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You CAN Make a Difference!
 Our success depends on YOU! If you are ready to volunteer, there are endless possibilities for you to help the animals either at the shelter, at an off-site event or even from home!
All of our animals need to find loving homes and volunteers are critical to getting these great furry friends adopted! You can assist with everything from giving love and attention to a single animals to helping keep the whole shelter clean. Feel like playing matchmaker? Become a Cat or Dog Adoption Team member and perform Meet Your Match personality assessments and assist in showcasing animals to potential adopters. Would you rather work from home? Become a foster parent for baby kittens or a dog or cat who needs special care.
Each and every day the cats and dogs need attention and love and we make it easy for you to help them. Whether it's walking a dog, brushing a cat or exercising the bunnies, there's always plenty to do. Read about our available positions below or come on down today and help out!
Getting Started
If you are ready to volunteer you can stop by the shelter on any day of the week between 10am and 8pm and introduce yourself. We can provide you with immediate training opportunities to get you started.
We request that all volunteers attend a general orientation to learn about our organization, our philosophies and policies. Because we rely so much on the time and help offered by volunteers, AWA invites everyone from teenagers to better-with-age folks to join our volunteer corps and ask that you make a regular commitment to assist, weekly preferred.
Volunteer Positions:
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NEW Job Listings!
Position: Dog Adoption Team Member
Hours: Minimum of 12 hours a month, seven days a week from 8:00 AM 8:00 PM (M-F) and 8:00 AM 6:00 PM (S+S)
Responsibilities: Providing behavioral enrichment for dogs including but not limited to walks, playtime, training, bathing and general care; performing Meet Your Match behavioral assessments; promoting dogs to potential adopters and providing individualized adoption counseling.
Requirements: Strong desire to work hands-on with dogs to improve their lives while at the shelter and most importantly, to help them find homes. Must be mature, dependable and have the ability to work well independently as well as with other team members. Good communication skills are very important.
Click here to apply online to become a volunteer Dog Adoption Team Member
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Position: Cat Adoption Team Member
Hours: Minimum of 12 hours a month, seven days a week from 8:00 AM 8:00 PM (M-F) and 8:00 AM 6:00 PM (S+S)
Responsibilities: Providing behavioral enrichment for cats including but not limited to playtime, brushing and general care: performing Meet Your Match behavioral assessments; promoting cats to potential adopters and providing individualized adoption counseling.
Requirements: Strong desire to work hands-on with cats to improve their lives while at the shelter and most importantly, to help them find homes. Must be mature, dependable and have the ability to work well independently as well as with other team members. Good communication skills are very important.
Click here to apply online to become a volunteer Cat Adoption Team Member
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Position: Videographer
Hours: Minimum of 12 hours a month, seven days a week from 8:00 AM 8:00 PM (M-F) and 8:00 AM 6:00 PM (S+S)
Responsibilities: Shooting and editing video footage of animals for online adoption promotion.
Requirements: Ability to work cooperatively and creatively with animals and adoption team members; strong desire to assist in the promotion of animals for adoption; ability to learn the use of specialized computer software for shelter animal recordkeeping. Volunteer videographers must provide and maintain their own equipment and must be internet savvy with a home internet (high speed recommended) connection.
Click here to apply online to become a volunteer Videographer
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Position: Humane Educator
Hours: Minimum of six hours a month, primarily Monday through Friday during the day, with some weekends and evenings.
Responsibilities: Providing exciting and enriching educational programs for schools and youth groups within our region; leading the Say Goodnight to the Animals educational program at the shelter.
Requirements: Strong belief in the power of education; ability to communicate well with children and adults; must be reliable and independent; able to present to large audiences; able to handle animals safely; be knowledgeable about AWA’s programs and policies. Humane Educators must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid driver’s license and be able to provide their own transportation to and from presentations.
Click here to apply online to become a volunteer Humane Educator
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