On-site opportunities

Level 2 Nursery Volunteer: Feeding (One of our most urgent needs!)

• Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience caring for cats and kittens? The Neonatal Program is looking for volunteers to help feed and care for nursing cats and their kittens as well as orphaned bottle babies and gruel kittens. This role also includes Level 1 activities.   

• Volunteers must have received Level 1 and Level 2 training to sign up for Level 2 shifts.

• Commitment: Requires a weekly commitment of 2-3 hours; ad hoc opportunities are also available.  

• Location: On site at the Neonatal Nursery in Tarrytown 

Interested? Contact nurseryvolunteers@austinpetsalive.org

Level 1 Nursery Volunteer: Nursery Upkeep (One of our most urgent needs!)

• Are you interested in helping on site at the Neonatal Nursery? The Neonatal is looking for volunteers to help with laundry, dishes, and cleaning at the nursery to maintain a safe and clean environment for our most vulnerable population.   

• Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 feeding.

• Volunteers must have Level 1 training to sign up for Level 1 shifts.

• Commitment: Requires a weekly commitment of 1-2 hours; ad hoc opportunities are also available.  

• Location: On site at the Neonatal Nursery in Tarrytown 

Interested? Contact nurseryvolunteers@austinpetsalive.org

Medical Volunteer (One of our most urgent needs!)

• Are you interested in helping our Care Team with the medical side of kitten care? We’re looking for volunteers to help with intake and wellness exams, filling and administering medications, feeding kittens on site, and more!

• Commitment: Requires a minimum weekly commitment of 10 hours.  

• Location: On site at the Neonatal Nursery in Tarrytown

• Interested? Contact gloria.hudson@austinpetsalive.org

Placement Volunteer (One of our most urgent needs!)

• Are you interested in helping our Foster Team place kittens in foster care? We’re looking for volunteers to help hand off cats and kittens to fosters at the nursery. Placement volunteers may also help onboard new fosters and match them with cats and kittens. 

• Details coming soon! 

• Commitment: Requires a minimum weekly commitment of 8 hours.  

• Location: On site at the Neonatal Nursery in Tarrytown

• Interested? Contact bbfostermanager@austinpetsalive.org

Remote opportunities

Foster Plea Writer (One of our most urgent needs!)

• Interested in helping kittens find foster homes from the comfort of your own home? We're looking for volunteers to help put together our evening foster pleas in MailChimp. Bonus: You get to see cute pics of all the kittens looking for foster!

• Commitment: At least 1 evening shift per week. Pleas need to be sent between 7 and 9 pm and usually take 30 to 45 minutes to put together.

• Location: Remote

• Interested? Please contact bbfostermanager@austinpetsalive.org and include your availability. We're currently looking for coverage on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings.

Kitty Catpool Driver (One of our most urgent needs!)

• Combine your love of kitten life-saving and road trips! The Neonatal Program needs volunteers to transport kittens and life-saving meds to their foster homes. We are also looking for volunteers who can make appointment runs to the clinic with the foster kittens. We need weekend, weekday, and last minute transporters for kittens. A valid driver’s license and your own means of transport are required.

• Commitment: Monthly commitment of 1-2 hours

• Location: Various - transport between APA locations (Town Lake & Tarrytown) and driver’s assigned area(s)

• Interested? Please contact neonatalfostering@austinpetsalive.org and include what geographic area(s) you would be able to serve.

Supply Hub Volunteer

• The Neonatal Foster Team is looking for volunteers to serve as supply hubs for fosters. Supply hubs will keep a limited inventory of essential supplies on hand, provided by the nursery, to help fosters avoid extra trips to the nursery and to help fosters outside of nursery hours. We need hubs all around Austin, but especially in North and South Austin.

• Commitment: Requires a weekly commitment of 1-2 hours (flexible; availability to hand off supplies to fosters as needed)

• Location: Offsite/remote 

• Interested? Please contact neonatalfostering@austinpetsalive.org and include what geographic area(s) you would be able to serve.

Care Team Data Entry 

• Are you detail-oriented and interested in gaining insight into the record-keeping side of rescue work? The Neonatal Program is looking for data entry volunteers to help log data relating to the day’s intake and wellness exams in ShelterLuv and Google Sheets. 

• This position requires access to a computer and an internet connection. Experience with ShelterLuv in particular is a plus!

• Commitment: Requires a weekly commitment of 1-2 hours in the evening, with opportunities to fill in for other team members on other evenings.  

• Location: Offsite/Remote Position

• Interested? Contact bbrxtech@austinpetsalive.org

Foster Team Data Entry – Adoption Data Entry

• Are you detail-oriented and interested in gaining insight into the record-keeping side of rescue work? The Neonatal Program is currently looking for volunteers to help update one of our Google sheets based on the day's adoptions.

• This position requires access to a computer and an internet connection. 

• Commitment: Requires a weekly commitment of 1 hour in the evening, with opportunities to fill in for other team members on other evenings.  

• Location: Offsite/Remote Position

• Interested? Contact bbfostermanager@austinpetsalive.org

Decon Squad

• Do you love cleaning? Would you like to use your cleaning skills to save some tiny lives? Because kittens are so fragile, our fosters are required to fully decontaminate their kitten space between litters - and sometimes they need help! We’re looking for volunteers to join the Decon Squad and help fosters clean and sanitize their kitten supplies and space, so they can open their homes ASAP to new kittens. No animal experience is necessary for this role - just a positive attitude and commitment to following APA’s sanitation protocols!

• Commitment: Requires a monthly commitment of 3-4 hours

• Location: Offsite/Remote Position; travel to foster homes as needed

• Interested? Contact neonatalfostering@austinpetsalive.org and include what geographic area(s) you would be able to serve.

Social Media Volunteer

• Volunteer some of your social media time to help save tiny lives!

• Whether you like posting and commenting, getting creative with videos, developing a monthly series, or anything else on social, the Neonatal Kitten Program needs your help. We want to build, connect, and support our lifesaving community, and we just can’t do it consistently or well without you! You can help anywhere and anytime (poolside, perhaps?). Just let us know the weekly (or monthly) days and times that work best for you!   

• Commitment: Requires a commitment of 1-3 hours weekly or 3-6 hours monthly  

• Location: Offsite/Remote Position

• Interested? Contact neonatalfostering@austinpetsalive.org
  
  

Overnight Rotation Foster

• Are you a trained Neonatal Foster, but don’t have time for typical foster placements? If you travel often, have a busy work schedule, or you just want to help out with emergency placements, joining our overnight rotation could be a great fit for you!

• Participants are able to sign up for any night(s) of the week that they are generally available to help with emergencies, and can sign up either as a primary foster (if you have nearly-guaranteed availability) or as an alternate (if you may or may not be available, but don’t mind us texting you to ask). 

• Overnight fosters are only committing to one night by accepting a placement, although we may occasionally ask for additional nights if the foster indicates that they are open to it. Experienced neonatal fosters are preferred for this position, due to the fragile nature of the majority of kittens needing emergency placements.

• Commitment: Requires a weekly commitment of at least one overnight foster shift

• Location: Offsite/remote

• Interested? Please contact neonatalfostering@austinpetsalive.org