers. We need
reliable rostered people who
can learn about the process
we go through and then clean
and feed roughly 10 cages.
During that time they also
get to have a good look at
the cats and make sure they
are OK.
We need
reliable people who will
complete the cleaning tasks
needed before they chat and
play with the cats, as
anything else will just slow
down the overall process. If
you'd like to really get
stuck in and get your hands
dirty then this is an
excellent and rewarding job
for you. You will need to be
able to lift the odd box,
bend down a lot and deal
with litter and food. Not
for the squeamish or tired.
Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Transporters - many needed,
a life saving link!
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Rostered role, 2 hours per
week depending on season
The VetRescue program survives because we can rapidly take
abandoned kittens from pounds and shelters to Vets for rehoming. Essential to
this program at the VetRescue transporters. Transporters are usually required
once a week to pickup kittens and deliver them to the vet they are attached to.
They will need some basic animal knowledge as well as a friendly demeanour for
dealing with vets and general public.
The times
we usually drive are Friday
afternoon (2:30-4:30) North
Rocks to Gladesville, Saturday
Morning Gladesville to Metro,
and odd times in the week (after
hours) depending on need.
Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Handy Person - odds jobs
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Random - normally
Weekends.
There is
a whole bunch of small and
odd jobs that need doing
around the shelter in order
to keep it ship shape. We
could kinda fudge it
ourselves but it's time we
dont have and we probably
dont know what we are doing.
things like fixing screens
that cats have removed,
fixing hinges, fixing
doors.. All of it takes
time. If you have a knack
for fixing things it may be
a very short job, but we
could use your help.
Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Seniors for Seniors program
manager
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2-4hrs per week, may require
additional field work.
The
Seniors for Seniors program
is a vital link for adult
cat rehoming. We need a well
connected and highly
organised senior to help us
connect into the seniors
community and grow our
seniors for seniors program.
This program is the vital
link for many adult cats
that would not make it and a
blessing for all seniors who
adopt. Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Mini Prospectus Design
and Writer
- Single Project
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One off project, can be done
remotely, will need
computer, design skills.
Must start immediately
CatRescue's new website has
driven a lot of interested
people our way, we now need
to develop a 4 page
prospectus. outline of our
organization, photo graphs
of our facilities, process
and vision to sell our
concept across councils,
corporates and fund raisers.
We know what we want, and
given time we can build it -
but time we dont have! So we
need someone to own this big
task.
This
will require someone with a
computer, some design
experience who preferrably
lives in the local area and
can spend time meeting us
and talking to our people.
email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Clause 17 and Council
Liaison specialist - ideal
for a council worker
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One off project, can be done
remotely, Ideal for council
employee, ranger or
companion animals specialist.
Must start immediately
If you
know what this means, then we
don't need to tell you all the
details. we have the facilities,
tools and talents but the
government needs "assistance
in driving to completion" -
help us with your skills - lobby
like crazy, make the world a
safer place. Email
us at
kd@catrescue.com.au
Cat Carers - can you mind
1-3 Rescued Cats
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The coalface of CatRescue
A foster home provides the
"between" time: the time the
cats spends from the shelter
to the permanent home
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click here to find out more
Experienced Hand Rearers
- can you hand rear kittens
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Ideal for vet nurses and
experienced carers!
Over XMAS
we will get in kittens that
are too young to feed, but
have lost their mothers. We
need people who can take on
these kittens and manage
them through to an age where
they can manage themselves
and be rehomed. If you have
read this far, and you are
experienced, then you know
the rest. Not for the new
carer or faint hearted - but
LOADS of enjoyment for the
caring and loving patient
person Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Student
Filmmaker/Journalist/Reporter
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Big one off project, loads
of fun!
