1. Volunteer Role Description for: Location: Main contact:
Laundry Operative
Shoreham Rehoming Centre
Chris Barnard
Volunteer coordinator
Purpose of the role: To support and assist the Canine Carers to ensure that each dog has blankets available at any time. Working in a team or individually operating the laundry area, keeping the machines running and the area clean and tidy
Skills/experience required:
Passionate about dogs, dog welfare and experience of handling them.
Working with or owning dogs.
Good level of fitness.
Excellent face to face communication skills with the ability to listen.
Confident and friendly manner.
Ability to work comfortably in a close knit team or alone.
Conscientious with a can-do attitude.
Ability to follow instructions.
Key tasks:
Operating the centre washing machines and dryers.
Ensuring that each dryer is cleared of lint at all times.
To ensure that the laundry area is clean, tidy and free of debris at all times.
Ensuring that Dogs Trusts health and safety standards are followed at all times in the laundry area and on any part of the site.
In-between washing cycles, when quiet, providing help and assistance to the Canine Carers when required, involving the making up of feeds and cleaning the kennel kitchen.
Ensuring that you report any machine faults to your volunteer coordinator or maintenance operative immediately if any occur.
The use of centre approved liquids and disinfectants as instructed by kennel staff.
Working individually or in a team depending on your working rota.
Time commitment:
Any time you can give.
We are looking for an individual .who can commit to every Friday 10am-12pm.
Volunteer Appointment Process:
Volunteer application form
Interview
Selection (successful / unsuccessful)
References taken
Induction session (1 ½ hours)
On the job training
Three month review meeting

2. Volunteer Role Description for:
Volunteer Canine Assistant
What you can expect from Dogs Trust as a volunteer:
A staff member main contact who will manage your tasks, answer your questions and help you with the volunteer rota.
A buddy (either another volunteer or a member of staff) who will help you through your first few weeks at the centre.
Volunteer uniform.
Induction and ongoing role-specific training, guidance and support.
An opportunity to feed back to your main contact about your experience volunteering with Dogs Trust.
Recognition of the role that you are carrying out in support of Dogs Trust through our Volunteer Merits Scheme.
Opportunities to try new things and learn new skills, where appropriate.
A message from the CEO
Without our dedicated volunteers we couldn’t hope to achieve as much as we do for the dogs in our care; the support from our volunteers is absolutely vital to our work.
The work that volunteers help us with may not always be easy, but I know that volunteering with Dogs Trust is a rewarding experience.
Adrian Burder
Chief Executive
What we expect from our volunteers:
Support Dogs Trust in its work and carry out your volunteer role to the best of your ability.
Complete a Rehoming Centre volunteer induction session, this will be held at your centre and complete any other additional training as required.
Make new people welcome and work well within the team.
Recognise the importance of our members, sponsors and donors in supporting the work of Dogs Trust.
Wear your Dogs Trust volunteer uniform at the centre and ensure you are presentable at all times.
Support Dogs Trust procedures and standards by:
Being aware of your own health and safety and of that of others.
Respecting others and treating people equally in line with our Equal Opportunities Policy.
Ensure all activities undertaken in the name of Dogs Trust achieve the charitable aims and objectives and do not bring the organisation into disrepute.
Be accountable and accept constructive comments.
Maintain confidentiality regarding Dogs Trust activity, the dogs in our care and our team.
Meet time commitments and standards agreed, and give reasonable notice when unavailable, so other arrangements can be made.
Be a positive representative of Dogs Trust, ensuring you are polite and friendly to all visitors to the centre.
Dogs Trust
Shoreham Rehoming Centre
Brighton Road
Shoreham by Sea
West Sussex
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Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity. Through our network of 20 rehoming centres across the UK and one in Ireland we care for almost 17,000 abandoned and unwanted dogs a year. No healthy dog is ever destroyed.