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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 gardeners needed

Do you love gardening and have a few hours to spare?

We are looking for volunteers to help us keep our gardens in shape both at our Ipplepen Rescue Centre and at our St Marychurch charity shop.

This could be a regular or one-off commitment at hours to suit you. Please contact us for a chat to find out more!

Please contact us by dropping an email to info@animalsindistress.uk.com – we’d love to hear from you!

Volunteer Fundraising Admin Assistant 

Our small friendly fundraising team is looking for a volunteer to help us achieve a really important project.
We are looking for someone with computer experience and a high degree of accuracy / attention to detail, along with a good telephone manner.
Previous experience of data input, using a CRM database and/or a public-facing role would be desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
If this could be you and you could spare a few hours a week to help us in our office in Ipplepen – at hours to suit you – please contact us by dropping an email to info@animalsindistress.uk.com – we’d love to hear from you!

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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Retail Volunteers, Newton Abbot and Brixham

We are looking for new volunteers at our busy Newton Abbot and Brixham shops.

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 Paul.

Fundraising Volunteer – Community and Events

We 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