Foster Volunteers will support The Humane Society of Kitchener-Waterloo & Stratford Perth and our adoption dogs by providing care within their own home, while the dogs are waiting to find their forever homes.

Assignment Responsibilities:

• Providing daily care to an assigned foster dog in ones private home, including: feeding, walking, house training, behavior training.
• Transporting dogs to the centre for medical appointments and adoption appointments.
• Picking up supplies or medications from the centre, transporting to private home.
• Communicating with the Foster Coordinator ongoing with updates and photos to be used for adoption promotion, through email communication.

Other Requirements & Assignment Boundaries:

• Must be age 18 years of age or older.
• Must reside in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Stratford Perth area.
• Existing animals in their home are spayed/ neutered, up to date on vaccines, and have current license tag(s) for canines.
• Volunteers, if renting, must show landlord consent for animals in the home.
• Volunteers must have a separate area for fosters.
• Volunteers must have access to transportation for vet appointments/ medical emergencies, and supply or medication pick-ups.
• Must adhere to the policies outlined in the Foster Waiver form.
• Follow all Policies & Procedures as outlined by the Volunteer Manager or Foster Coordinator.
• Volunteers must also have a working email address and telephone.

Qualifications:

• Must have experience with medium and large size dogs.
• Must be able to walk dogs weighing 40-80 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop and walk independently.
• Ability to lift items up to 40 lbs.
• Must be comfortable handling the following behaviors: jumping up, mouthing, barking, pulling on a leash and house training.
• Ability to cope with potential emotionally stressful situations.
• Patient, calm demeanor and an interest in working with dogs who have behavior challenges.

Training & Supervision:

• Volunteers will complete a training presentation and quiz.
• Volunteers will complete one on one in-person training with Canine Specialist on-site. 
• Ongoing training as needed.
• Volunteers will communicate directly with the Foster Coordinator ongoing.

Time Commitment: 6 months.  Must be available to start immediately.

Foster Volunteers will support The Humane Society of Kitchener-Waterloo & Stratford Perth and our adoption cats or small animals by providing care within their own home, while the animals are waiting to find their forever homes.

Assignment Responsibilities:

• Providing daily care to an assigned foster cat or small animal in ones private home, including: feeding, enrichment, house training, behaviour training.
• Transporting animal to the centre for medical appointments and adoption appointments.
• Picking up supplies or medications from the centre, and transporting to private home.
• Communicating with the Foster Coordinator ongoing with updates and photos to be used for adoption promotion, through both email and telephone.

Other Requirements & Assignment Boundaries:

• Must be age 18 years of age or older.
• Must reside in the Kitchener-Waterloo or Stratford Perth area.
• Existing animals in their home are spayed/ neutered, up to date on vaccines, and have current license tag(s) for canines.
• Volunteers, if renting, must show landlord consent for animals in the home.
• Volunteers must have a separate area for fosters.
• Volunteers must have access to transportation for vet appointments/ medical emergencies, supply or medication pick-ups.
• Must adhere to the policies outlined in the Foster Waiver form.
• Follow all Policies & Procedures as outlined by the Volunteer Manager or Foster Coordinator.
• Volunteers must also have a working email address and telephone.

Qualifications:

• Must have experience with small animals or cats.
• Must be able to bend, stoop and walk independently.
• Must be able to clean littler boxes.
• Ability to lift items up to 15 lbs.
• Must be comfortable handling the following behaviors, as the animal adjusts to its new environment: hiding, hissing, refusal to eat, anxiety.
• Ability to cope with potential emotionally stressful situations.
• Patient, calm demeanor and an interest in working with animals

Training & Supervision:

• Volunteers will complete an on-line cat behaviour certificate training course.
• TLC Cat Fosters will complete 2 in-person TLC training shifts.
• Ongoing training as needed.
• Volunteers will communicate directly with the Foster Coordinator ongoing.

Time Commitment: 6 months.  Must be available to start immediately.

Volunteers will support adoption dogs by training, socializing and exercising adoption dogs, to maintain their well-being while in a shelter environment.

Assignment Responsibilities:

• Use positive reinforcement training techniques and procedures.
• Walk and provide enrichment to only yellow labelled dogs.
• Walk adoption dogs on centre property or along side of the road.
• Socialize or provide enrichment to adoption dogs in the adoption room or alternative room.
• Record observations about each dog, including health or behavioral concerns in the Canine Log Book at the end of volunteer shift.
• Clean kennel of feces before taking a dog out of the kennel for a walk.
• Refill water bowl when returning a dog to their kennel.

Other Requirements & Assignment Boundaries:

• Must be age 18 years of age or older.

• Must only walk yellow labelled dogs.

• Must follow resource guarding protocols for all adoption dogs when entering kennels.
• Must not allow other volunteers or members of the public to interact with adoption dogs. Only volunteers approved by our Canine Specialists and trained, are allowed interact with adoption dogs
• Must maintain confidentiality at all times and sign the confidentiality agreement.

• Must follow all HSKWSP policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Must have experience with medium and large size dogs in a formal or informal setting.
• Must be able to walk dogs weighing 40-80 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop and walk independently.
• Must be comfortable handling the following behaviors: jumping up, mouthing, barking, pulling on a leash.
• Ability to cope with potential emotionally stressful situations.
• Patient, calm demeanor and an interest in working with dogs who have behavior challenges.
• Ability to record session observations using written language.

Time Commitment: 6 months.  A consistent weekly 2-hour scheduled shift.

We are currently recruiting for the following shifts:

Monday 12pm-2pm

Tuesday 12-2pm

Wednesday 10am-12pm, 3:30pm-5:30pm

Thursday 3:30pm-5:30pm

Friday 10am-12pm or 12pm-2pm

Saturday 1-2pm

Sunday 11am-1pm

**You must have availability during the above times for your application to be considered.

**Please note that this position has a high volume of applicants.  We are not able to  provide every applicant with an interview or position**

Volunteers will support adoption dogs by maintaining a clean and healthy atmosphere and helping with general animal husbandry.

Assignment Responsibilities:

• Assist Animal Care with the morning cleaning, which includes:

• Scrubbing of kennels, floors, karanda beds, windows, outdoor runs and quiet room.

• Following feeding guidelines, measuring food and providing food/ water.
• Providing appropriate sized toys/ enrichment items for each dog.
• Changing linens in kennel as needed.

• Fill out daily animal health charts.

• Reporting to Animal Care Attendants any health or behavioural problems in animals.
• Follow communication signs on kennel door.

• Follow proper disease prevention policies and procedures.
• Provide 30 minutes of enrichment to an adoption dog upon completion of cleaning.  The dog will be selected by our Canine Team.

Other Requirements & Assignment Boundaries:

• Must be age 18 years of age or older.
• Must maintain confidentiality at all times and sign the confidentiality agreement.
• Must follow all HSKWSP policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop and stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to carry out tasks with attention to detail.
• Ability to follow processes and work independently.

Time Commitment: 6 months.  A weekly 3-hour scheduled shift.

We are currently recruiting for Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday-  8:30am-11:30am.

**If you do not live in the Stratford or surrounding area, please do not apply to this position.