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- Volunteer Branches/Supporter Groups
RSPCA NSW volunteer branches and Supporter Groups play a vital role in supporting communities through desexing programs, foster care, fundraising initiatives and more.
Please review the advertisements below and submit your expression of interest.
Important: Branch and Supporter Group volunteer roles are community-based and do not involve animal handling or working at a shelter.
For animal-handling roles: please see our Shelter volunteering opportunities.
Volunteer Branch/Supporter Group opportunities
- Foster Care
Animals enter our foster care system for a variety of reasons, including:
- Being too young for adoption
- Requiring medical treatment
- Undergoing rehabilitation
- Finding the shelter environment too stressful
By placing animals into foster homes, it provides them with the care and attention they need until they are ready to be adopted into loving forever homes.
What are the requirements to become an RSPCA NSW foster carer?
- At least 18 years old, with all residents of your household agreeing to foster animals
- provide a safe, secure environment (for dogs, 6ft high secured fencing with no gaps is required. For cats, they must remain indoors at all times)
- Have reliable transport (i.e., car), especially in the case of an emergency
- Live within 1.5 hours of your chosen fostering location
- Provide daily care and record your daily observations
- Complete an online foster care induction and quiz within 7 days
- Communicate openly and in a timely fashion with your fostering location
- Follow all RSPCA NSW policies, procedures and instructions
What is the recruitment process?
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select your preferred RSPCA NSW fostering location
- Create an account and fill in the application form, providing as much detail as possible
- If conditionally approved, you will be emailed an induction link and questionnaire
To view our frequently asked questions, please click here.
All questions can be directed to volunteer@rspcansw.org.au
RSPCA NSW locations currently accepting foster care applications
- Support Services
The RSPCA NSW is looking for passionate people to help with emergency response, teaching, graphic design, event coordination, research, engagement, fundraising, data entry and so much more! Our Administration, Education and Emergency Response volunteer roles provide further support to our working teams across the state.
‘We are not currently recruiting volunteers for the Emergency Response Team. Applications will reopen in September.’
