Animal Welfare Assistant - Noah's ART

This is a position providing support feeding, cleaning and caring for our animals. This role is only suitable for those looking to get stuck in, and is perfect for those who want to gain experience working with animals.
When can volunteers volunteer? Weekly
Availability:

This grid shows when you can volunteer for this organisation. E.G Monday morning.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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Tasks the volunteer will be required to do:

● Help clean out the animal enclosures and maintain a healthy environment.
● Prepare animal enclosures, including food, water and suitable enrichment.
● Contribute to animal health checks and socialisation plans.
● Handle the animals confidently.
● Recognise the signs of stress in the animal you are supporting and identify strategies to reduce their stress.
● Be confident in performing a welfare check on your animal and report any issues noted to staff
● Report any incidents such as nipping, biting toward self, clients or other animals etc.
● Bathe and groom animals and clip nails if required.
● Act as an advocate for an animal that may not be suitable or ready to work in the therapy environment.
● Help maintain animal care records.
● Contribute to decisions about an animals suitability for therapy work and to allocate them into a suitable category

Training:

We will provide on the job training, a volunteer induction and access to supervision if needed.
We also provide invaluable training opportunities in a variety of areas with ourselves and other organisations.
We will pay travel expenses and other expenses within reason (to be discussed with a member of staff)

Areas of Interest: Animals, Community centre, Customer Services, Disability, Health and wellbeing, Hospices, Hospitals, Mental Health, Older people
What activities will the volunteer do? Care work, DIY/odd jobs, Lending a helping hand, Support Work
DBS Check Required: Yes

About the host organisation

Hosted by: Noah's ART
Organisation Profile: Noah’s A.R.T. is a progressive, innovative and therapeutic service developed by an experienced mental health nurse – Sharon Hall. Our goal is to utilise the human-animal bond to increase wellbeing. We have over 7 years experience visiting care homes, learning disability groups & NHS mental health wards with our therapy animals. We work with dogs, cats, rats, mice and rescue rabbits and guinea pigs. As well as our visiting service we run from the Together Centre @ Loxley House every Tuesday & Thursday. Here we provide a safe space to relax, have a cuppa & some cake, be creative doing arts and crafts and take part in fun activities with our animals!