Corporate Volunteering

Your hands-on experience in our animal shelter can include many different things - from helping us to care for our animals, assisting in the running of our pet outreach programs as well as our shelter facility.

Some volunteer activities may include:

• Assisting in the day-to-day care of our shelter animals, spending time on enrichment, exercising and helping to socialise animals in need (including animal cuddles of course!)
• Packing bags of pet food for our Pet Food Pantry, which is then distributed to community pet owners in need and to our over 35 charity partners across Victoria
• Assisting with fundraising activities (such as tin rattles etc.)
• Gardening and Shelter maintenance
• Sorting and cleaning toys and blankets
• And so much more!

Days:

• Monday – Friday

Times:

• 9.30am - 2.30pm
• 11pm - 4pm

A team of 4 – 12 volunteers can be accommodated per session.

If your team is larger than 12 volunteers, we may be able to accommodate. Please contact us to discuss.

Please note: All volunteers must be aged over 18.

Like similar organisations, we ask for a contribution to complement your volunteers’ efforts. This vital financial contribution will provide essential veterinary care for up to 10 shelter animals who need a second chance, or provide the equivalent of 1,500 pet food meals for pet owners who are currently facing hardship to feed their pets.

For all corporate volunteers, the cost per group is:

• Up to 6 people - $800 per session
• Up to 12 people - $1000 per session
• For groups larger than 12 people, please contact us to discuss.

All sessions include GST.

An invoice will be sent upon booking with 14-day payment terms. Payment is required via direct deposit, cash or credit card payment.

Volunteers are crucial to the operations of our charity organisation. If you are unable to meet your commitments, please let us know as early as possible, and we will endeavour to find an alternative date.

Late cancellations or failure to attend impacts our operations as we must employ staff and find volunteers to ensure we continue to provide our vital services to people and their pets in our community. Therefore, we appreciate as much notice as possible if you need to cancel your booking.

• A 50% fee is applied to cancellations within 14 days of your corporate volunteer session.
• A 100% fee is applied to cancellations within 7 days of your corporate volunteer session.

Due to the physical nature of the work we do in our animal shelter, some tasks involve certain amounts of manual handling, including lifting/bending, twisting/turning, repetitive movements and standing for extended periods of time.

We can however do our best to find alternative activities to work around volunteer availabilities if required. Please speak to our team if you have any concerns regarding this.

Wear Comfortable Shoes and Clothing

• Wear clothing that is suitable for bending, lifting movements and being around animals.
  • Shorts/pants/leggings/jeans with a comfortable t-shirt and jumper is recommended.
• Closed toe, comfortable shoes with good grip are required.

Bring Your lunch

• Please bring a water bottle along on the day to stay hydrated.
• We have a fridge, microwave, and tea/coffee facilities.
• Please note, lunch break is 30-60mins depending on the group.
• There is also a café nearby. If you’d like to pre-arrange catering for your team, please contact us.

Address: 23 Grasslands Ave, Craigieburn, VIC, 3064

Our animal shelter is located within an industrial area.

• Enter our shelter via Grasslands Ave.
• There is free all-day parking in and around our street.
• If you’re catching public transport, our warehouse is a 10-minute walk from a bus stop or a 35-min walk from the Craigieburn Station.

For further information, please contact us on (03) 9357 0834 or email Holly at volunteer@secondchanceanimalrescue.com.au