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The Animal Care and Adoption Centre welcomes volunteers to help with general animal care tasks. Use this form to tell us your availability and the type of tasks you’d like to help us with.
Volunteer requirements
You will need to meet the following requirements to be a volunteer at the Animal Care and Adoption Centre. Please tick to indicate you meet each requirement. You must:
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Yes
be at least 18 years old
Yes
have a moderate fitness level
Yes
be able to safely bend, squat, twist and turn
Yes
be able to safely lift 10 kg
Yes
be able to work independently and as part of a team
Yes
be able to cope with unexpected animal behaviour without assistance
Yes
have a positive attitude, communicate well and be able to take direction
Yes
have a current tetanus vaccination
Yes
have access to transport to attend routine scheduled volunteer shifts
Yes
be free from drugs and alcohol and agree to undertake random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with Council’s zero tolerance Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Yes
Volunteer details
Full name
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Phone number
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Email address
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Street Address
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Address Line 2
Suburb
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Post Code
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Availability
Please indicate when you may be available.
Monday
8:30am - 11am
1pm - 3:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am - 11am
1pm - 3:00pm
Wednesday
8:30am - 11am
1pm - 3:00pm
Thursday
8:30am - 11am
1pm - 3:00pm
Friday
8:30am - 11am
1pm -3:00pm
Saturday
8:30am - 11am
Sunday
8:30am - 10:30am
Frequency
How often are you available to volunteer?
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Weekly
Fortnightly
Other
Other
Animal type
What type of animals are you willing to help with? (Select all that apply)
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Dogs
Cats
Birds and poultry
Pocket pets (e.g. guinea pigs, rats)
Volunteer interests
How are you able to help? (Select all that apply)
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Dog care: walking/ enrichment/ cleaning/ bathing (must agree to physical requirements displayed upon selection)
Cat care: enrichment/ cleaning (must agree to physical requirements displayed upon selection)
Junior Pet Education Program (blue card required)
Other (e.g. toy/treat making from home)
Other (e.g. toy/treat making from home)
For dog care: walking/ enrichment/ cleaning/ bathing, you must be able to safely:
lift 10kg;
bend, squat, twist and turn;
navigate and walk on uneven and rough terrain;
withstand continued pulling and pushing from walking dog/s on leads;
remain stable on your feet to withstand dogs jumping up to say hello; and
cope with unexpected animal behaviour without assistance
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I agree that I meet these physical requirements for the dog care position
For cat care: enrichment/ cleaning, you must be able to safely:
lift 10kg;
bend, squat, twist and turn;
navigate in small areas approximately 2m²; and
cope with unexpected animal behaviour without assistance
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I agree that I meet these physical requirements for the cat care position
Previous experience
Do you have any previous experience working with animals or any other information you would like to share?
Program awareness
Where did you hear about or see information about the Animal Care and Adoption Centre Volunteer Program?
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Townsville City Council website
Volunteering NQ
Townsville City Council or Townsville City Animals Facebook pages
Townsville City Council event
Word of mouth
Other
Other
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functions and duties. We respect the privacy of the personal information held by us. The way in which Council
manages personal information is governed by the
Information Privacy Act 2009
. We are collecting your
personal information in accordance with the
Local Government Act 2009
. The information will be used to
process this volunteer enquiry as part of the volunteer program at the Animal Care and Adoption Centre.
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