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Animal Ambassador Care Taking

Join the Heritage Center in caring for our animal ambassadors. This opportunity expects that individuals are independently willing to feed a variety of animals, follow a care taking protocol (including cleaning), and socialize a variety of animals. 

What to Know: 

• This is a independent position with a flexible schedule during weekdays 8 am - 4 pm.
• A staff member will be on-site if issues occur during the shift or volunteer neeeds assistance. 
• A volunteer MUST have attended a 1:1 training with the Heritage Center on animal caretaking prior to volunteering
• Shifts will take approximately 2 hours. 
• Volunteer should be able to come within the hours of 8 am - 4 pm on a week day. Volunteer must be done with duties by 4 pm.
• Our department is committed to providing meaningful access to our programs and resources to all individuals, regardless of primary language or ability. If you need language assistance services or an accessibility modification for this program, please email lwrd@danecounty.gov a minimum of 10 business days before the program to make the request. Please note, it is not possible for all programs to be modified.   
   

Location: 

Heritage Center - 3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison, WI 53711 

Questions? 

• Angela Rivera (Education Coordinator) will be the main point of contact for this position. 
  • (608) 224-3604 / heritagcenter@danecounty.gov