Anjuli

Purpose of the role:

To provide additional socialisation to cats in our care, spending time with our cats to provide additional human companionship.

Responsible to:

Assistant animal welfare manager

Main Duties:

• Take cats into our socialisation room / or within their cat pen to spend time with our cats
• Spend time stroking, cuddling and grooming cats if they are comfortable for you to do so.
• Ensure each cat is receiving suitable socialisation for their own needs and not uncomfortable in the situation
• Cleaning socialisation room in between cats to reduce cross contamination
• Reporting any concerns – behaviour or medical- as soon as possible to the appropriate people

Time commitment:

We have volunteer positions available on weekday afternoons, between 12 and 5

Skills and qualifications:

• We do not need you to have qualifications for this position but do ask you have experience of walking dogs, either personal or professional
• A willingness to work outside in all weather conditions

Please note you must be aged 18 or over to volunteer.

Only successful applicants will be contacted

If you are interested in this volunteer position please fill out the form below

Purpose of the role:

• To provide a safe place in your home to care for an animal who may be struggling in the shelter environment.

Animals needing foster carers are usually receiving veterinary treatment, recovering from operations, or really struggling with the shelter environment, these cats may not be comfortable with your attention initially and need space and reassurance to allow them to settle into a home environment whilst we find the perfect home for them.

Responsible to:

• Animal welfare manager
• Designated Key worker

Main duties:

• Providing warm safe space within your home, ideally a spare room specifically for your foster cat
• Monitoring your foster cat for signs of stress or illness and reporting any concerns directly to us.
• Administering medication when needed
• Keeping in regular contact with your appointed key worker
• Transporting our animal to any veterinary appointments or back to shelter to meet any potential adopters, or when the foster period ends

Hand rearing kittens – this will be specialist foster carers not an option for all foster carers

Time commitment:

Depending on your foster cat’s individual needs we ask you have some spare time to allow your cat to settle into their new environment, and you have flexibility to transport animals when needed.

Hand rear kittens need full time commitment as they often require feeding every 2 to 4 hours, 24hours per day.

What’s included:

We provide all food, cat litter, bedding, toys and anything else we feel may be needed to help your foster cat settle.

We also provide all medication where needed.

You will receive training where necessary and be given a detailed background on any medical issues or behavioural concerns. You will have a key worker who will be available for regular updates about your cats rehome status, or medical needs. They will also be on hand to offer reassurance to you and answer any concerns.

Skills and qualification:

No skills or qualifications are needed, however being an experienced cat owner would be a benefit. Certain cats or kittens will only be matched to foster carers with specific experience.

All we ask is:

• You  must be 18 years or older
• You must hold a full driving license (necessary to ensure the animal can receive urgent veterinary treatment)
• You must be a homeowner or be able to provide written landlord permission that you are able to have a pet in the home
• You must live within a 15-mile radius of our Rehoming Centre, Benton Lane, NE12 8EH

All applications will be reviewed, and a telephone meeting arranged to discuss the finer details.  If you are chosen as a foster carer, we will invite you down to site to meet the team, and some of our wonderful animals, to give you a clearer understanding of how the process will work.