The
CatRescue story "from rescue
to rehome" is excellent for
news, the internet and the
real world. The only way
people can truly appreciate
it is to live and breathe
the excitement and passion
we feel, but equally share
the downs and sadness. We
invite any amateur video or
student film people to come
and film this program and
help us develop the story.
email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Media Liason / Press Releases
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Ideal for
journalist/media student or
PR fanatic
Are you an established & experienced PR / media relations
person who can spare a few hours every fortnight? With your help we want to
develop a media plan to keep CatRescue and the plight of Sydney's death row cats
on the agenda. With fresh angles and cat stories we can get great support from
local press and we need to work harder to capture the attention of TV and daily
papers. The role will involve developing a program of monthly press releases,
media relations and providing assistance with publicity for CatRescue special
events. Interested in making a real difference? Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Virtual Gophers - researchers!
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Ideal role for people
online - ad hoc fun work!
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exactly what it sounds
like - find stuff!
Click here for the Virtual
Gopher Program and what we need
gohpering - Updated Regularly! A lot of
our time is spent tracking
things down online, forms,
legislation, information, people
. . these little tasks are
hugely important to us and take
up a LOT of our time away from
the cats. We need people who are
OK to do the occasional piece of
internet and paper based work to
"find stuff" we need. You need
to be a web person who is good
at working out and solving
problems. You may need to make
phone calls and ask a few
questions to drill into details.
It's fun, we do it all the time
but it is more than we can
handle! To join email
kd@catrescue.com.au
VetRescue Liason / Organiser
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Ideal for person at
home/work with computer
VetRescue liason and organisers fill a strong role in the
link between rescue and rehome. They are attached to a vet and region they can
operate and are required to keep regular contact with the vet to ensure they are
happy, have kittens and good options for rehome. Ideal for someone with a
car and good customer service. This job may also require some emailing and
writing. Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Special Projects . . .activities . .
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Something secret,
something hard . . . they
come up often.
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Individual but important
squirrel business
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ideal for people with
BULLISH attitude who wont
take no for an answer
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email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Stall and Awareness Staff
CatRescue Stalls are a new program to raise awareness in
the local area. Stocked with posters, t-shirts and kittens, CatRescue stalls
take the fight to the general public and help build awareness of our programs
and the plight of homeless animals. Email
kd@catrescue.com.au
Volunteer co-ordinator
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See all the above - help
us to co-ordinate!
Pet of the week program
manager - TAKEN!
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2-4hrs per week, can be done
at a computer in an office
or at home.
The Cat of the week program
manager has a very important
role at CatRescue. The focus
cat articles in newspapers
drive significant adult cat
traffic back to our shelters
and help us rehome. In one
weekend, one "Pet of the
Week" ad drove 20 calls and
7 rehomes. The program
manager's role is to write a
brief article on a cat in
care, get a recent photo and
to send this article out via
email to a number of press
contacts.
This needs to be done every
week, once a week, without
fail, to our media contacts
list so we need someone who
is organised and happy with
writing. Please email
kd@catrescue.com.au
for more details
PetRescue Database and photo
updater taken!
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2-4hrs per week, online and
funky
PetRescue
is our vehicle for placing
ad's up on the internet for
cats. We need to update it
regularly with new cats and
animals that come through,
directly from the posters
that we develop of the cats
that we have.
This role
involves trusting people
with our access codes and
asking that they work
independantly putting up the
right information and
chasing us for pictures and
details. Double funky if you
live in the area and can
come over and take pics but
not necessary if you cant.
We need you.
kd@catrescue.com.au
Message and task delegator
Taken
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30 mins per day, shared
role. can be done remotely,
in an office. Will require a
computer with online access
CatRescue's message bank
gets about 10 calls a day
and we arent always there to
get them, and
we need to divert and manage
these calls rapidly to
ensure that we are able to rehome, educate and provide
appropriate attention to
people in need.
You
dont need to return the
calls - just to farm them
out to people who can!
Our
message bank is online via
email - so we try to read
them about 3pm each day then
assign them to people from
the volunteer teams. It
could be a new home! It
could be a lost cat,
it could be a crazy old man
who lives in a shack!
Everything's possible on the
catrescue message bank!
This
will require someone with a
computer with a sound
card/speaker who is good at
recognising and delegating
tasks via email to the
people in the volunteers
groups. Initially you will
not be required to return
calls, just to email and
divert. email
kd@catrescue.com.au
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