Do you have a little time on your hands?  Do you want to make your love of animals more concrete?  Then the SPCA Laurentides - Labelle would like to welcome you in its team of volunteers. 

At the SPCA Laurentides - Labelle, volunteering is done in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere. Team spirit, as well as respect for other team members' work, are important values. 

We are looking for volunteers in the following tasks:

Brushing cats, playing with them and trimming their claws

Cleaning up dog and cat cages and the cat rooms (in the morning)

Washing blankets and helping with weekly cleaning chores

Doing various painting and small repairs work

Counselling the public in matters of adoption

Contributing to fundraising campaigns

Lending a helping hand with adoption clinics outside the shelter

Doing data entry on the computer

And helping out with other tasks that are very useful to the operations of the shelter.

Volunteer posts

 Welcome to the SPCA Laurentides - Labelle and thank you for offering us your time. Your help is important to our animals. We greatly appreciate it as your volunteering permits us to give them more time, more love and more reassurance during their stay at our adoption center, without increasing our workforce budget.  

In all of these tasks, you will be supporting the employees whose responsibility it is to ensure the work is done correctly and in a timely fashion. Your help is essential to the team. It must be done with respect and in good humour.  

Below you will find a list of tasks where help is required and would be appreciated. Welcome to all, whether you are students, unemployed, employed, semi-retired or retired.  

As a volunteer, you will receive the necessary training for the chosen job. You will also have to sign a Volunteers' Agreement and commit to a fixed bloc of time per week.  

If you are interested in filling one of these volunteer posts, please contact Paul Chevalier by telephone at 819 326-4059 or by email at info@spcall.ca,(C/O: Line Charette) specifying in the subject that your request concerns volunteering.

Receptionist 

5 hour blocs - 8 am till 1 pm 

Description

Answer calls in a happy and courteous manner.

Give numbers for the appropriate resources.

Give information on our adoption procedures.

Transcribe messages so that calls are returned by employees in order to answer requests for information on animal sheltering, health and varied problems.

Ensure that calls regarding stray dogs, from towns we serve, are transferred to employees so that the animals are promptly picked up.

Maintain resource lists up to date.

Required skills and qualities

Good humour and love of animals.

Good customer service skills.

Know how to use a telephone.

Know how to use a computer.

Cleaning

4 hour blocs - from 8 am till noon

Description

According to established policies and procedures:

Take out dogs and clean enclosures.

Clean cat cages and catteries.

Clean public areas.

Clean/wash the animals' bowls

Laundry 

Required skills and qualities

Good humour and love of animals

Excellent physical condition

Adoption consultant 

4 or 5 hour blocs - between 1 pm and 6 pm 

Description

Advise on the conditions and procedures of adoption at SPCA LL.

Consult with client and counsel on choice of animal best suited to his needs.

Promote the qualities of our animals up for adoption.

Required skills and qualities

People skills, good humour and a smile.

Good customer service skills.

Be able to sell the particular qualities of each animal.

Dog walker 

2 to 3 hour blocs - between 1 pm and 4 pm

2 to 3 hour blocs - between 6 pm and 9 pm

Description

Starting at 6 pm, take out each dog and ensure he/she does its business.

Clean enclosures (if necessary).

Do obedience training with certain dogs, only under the supervision of our behaviour consultant.

Play with the most active dogs.

Ensure each dog has water in its enclosure.

Required skills and qualities

Good humour and love of animals

Excellent physical condition

Capable of adapting to the temperament and particular needs of each dog

Animal transport

Varied schedule 

Description

Transport to and from St-Hyacinthe.

Transport to and from Montreal (Veterinarian or other shelter).

Transfer of animals to Ontario.

Pick up of donated items (food, toys, etc.).

Required skills and qualities

Good physical condition

Able and comfortable to drive a mini van

Comfortable in manipulating animals

You can also contact us for information regarding other volunteer tasks such as the care of cats (petting, grooming, etc.). Let us know of any other skills or knowledge you may have that may be of help to the SPCA LL.

Pour signifier votre intérêt, il suffit de nous envoyer un courriel (info@spcall.ca )

ou de nous téléphoner au (819) 326-4059. Il nous fera plaisir de vous donner plus de détails.

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