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Office
Assistant. Help with different
office-related functions including answering
telephones, filing and preparing mailings.
May also include providing some customer
assistance. Training
Requirements:
Special Event
Volunteer. Assists with fundraising
events in the community. This can include
BBQ & Blues, Funny Bones, pet photos with
Santa, gift-wrapping, etc. Ideal for
volunteers with limited time.
Training Requirements:
Volunteer
Orientation
Groomer.
Volunteer groomers help shelter dogs
look their best to meet potential adopters.
Training Requirements:
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Volunteer
Orientation
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Dog Bathing Training
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Level 1.Program Intro. & K-9 Body
Postures
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Level 2.Safe Handling & Kennel
Conditioning
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Level 3. Walking & Training
Foster Care
Provider (Adult Volunteers Only).
Volunteers in this program care for
shelter animals in their own home. These
animals may be too young to be adopted, need
to be bottle-fed, need socialization or have
health problems. The length of stay in a
volunteer’s home may range from a few days
to several weeks depending upon the needs of
the animal.
Training Requirements:
AND safety
handling training dependent upon type of
animal to be fostered:
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Cat Socialization & Safe
Handling
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Rabbit/Critter Safe Handling
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Dog Socialization & Handling:
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Dog Bathing Training
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Level 1.Program Intro. & K-9 Body
Postures
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Level 2.Safe Handling & Kennel
Conditioning
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Level 3. Walking & Training
Behavior
Foster Care Provider
(Adult
Volunteers Only).
Volunteers care for shelter animals in their
own home and assist them with an
individualized training program to correct
behavioral issues.
Training Requirements:
AND safety
handling training dependent upon type of
animal to be fostered:
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Cat Socialization & Safe
Handling
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Rabbit/Critter Safe Handling
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Dog Socialization & Handling:
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Dog Bathing Training
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Level 1.Program Intro. & K-9 Body
Postures
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Level 2.Safe Handling & Kennel
Conditioning
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Level 3. Walking & Training
Humane Education
Assistant. Assists the Humane
Educator with educational presentations or
events. Duties may include preparing
materials, co-facilitating a class, handling
an animal, supervising youth projects,
conducting tours of the shelter, assisting
with off-site events, helping with the Youth
for Animals Club, etc.
Training Requirements:
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Volunteer
Orientation
- Individual Interview with Humane
Educator
For more information contact Placer SPCA
by calling (916) 782-SPCA
(7722) or (530) 885-PETS (7387),
send us email
or complete our
online information
request.
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