Entry Level Volunteer Roles Available In Woodbury
no experience necessary, new volunteers welcomed
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Adoption Support  Volunteers working in Adoption Support provide two important roles in helping to fulfill our mission.  The first is animal socialization that helps keep our animals happy, healthy and adoptable. The second is customer assistance on the adoption floor, helping connect animals in our care to their new homes. Volunteers work with the dogs, cats and small mammals. If you are open to volunteering with any animal type, there will be more scheduling options available. Volunteers with flexible schedules are encouraged to apply. To apply for this position, click here.

Foster Volunteers working as fosters provide important support for animals that are currently not suitable for adoption, but with time and/or medical care, will be. Foster volunteers help these animals get that extra time they need in order to be suitable for adoption and find a home by bringing these animals into their homes for a short while as they are readied for adoption. To apply for this position, click here. 

Training Support One of the ways in which Animal Humane Society engages the community to help the animals is by providing training and behavior programming. These programs create well-behaved and manageable pets, which are more likely to stay in their current homes and less likely to end up in the shelter system. Through this work, volunteers working with the training department play a pivotal support role in keeping animals in their homes.  No experience required. To apply for this position, click here.

Education Programs Support Volunteers working in this role assist with PetSet Youth Club or our Unleashed Express Mini Camps, two programs we offer to youth in our community. PetSet and Unleashed are both led by AHS Humane Educators and volunteers lend their time and experience to help ensure great experiences for youth. Volunteers assist educators by making sure that activities run smoothly and that the kids get the instructional attention they need. There are also opportunities for volunteers to get more involved by developing curriculum and planning and preparing fun and educational activities. To apply for this position, click here.

Animal Ambassadors Volunteers working as Animal Ambassadors demonstrate the great value animals can have in our communities as therapeutic resources. Volunteers in this role use their own trained therapy animals on visits to nursing homes, hospitals, etc. To apply for this position, click here.

Kindest Cut We need volunteers to work with our partner, Kindest Cut LLC, at every site and in other locations throughout Minnesota. These volunteers assist with client interactions and surgical materials preparation for low cost spay and neuter services. To apply for this position, click here.

Advanced Volunteer Roles  
(current AHS volunteers can be considered for advanced roles once they have successfully completed 36 hours of work in adoption floor support)

Animal Care Assistant Volunteer Volunteers working in animal care help to fulfill our mission by providing animals with clean, comfortable housing that leads to healthier happier and ultimately more adoptable animals.

Surgery Suite Volunteer Volunteers working in the surgery department provide support to the Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians in order to efficiently Spay/Neuter the thousands of animals who are surrendered to the Animal Humane Society each year.  

Advanced Dog Walker Volunteers provide dogs with needed exercise and socialization.  We are in need of volunteers to walk dogs in the morning before the shelter opens.

Volunteer Mentor Take the lead in training in new volunteers and helping them learn the ins and outs of their new role. Volunteer Mentors generally assist with trainings twice a month.

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