January KPAW Orientation

Saturday, January 18th, 2020 from 9:00am to 10:00am (CT)

About

This Orientation Class is the training required to become an HSMSC KPAW Volunteer for youth aged 13-17. After this training, you will be able to volunteer for HSMSC KPAW shifts and special events.

The KPAW volunteer program is a unique volunteer program aimed at getting young people in our community interested in animal welfare. KPAW volunteers assist with the basic, day-to-day needs of select HSMSC adoptable animals. If you are interested in socializing our cats, there will be an additional short training session partnered with some on-the-job training when you schedule your first cat house shift. You will schedule your first shift training upon completion of the KPAW Volunteer Orientation. All KPAW shifts are listed on this platform, Volunteer Odyssey, for ease of volunteer hour tracking.

Typical duties include, but are not limited to: dog enrichment, cat enrichment, cat exercise & socialization, dishes & laundry, cleaning, and event support. Limited community events, off-site adoption, and education program opportunities also are available; however, the focus is volunteering on-site at HSMSC. KPAW volunteers create a better quality of life for the animals in our temporary care.

Teen volunteers ages 14 – 17 who demonstrate exceptional animal handling skills, maturity, self-motivation, and dependability may be able to advance to higher-responsibility assignments, such as mentoring younger children in our Camp Counselor Program each summer and training new KPAW volunteers by being an Assistant Volunteer Trainer! Our Camp Counselor’s must love kids and animals!

KPAW Orientations are held the 3rd Saturday of every month at 9 a.m. at the Humane Society.  Volunteers must fill out an application here and have a waiver of liability signed by a parent or gurdain on the morning of the orientation. The KPAW membership, including their official volunteer shirt, is just $20. KPAW orientation does require pre-registration, which is done by registering to this event.

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This orientation training is for youth aged 13-17 only. Please remember your parent or guardian must come in to orientation with you at 9am to sign your waiver.
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