Eyes Ears Nose and Paws

Litter location: in Chapel Hill off Homestead Rd

RESPONSIBILITIES
The litter care helper works at the direction of the litter care lead for the shift. Litter care shifts have specific chores such as checking puppy health, checking dam health, and cleaning. The shift lead will direct you in which tasks to do.

SHIFT QUALIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENTS
Signing up for a shift here does not mean you have been assigned to the shift.

• Shifts are visible to the public but you must be on Slack (our litter communication platform) before you will be assigned a shift.
• If you are new to litter care, please sign up for shifts you are interested in and reach out to the litter manager (preferred) or volunteer coordinator (if no litter manager is listed) from the contacts page to get started with Slack. 

The litter manager will assign shifts to fit the needs of the litter, so once you have signed up please double check posted shift assignments before showing up for a shift. You may not be assigned all shifts you sign up for. Post in the litter Slack channel if you have questions about the status of a shift. 

Priority in assigning shifts is given to helpers who are interested in becoming shift leads. If you are interested in becoming a lead, please reach out to the litter manager or volunteer coordinator from the contacts page to express interest and get next steps. Those steps include:

• reviewing the litter care basics presentation
• passing the litter care quiz
• completing at least three shifts as a helper

CANCELING A SHIFT
Once you have been assigned a shift, you are committed to your shift. Be aware that we build a lot of plans on these assignments and cancelations can be quite difficult to juggle. Shifts are set up to allow you to cancel a shift yourself if it is more than one week out. If you need to cancel an assigned shift within a week of that shift, please post a message in the Slack litter channel explaining your need to cancel and asking if anyone can cover your shift. Please @tag the litter manager in your post asking for help removing your assignment to be sure your message is seen. The litter manager will remove your shift assignment so someone else can sign up for it.