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Volunteer at Animals in Distress

The gift of your time is priceless…

Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do and you can’t put a price on the time you can give us to help the animals in our care.

Become a community ambassador and play a vital role as part of the Animals in Distress family by giving your time and spreading the word of our work in your community.

Meet new people . Make a difference . Gain confidence . Be part of a community

We currently have the following volunteering opportunities at Animals in Distress:

Volunteer Fundraising Admin Assistant (part-time, working from home)

We are looking for help in our busy fundraising office, to help us with all aspects of office adminstration. This role is part-time (approximately 1 day per week, hours to suit).

We are looking for someone who is competent in Microsoft Office and ideally has experience of databases, though training will be given. A confident telephone manner would be desirable.

Could this be you? For more information please email supportus@animalsindistress.uk.com

Collection Box Co-ordinator

We are looking for someone to help co-ordinate our collection boxes in the local community. If you like to get out and about and meet people, and would like to help the animals at the Rescue Centre at the same time, this could be the role for you.

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Volunteer PAT Tester

We are looking for a volunteer qualified PAT Tester to be based in our Warehouse in Torquay. Ideally we would love someone to volunteer for a day a week to to test our donations of small electrical items.

If you hold a Certificate of Competence in Portable Appliance Testing and could spare a few hours each week to help us, please contact us on info@animalsindistress.uk.com

Retail Volunteer, Newton Abbot

We are looking for new volunteers at our busy Newton Abbot shop.

Volunteering at one of our charity shops is a great way to build up your CV and confidence, while meeting new people.

Duties include but are not limited to serving customers, sorting and displaying stock and working on the till.  We are looking for volunteers every week day and on Saturdays.

If you could spare a few hours each week to help us and would like to join our friendly team, please contact us on info@animalsindistress.uk.com

Retail Volunteer, Reddenhill Road, Torquay

We are looking for new volunteers at our busy Reddenhill Road shop.

Duties to include serving customers, working on the till and general shop work.  We are looking for volunteers to help us on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings.

If you could spare a few hours each week to help us and would like to join our friendly team, please contact us on info@animalsindistress.uk.com or pop into the shop and ask for Megan.

Fundraising Volunteer – Community and Events

volunteers neededWe are looking for volunteers to help us at our fundraising events. We need help over a range of events, from in-store fundraising to helping with stalls and dog shows in 2023. This is a varied and ad-hoc role with no fixed hours – ideal for someone with a busy schedule who can’t commit to a regular volunteering time slot!
-Come and join our fab and friendly fundraising team
-Build your CV
-Meet lots of lovely new people
-Help animals!
If you could spare a couple of hours on an ad hoc basis to help us, we’d love to hear from you – just drop an email to info@animalsindistress.uk.com for an informal chat with Clare.

Download a job description here