Dog Feeding

Hours: 9 am - 1pm (approx)
Rostered basis at Ingleside shelter Doggiewood. Join our roster on a regular day to suit you. You must be over 18 years old, have experience with dogs, excellent dog-handling skills, and an understanding of dog behaviour. You should be able to remain calm under pressure (it is like being on playground duty with a bunch of unruly kids, some who like to scrap, and need a firm but kind hand to keep them in line). You will feed them, cuddle and calm the new and nervous ones, give them loads of love and generally keep the peace! You should be fit, able to bend/lift, and willing to do general housekeeping to keep the place looking good! If you can commit on a regular rostered basis please call the shelter direct on 9486 3133 or email: admin@doggierescue.com

Volunteer Webmaster and Database Administrator

Doggie Rescue currently has a vacancy for a Volunteer Webmaster and Database Administrator to look after the Doggie Rescue website and associated database. The Doggie Rescue website (www.doggierescue.com) is central to day-to-day operations. It receives over 1.2 million page views a year and is the face of Doggie Rescue for many of our supporters.

If you have Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML, PHP and MySql skills, this could be the volunteer job role for you.

This role is expected to require a few hours a week.

Click here for the position description

Kennel Hands Needed
We have several paid casual shifts available at Doggie Rescue on the Northern Beaches. Working from 7.30am up to 7.00pm: More...

Laundry Help

We wash about 20 loads of washing each day. You can pick up laundry from our shelter at Ingleside and take it home and bring it back folded when convenient. You can take as little or as much as you like. Alternatively, we also have some paid laundry work on a casual basis -- call us on 9486 3133 or admin@DoggieRescue.com

Grooming Assistance

We require groomers to assist our lovely groomer Caroline on Fridays or Tuesdays at Ingleside. You must be qualified and experienced in working with rescued dogs. To assist in this area please contact Caroline on 0416 140 247 or snoopaboopa@optusnet.com.au

Customer Service People

Hours: 10am - 4pm (5pm summertime)
Rostered basis once every 2-3 weeks at our adoption centre, Ingleside (Tue – Sun)
Join our roster on a regular day to suit you. You will be responsible for welcoming visitors to the Doggie Rescue adoption centre who may be interested in fostering or adopting a doggie, or volunteering to walk, cuddle etc. You will need an outgoing, pleasant manner with people, and work quickly and calmly when it gets hectic. You will also be happy to follow some basic procedures and do general housekeeping to keep the place looking good! You must be over eighteen and training is provided.
If you can commit on a regular rostered basis please contact Meaghan on 0403 833 934 or via email: hugos.mum@hotmail.com

Doggie Transport

Are you available on one or more days, and have a vehicle suitable to carry small dogs in crates or happy to drive a small manual van? Crates are provided. It takes just a few hours per week or per fortnight (or on-call) Where we need transport help:

• Hawkesbury Pound to North Rocks am preferably Friday or Monday
• Blacktown to North Rocks Mondays & Thursdays
• Ingleside to Collaroy – various days

We always need help regularly once a week or once a fortnight, or on an on-call basis to transport our rescued doggies. Call Sue on 9486 3133 or admin@doggierescue.com

Drivers are also needed to transport dogs to and from our Chatswood and Alexandria outlets on Saturdays. Please contact Libby Coles on mepcoles@bigpond.com.

Food Preparation - Monthly

Friday Mornings in the Ingleside Area
8am – 11am (approximately)
Two volunteers are needed to assist in chopping and packing chicken bones.
This involves working with 1-2 other volunteers in a friendly environment.
You will need to be over eighteen and register as a volunteer prior to commencing.
If you can help please contact admin@DoggieRescue.com.au or 9486 3133.

Dog Walkers & Cuddlers

No need to call! Pop in to Ingleside from 10am - 4pm Tuesday to Sunday or PetBarn at Alexandria or Chatswood on Saturdays only from 10am to 3pm.

First timers should bring photo ID to register as a volunteer. If you are under 18 years old please bring an adult with you too!

Rabbit & Guinea Pig Carers

e need bunny and guinea pig volunteers, preferably local to the northern beaches to help care for our rescued rabbits and guinea pigs. We need help with cleaning on a weekly/fortnightly basis and help with collecting fresh veggies for them. The work involves cleaning bunny hutches and feeding, playing and cuddling the animals. Sometimes we have up to 15 rabbits. This can be completely flexible according to your schedule.

Please contact us on 9486 3133 or admin@doggierescue.com

Poster People

Takes almost no time at all!

Doggie Rescue has no budget to advertise or promote what we do. But a very generous printer (Focus Press, South Strathfield) who have provided us with lovely coloured posters asking people to adopt or foster a doggie. We need people willing to take 5, 10 or more posters and put them up in vets clinics, pet supply shops, schools, & community notice boards in their area. Just one poster in Gladesville generated 6 calls - and resulted in 1 dog finding a new home - so please call us if you can help cover Sydney with the Doggie Rescue message! We will mail posters to you - it is that easy!

Call us on 9486 3133 or admin@DoggieRescue.com

Under 18?

Yes you can still help us. Here are some ideas:

• Walk or cuddle dogs – bring an adult with you
• Sell merchandise or raise money through your school
• Get some friends or classmates together and sponsor a dog
• Deliver flyers in your local area which can be downloaded from SayNoToAnimalsinPetShops.com
• Knit jumpers to sell in our outlets

We always need odd jobs done. If you are a tradesman or handy with odd jobs eg. Gardening and willing to donate some time please contact Sue on 9486 3133 or via email at admin@doggierescue.com.au