Can you help
Great things are happening at POOPS and we are always looking for volunteers in each area, let us know if you want to be involved! While we are always in need of new volunteers, there are sometimes specific roles that need a special blend of passion and talent to fill. If we have one of these roles listed below, let us know if it sounds like the right fit for you!
POOPS Coordinator – Volunteer Position
Purpose:
We need your help in keeping people and their pets together.
If you are an animal lover and want to help our community care for and stay together with their beloved pets, come join our team of amazing volunteers in this vitally important admin role.
Our Coordinators become match makers! You match the volunteers to the dogs with the end result being to get our much loved (but not walked) POOPS dogs sniffing and exercising outside of the house!
We rely on the generosity and dedication of volunteers to provide many of the support services offered in the POOPS program. Our Coordinators develop some wonderful relationships with our volunteer dog walkers and receive fabulous feedback from our senior clients when they organise to have a volunteer come and walk their precious pet.
The role itself can easily be split as either Coordinators or Coordinator and Assistant with the tasks shared. By having a team of two you can work together and cover each other when needed.
Location:
Perth Central & Eastern area.
Time Commitment/Expectation:
5 – 10 hours a week Flexible, depends on the tasks shared with the Assistant.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Attention to detail and willingness to attend bi yearly Coordinator meetings
- Communication skills, comfortable talking to all ages, you will be the first contact for both volunteers and clients
- Resilience, patience and empathy in potentially emotional situations
- Understanding of POOPS services and/or willingness to learn,
- Good computer skills with the ability to learn new programs, full training is provided
You will need your own PC/laptop to work from, and a phone to check in with our volunteers and clients on a regular basis.
To apply, or if you would like more information, please email ops@poopswa.org.au with your CV and a short introduction about why you are interested in this role.
POOPS Welcome Officers – Volunteer Position
Purpose:
To provide a welcoming onboarding experience for new POOPS clients.
Duties:
- Meet our new POOPS clients (and their furry dependents) in-person, at their home, and understand their needs as it relates to our services and their ongoing relationship with their pet,
- Provide a welcoming contact point for POOPS clients to answer questions and set expectations about service,
- Report findings of onboarding meetings to appropriate stakeholders within POOPS, using our online database/email,
- Meet regularly with the wider Operations sub-committee to provide guidance and ensure activities and messaging are in line with the wider POOPS values and strategy and are achieving the goals of the organisation,
- Regular updates to the Operations Manager on efficacy of services and emerging issues,
- Working closely with wider Operations sub-committee to identify emerging issues and opportunities for improvement.
Location:
We are currently recruiting Welcome Officers for all areas of Perth.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Drivers licence and access to a vehicle to visit new POOPS clients. (A fuel subsidy/allowance will be payable for POOPS related travel)
- Experience in the care/support/nursing/counselling sectors is favourable, and interest in meeting and talking with older people.
- Basic understanding of pet (mainly dog) behaviour, and/or willingness to learn,
- Resilience, patience and empathy in potentially emotional situations,
- Understanding of POOPS services and/or willingness to learn,
- Minimum basic database and email skills, but training will be provided,
You will need your own PC/laptop to work from, and a phone to call our clients to arrange a meeting.