Coffs Harbour Shelter - Gardening Volunteer

Gardening Volunteer - RSPCA NSW Coffs Harbour, 25 Dowsett Drive, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450

Our Coffs Harbour shelter is home to hundreds of animals who are looking for their furever home. Help improve animal welfare by becoming our gardening volunteer and help maintain our facilities. You’ll be the expert assisting with gardening duties and provide that extra care for our shelter environment. This role is suited to applicants who don’t mind getting a little dirty, love working individually and like to call themselves a ‘green thumb’. 

What are the tasks? 

 

  • General duties such as sweeping, planting, mowing and weeding our grassed areas and animal enclosures 
  • Maintaining our veggie gardens and harvesting plants for our pocket pets
  • Assisting with overall cleanliness for staff, members of public and of course, our residents!

 

What are the requirements? 

 

  • Be at least 16 years of age 
  • Ability to lift 20kg 
  • Previous gardening experience (highly desirable)
  • Experience using whipper snippers, mowers etc (highly desirable) 

 

Time Commitment

We’re looking for volunteers who can help out in either the mornings from Monday - Saturday between 9:00am - 4:00pm.

 

Shifts available are:

9:00am – 12:00pm or 12:30pm – 4:00pm.

 

Why Volunteer with RSPCA NSW       

 

  • Purpose-Driven: Support a cause that matters and be a part of a community dedicated to the well-being of animals.   
  • Flexible Commitment: Choose a schedule that suits you and make a difference in your free time
  • Discounted rates to our ‘Basic Animal First Aid’ and ‘Introducing your Pet to a New Baby’ courses   
  • Discount on RSPCA NSW merchandise   
  • Access to WHEREFIT program   
  • Access to confidential and professional counselling services through our workplace participant assistance program
  • Volunteer Reward and Recognition program  

 

 

What is the Recruitment Process? 

 

  1. Review advertisement
  2. Submit your expression of interest here: https://form.jotform.com/231798451756065
  3. Phone screen with our volunteer coordinator
  4. Attend an orientation day on-site
  5. Complete your online induction within 7 days
  6. Finalise your profile
  7. Attend a training session with our volunteer coordinator/staff 

 

Point of Contact 

 

Our team is looking forward to meeting you soon. If you have any questions, please direct these to volunteer@rspcansw.org.au.