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Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation. We are currently in the process of defining our Volunteer Program and will eventually be providing an automated way of applying. For now though, please send us an email (address is below) stating your interest. We look forward to hearing from you.


The requirements of our Animal Care Assistants are as follows:

- Minimum of 25 years of age*

- Minimum of one 4-hour shift per week on the same day each week, minimum of 6 months

- Agree to utilize our electronic calendar for all shifts and events you are volunteering for

- Agree to find replacement volunteer if you are unable to volunteer on predetermined shift

- Agree to communicate (and participate) on our private social media page, which is solely for our volunteers (we utilize Facebook)


We take our work very seriously, but we also enjoy it immensely and we have a lot of fun as a group. We are extremely small and pride ourselves on efficiency. While we certainly understand that “life” continuously interrupts the best laid plans, our volunteers understand that if they suddenly do not show up there are animals that do not get to eat. We do our very best to accommodate last minute schedule changes, well, because life happens. However, we do ask that it is reciprocated.


NEW VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 


Intake Assistant

  • Answer phone

  • Provide general information about AAWR

  • Advise finder on whether they have a wildlife emergency

  • Provide options/methods of containing animal

  • Provide guidance over phone of how to prepare animal for transport

  • Greet incoming finders and obtain intake information 

  • Obtain animal from finder and place in quarantine room

  • Accept and track in kind and monetary donations in spreadsheet

  • Write thank you cards to donors and finders

  • Help prepare education room for programs/events

  • Maintain brochures in lobby

  • Fold tissues

  • Separate newspapers


Vegetable/Meal Specialists

  • Prepare/chop/mince/dice/cut food items in preparation for distribution to food bowls

  • Assemble meals for rehabs and residents

  • Load and unload the dishwashers

  • Wash/dry dishes by hand as needed

  • Maintain orderly prep/kitchen area

  • Update shopping list

  • Mop floors in kitchen area

  • Wipe cabinets/appliances


Inventory Count/Countess

  • Maintain inventory lists on medications

  • Maintain inventory lists on rehab supplies

  • Maintain inventory lists on cleaning supplies

  • Order items as needed to maintain the build to levels

  • Accept and put away supply orders

  • Make and maintain “juice” jugs

  • Maintain stock of items in each exam room

  • Folding tissues

Resident Care Specialist

  • Maintain resident cages (cleaning fleece, wiping cage bars)

  • Weigh residents on a regular schedule - update animal database

  • Provide different enrichment items on a rotating schedule

  • Keep the visual resident charts accurate and sharp in appearance

  • Know each resident’s story and be prepared to share with the public that may ask.

  • Maintain water bottles (cleanliness and water levels)


General Maintenance

  • Assist with overall cleaning of common areas

  • Mopping/sweeping throughout as needed to help specialists

  • Assist with overflow of bin cleaning/sanitization

  • Assist with laundry as needed to help with overflow

  • Assist with all tasks as it relates to keeping the building operating 

  • Change light bulbs

  • Wash windows as needed

  • Assist Inventory Count/Countess with stocking items


Laundry Extraordinaire

  • Wash/Dry/Fold our animal laundry

  • Maintain a neat and orderly laundry area

  • Ensure each exam room is fully stocked with clean linens daily

  • Ensure residents have clean fleeces on cage cleaning day

  • Maintain inventory of laundry supplies

  • Other responsibilities may arise when you discover your extraordinary expertise!

The general responsibilities of Animal Care Assistants at Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation may include:

- Cleaning indoor and outdoor enclosures, washing dishes or loading/unloading dishwasher, and laundry
- Ensuring cages and enclosures remain safe for patients and residents
- Preparing daily diets; both solid and formula
- Hand feeding infant and juvenile patients
- Providing enrichment activities to patients and permanent residents
- Assisting with patient intakes and initial assessments
- Preparing activities for our public outreach programs (after the animal care is completed)


This is not a comprehensive list, but it a great starting point. As you spend more time with us your responsibilities will grow, if you want them too.


* we do offer college internships to individuals that are less than 25 years of age