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Essential Volunteer Capabilities

Rescue work is an exceedingly rewarding, yet uniquely challenging experience. In order to ensure the safety of the animals in our care, as well as the volunteers that provide them with care and enrichment, MoCo Mutts Rescue Center has the following essential requirements for participation in the volunteer program.

It is our hope that the information provided serves as a thorough and useful tool for potential volunteers when deciding whether this is the right fit for them. If you have any questions about these essential capabilities or would like more information, please email mocomuttstn@gmail.com.

Physical Capabilities

MoCo Mutts Rescue Center is a drug-, smoke-, and alcohol-free workplace. Volunteers will be expected to adhere to this while working with us.

• Quick reflexes and ability to use both hands simultaneously (example: open cage door while handling animal).

• Ability to travel unaided on unpaved, uneven, rugged, slippery, and sometimes muddy terrain (both indoors and outdoors), and maneuver cramped spaces.

• Ability to bend and squat in order to leash/harness and/or pick up an animal.

• Ability to stand for significant periods of time while walking dogs, socializing cats, or cleaning cages/kennels.

• Ability to see well enough to move safely throughout the building, distinguish animal body language, and read instructions and an animal’s paperwork.

• Ability to hear if animal is giving warnings, such as growling, yelping, or hissing.

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally.

• Ability to react quickly in order to prevent dogs or cats from escaping (example: ability to quickly pursue and retrieve any cats or dogs who have escaped from a kennel of cage).

• Ability to cope with a very loud environment due to animal noises.

• Ability to lift large bags of food and kennels (approximately 50 pounds).

Cognitive Capabilities

• Ability, once trained, to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Recognize limitations in knowledge and abilities, and know when to ask for help if needed.

• If lacking the ability to work independently, whether due to age and/or neurological abnormality, must be able to work alongside a parent or guardian with a focused attention on the task at hand.

• Ability to read and understand instructions and procedures.

• Possess basic reading, writing, spelling, and communication skills.

• Ability to solve problems.

• Ability to handle redirection and constructive criticism without responding with negativity.

• Ability to recognize potentially hazardous situations when working with the animals.

• Ability to remain calm with animals who are upset, to behave sensitively and confidently, and act appropriately in these situations.

• Ability to communicate professionally and politely.

• Accept the boundaries between the role of the volunteer and the role of the staff.

• Maintain a positive attitude and a solution-oriented approach to challenging situations, rather than resorting to complaining or gossiping.

Do you have any physical disabilities or health concerns that would prevent you from performing certain kinds of work or in a certain work environment?

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If you checked "Yes" above, please explain.

Availability

When are you available to work? We know your schedule changes, but generally, if you have times you are more available than others, please let us know.

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	Available All Day	Mornings	Afternoons	Evenings	Nights
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Work Preferences

The following are the different positions that are available for volunteer work:

CANINE CREW - Work with dogs. Feed and water, clean kennels, interact and play with them, leash work

FELINE FORCE - Work with cats. Feed an water, clean litter boxes, interact and play with them

NURSERY BUDDY - Sit with shy dogs and get them acquainted to household noise (vacuum, hair dryer, television, microwave, etc.)

HOUSEKEEPING - Clean bowls and transport kennels, laundry, trash

ELEGANT CLUTTER - Help customers, stock shelves, clean. Please note Elegant Clutter is located in Wartburg and not at the Rescue Center's location

Please rank the positions from most to least interested in (for example, Feline Force 1, Canine Crew 2, Housekeeping 3, Nursery Buddy 4, Elegant Clutter 5). **Note: If you are equally interested in multiple positions, please give them the same rank. For example: Housekeeping 1, Canine Crew 1, Nursery Buddy 2, Feline Force 3, Elegant Clutter 4. Additionally, if you have no preference for any position over the others, please rank them all as 1.**

	1	2	3	4	5
Canine Crew
Feline Force
Nursery Buddy
Housekeeping
Elegant Clutter

Is there any other work that you are interested in doing with us?

Please tell us a little bit about yourself, by answering the following questions to the best of your ability. We can’t wait to get to know you better!If you have any questions, please contact Tracy at mocomuttstn@gmail.com.

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Do you have reliable transportation?

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Why do you want to volunteer at MoCo Mutts Rescue Center?

Please list any special skills you have that would be useful in volunteering with us.

Please describe any relevant professional or volunteer experience you have.

Where did you hear about our volunteer program?

Are you able to help with fundraisers?

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, what is your preference?

Help with SetupHelp with CleanupHelp with SellingHelp come up with New Fundraiser Ideas

Primary Emergency Contact person's name (Parent/Guardian if under 18)

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Primary Emergency Contact person's cell phone number

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Secondary Emergency Contact person's name (Parent/Guardian if under 18)

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Secondary Emergency Contact person's home phone number

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Secondary Emergency Contact person's cell phone number

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Do you have any of the following as pets?

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Cats
Birds
Reptiles
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If you checked "Yes" to any of the above pets, how many and what breeds are they?

If you checked "Yes" to any of the above pets, are they spayed and/or neutered?

If you checked "Yes" to any of the above pets, are they part of your household family?

If you checked "Other" to any of the above pets, please specify what type of animal you have?

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** The questions below will remain confidential. **

Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor which resulted in imprisonment or jail?

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Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

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Have you ever been convicted of animal cruelty, neglect, or abandonment?

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If “Yes” to any questions above, please provide date(s) and detail(s) of all of your convictions.

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VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

Essential Volunteer Capabilities

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