This volunteer role is crucial for allowing potential adopters see the wonderful character and personalities of the animals we have available for adoption by posting on our social medias – TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, etc. We rely on our social media volunteers to help to generate public interest in the work that we do at The Destitute Animal Shelter (DAS), events and fundraisers that we are doing, animals looking for new homes, interacting with the public via social media, etc.
This is an important voluntary position as it helpsincrease support from the public with either physical or monetary donations, increase engagement on our social media, and boostadoptions too!
What you will be doing
The main tasks for a social media volunteerinclude, but are not limited to:-
As mentioned, a key part of this role is to raise awareness for the work that we do at The Destitute Animal Shelter. We would not be able to rescue, love and rehome as many animals as we do without the support of our volunteers, adopters and the public – their donations, whether they are food, money, their time, bedding, cat litter, services, etc are the lifeline that we need in order to help our dogs and cats to get the vet care, food, and loving homes that they deserve. Our social media volunteers are crucial to bolstering our income for the animals in our care as well as making the public aware of the animals looking for their new homes.
At times you may be asked to “buddy-up” with other volunteers or members of staff for some tasks. However, this role may also include working on your own.
Skills, experience and qualities needed
All of the volunteers at our shelter have to be a minimum of 18 years of age as a matter of health and safety and for insurance purposes.
Ideally our social media volunteers will have:-
When and where
Our social media volunteers will be required on a rota basis per day.
Support offered
We rely on our social media volunteers to help find loving homes for the animals in our care. As well as, get the word out about the work that we do and encourage people to support us throughdonations, volunteering, The Monthly Paw Draw, etc. If there is anything that we can reasonably do to support you – please come and have a chat with a member of the management team.
What you could get out of it
Our social media volunteers will get immense satisfaction that their help is making such a big impact on the lives of many of the local abandoned dogs and cats. As well as gaining valuable first-hand experience of what goes into running the animal shelter, as well as the joy of seeing animals go off to their new homes!
Other relevant information
Please do note that when working with any animals it is possible that injuries may occur – in the form of scratches or bites.
Any and all injuries, no matter the severity MUST be reported to a member of staff and logged in the accident book.
What to do if you’re interested
If you think you would be the right fit for our voluntary social media team please contact the shelter on:
- 01204 526486
- office@destituteanimalshelter.org.uk
- https://boltonanimalshelter.org.uk/volunteer-form/
We get lots of volunteer applications here at the Destitute Animal Shelter every day and not everyone will be suitable for this role – if you do not hear back from us in a few weeks’ time, you have been unsuccessful in this instance but please apply again when we are looking for future volunteers.
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