Purpose:
As a cat volunteer, you’ll play a vital role in providing kittens and cats with socialization and enrichment, ensuring a clean and sanitary housing environment, reporting any behavior or medical concerns, and assisting with adoption match-making.  

Standard shift times: 

• 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
• 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
• 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
• 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
• 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Duties:
Work alongside staff caring for the physical and emotional well-being of shelter cats and kittens: provide daily enrichment and socialization; assist potential adopters with introductions; and support daily operations such as feeding, washing dishes and litter pans, laundry duties, and restocking supplies.

Qualifications:
A sincere interest in feline health and behavior and ability to read cat body language and practice safe animal handling; attention to detail and ability to follow written instructions; willingness to provide customer service, greet visitors, and have informative conversations; willingness to perform cleaning duties related to cat housing and care.

Training requirements:

• Interview & Orientation 
• Complete Cat Care Training Checklist and demonstrate ability to perform duties

Purpose:
As a dog volunteer, you’ll play a vital role providing dogs with exercise, basic manners training, socialization, and enrichment. You’ll help ensure a clean and sanitary housing environment, report any behavior or medical concerns, and assist with adoption match-making.

Standard shift times: 

• 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
• 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
• 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
• 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
• 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Duties:
Work alongside staff caring for the physical and emotional well-being of shelter dogs; provide daily enrichment and socialization; assist potential adopters with introductions; and support daily operations such as feeding, spot cleaning, washing dishes, laundry duties, and restocking supplies.

Qualifications:
Ability to read dog body language, practice safe animal handling and situational awareness; commitment to positive reinforcement training; willingness to report changes in animal behavior or health;  ability to follow written instructions and willingness to perform cleaning duties related to dog housing and care. 

Training requirements:

• Orientation and Interview
• Complete Dog Volunteer Training Checklist and demonstrate ability to perform duties.
• Review Dog Walking Level SOP
• Complete Dog Walking Training Level Green training and certification

Purpose:
Our fast paced clinic provides spay/neuter and general veterinary care to thousands of animals each year. Clinic Volunteers provide front desk assistance, perform general administrative duties, and assist the clinic staff with administering treatments. This is a great position to gain experience in a veterinary clinic environment. 

Standard shift times: 

• 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
• 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Duties:
Provide surgery and vaccine clinic assistance to staff: preparing surgical gowns and drapes; cleaning and sterilizing surgical area, instruments and equipment; cleaning animal kennels/cages; helping discharge animals back to their guardians; cleaning and folding laundry; providing people with post-surgical care information. More advanced volunteers may be trained for recovering animals after anesthesia and preparing vaccines.

Qualifications:
Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Must feel comfortable in a hospital setting. The surgery process should be something that greatly interests you and does not make you squeamish. Ideal candidates should have good physical agility and strength and must be able to follow exact instructions. Must be committed to showing up for shifts as we rely heavily on our volunteer help in the clinic!

Training requirements: 

• Orientation and Interview 
• Complete Clinic Training Checklist and demonstrate ability to perform duties

Purpose:
Santa Barbara Humane is the community’s pet resource, and we need experienced and committed volunteers to represent the organization at a variety of events. We’re looking for an independent people-person who loves animals and is comfortable speaking in public to groups of all sizes and ages with an ambassador dog by their side (which could be their personal dog if approved!). Guided by the Philanthropy & Outreach team, the outreach volunteer will become a resource to the community and an invaluable steward of Santa Barbara Humane’s services. Because assignments will include classroom presentations, visits to assisted living facilities, and tabling at community events, a flexible schedule is necessary.

Standard shift times:
Event times and locations vary and usually take place on evenings and weekends throughout the year.

Duties:

• Pick up “event box” and pre-specified supplies as needed from SB Campus Beck House, load vehicle, and drive to outreach event location
• Volunteer may either (1) bring their own service dog or (2) pick up a pre-determined adoptable ambassador dog from either shelter campus
• Volunteers use their own transportation to events unless they are assisting with animal or equipment transport and approved to drive a Santa Barbara Humane vehicle
• Set up materials such as pop-up tent, table and tablecloth, Lonely Hearts Club profiles, informational fliers, and giveaway items; and/or curated PowerPoint presentation
• Safely handle and attend to the needs of the ambassador dog in a public setting
• Present in a group setting about Santa Barbara Humane and facilitate safe introductions of the ambassador dog to the attendees
• Provide resources as a representative of Santa Barbara Humane and answer questions from participants when appropriate
• Contact information will be provided for more in-depth questions *Note: volunteers should not speak to media/press*
• Break down and pack up the materials, drive back to the SB Campus Beck House, unload
• If applicable, return Santa Barbara Humane vehicle
• If applicable, return adoptable ambassador dog to assigned kennel

Qualifications: 

• Comfortable with public speaking to a variety of audiences
• Able to relay accurate information about Santa Barbara Humane’s mission and services after a training by P&O staff
• Professionalism and presentability
• Valid Driver’s license
• Intermediate dog-handling skills
• Able to work evening and weekend shifts as needed
• Strong communication

Training requirements: 

• Orientation and Interview 
• Animal handling
• Hands-on Outreach Volunteer Training