Cat Care Volunteer

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) is a volunteer-run cat/kitten rescue
organization serving Vancouver and surrounding municipalities in the Lower Mainland since 2000. Our Vancouver headquarters and transition center is where rescued cats are nursed to health before being placed in one of our 550 volunteer foster homes. Each year, we find forever-homes for 1200+ cats and kittens. We welcome cat lovers, pet owners and animal loving hearts to help support our mission!

VOKRA’s Mission
To end cat overpopulation and cat homelessness. We rescue, heal, then home cats – first in our network of foster homes, then in carefully matched, loving, forever homes. We are a passionate, volunteer-driven charity with extensive cat care experience. We believe that no-kill is the only responsible approach, that TNR works, and that cats are awesome!

Position Summary  
We are currently seeking Cat Care Team Volunteers to join our dedicated group of individuals to assist with managing the care of the kitties at our Operations Center. This role is crucial in ensuring the health and well-being of the cats under our care, making a direct and meaningful impact on their lives.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

Cat Care:

Feeding cats as per posted instructions
Scooping litterboxes, and refilling litter level as required
Recording cat’s food intake and eliminations
Reporting concerns regarding food intake, eliminations, or cat behaviour to Volunteer Manager
Reporting concerns regarding cat health to Volunteer Manager 

Dishwashing:

Emptying all dirty food bowls of leftover food
Loading dirty food bowls and utensils in dishwasher
Turning on dishwasher when full
Emptying litterboxes when too dirty for scooping

Cleaning:

Sweeping floors
Emptying garbage 

Laundry – as needed:

Checking levels of dirty laundry
Putting laundry in washer
Putting laundry in dryer 
Folding laundry, and putting away in designated area

Requirements
 
Experience with cats
Be self - directed, willing to take initiative, detail oriented
Be able to lift medium heavy 40lb.bags of litter, wire kennels
English proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing
Minimum 6 month commitment, once a week 

Benefits
 
Get to visit lots of cats!  
Work Experience 

The knowledge that are you helping a team to work towards ensuring  our Vokra Operations Rescue Centre is able to help as many kitties  as need our help. 

We can’t do it with out you. 

Thank you for being part of our team.