Welcome to S.A.V.E.

Volunteer Form

Thank you for your interested in becoming a S.A.V.E. Volunteer!

Please read all of the information below carefully as it will answer most of the preliminary questions you may have regarding volunteering and provides the details of the current volunteer roles we are in need of additional help filling! Once you have read all of the information, if you would like to pursue any of the below detailed volunteer opportunities, please complete the volunteer application on this same page!

Active Volunteer Participation

While most volunteers are “Regulars” (meaning they come in for the same shift every week) – we understand that not everyone can commit to this. We do not require a weekly commitment, however, we do mandate that all active volunteers must commit to fulfilling minimum participation requirements every month.

Shelter Attendants/Cleaners must complete 2 shifts per month (approx. 6 hrs) to remain a SAVE Volunteer.
Non-Cleaners must complete 1 activity per month to remain a SAVE Volunteer (approx. 3-6 hours)

Communication

We maintain 2 private Facebook groups to communicate all of the needs of the shelter. The main volunteer group has all active members of SAVE and our Schedule group houses all information relevant to the shelter (schedule needs, animal information, status updates, etc).

Scheduling

We utilize a schedule system called “SignUp” that allows for volunteers to manage their shifts on their own based on their availability.

SAVE Locations

Route 9 Shelter (Main Shelter): 1594 Lakewood Rd, Unit 5, Toms River, 08755

PetSmart Shelter (Cats Only): 2 Brick Plaza, Brick, 08723

Fischer Shelter (Cat Infirmary): 777 Fischer Blvd, Toms River, 08753

Fischer Thrift Shop: 777 Fischer Blvd, Toms River, 08753

ROUTE 9 SHELTER INFORMATION, NEEDS & REQUIREMENTS

Volunteers working independently must be 18 years or older. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a trained and volunteering parent. “Kid volunteers” must be able to retain basic safety protocols, follow instruction from shift leaders and display obvious respectful and cautious behavior towards the animals.

General Public Hours (GPH)

Sun, Tues, Weds, Fri: 12pm – 4pm

Thurs: 12pm – 6pm

Mon: Closed

Volunteer Positions

AM Kennel Cleaners: Starts between 8am -9am
AM Dog Walkers: Before 10am
Midday Greeters: Same as GPH
Midday Kennel Attendants: Sun-Saturday 12pm-4pm
PM Kennel Cleaners: Starts between 5pm-6pm
PM Dog Walkers: After 6pm
Fostering
Event Attendant
Home Inspections
Transports

AM/PM Shelter Tasks

Kennel Cleaning

Fully staffed, every shift includes 5 volunteers and can last up to 3 hours. Each volunteer focuses on one designated area of the shelter which can take between 1-2 hours to clean, including the respective common areas. Of the volunteers, a Shift Lead is assigned who is also responsible for reporting and recording relevant information and medicating the animals as required.

Cat Areas include a Roaming Room, Quarantine Room and Kitten Corral during kitten season. Each volunteer is responsible for providing fresh food and water, washing replaced food bowls, cleaning and sanitizing litter boxes, cleaning and disinfecting individual cages or communal roaming areas, sweeping and mopping the floor area, changing and washing linens, and socializing animals in their designated area.
Dog Areas include Main Kennels, Quarantine Room and Grooming/Puppy Room. Each volunteer is responsible for providing fresh food and water, washing replaced food bowls, cleaning and disinfecting individual kennels, sweeping and mopping the floor area, changing and washing linens, and socializing dogs in their designated area.

Dog Walkers

Dog walkers are independent of kennel cleaners and their time is dedicated to walking the dogs that are eligible around the outside areas of the shelter facility. Volunteers focus on teaching and reinforcing proper leash walking behavior/manners and also provide mental stimulation for the dogs. Volunteers are responsible for staying current on quarantine/hold records, providing feedback to shift leads on behavioral/physical concerns or progress and using discretion during inclement or heatwave weather.

Midday Tasks

Greeters

Shifts include 1-2 volunteers. Responsibilities include answering the phone, greeting potential adopters, showing adoptable animals, accepting donations and assisting people with completing the online forms at the shelter.

Kennel Attendants

Shifts include 1-2 volunteers. Responsibilities include assisting the Greeter with showing adoptable animals, providing fresh water, maintaining unsoiled kennels/cages and managing laundry.

Fostering Tasks

Long Term Fostering

While we try to keep as many dogs in the shelter during open hours on the weekends, there are some dogs that just do not take well to being in the kennel and/or are very vulnerable and therefore require a long term foster. Examples might include pregnant or nursing mommas, bottle fed babies, puppies under 8 weeks of age or dogs that do not show their best self in the shelter but are highly adoptable outside the kennel. Long term fosters commit to being responsible for the well-being of the animals until an approved adoption can take place. These volunteers also are responsible for providing accurate descriptions/content and photos for social media exposure and performing “meet and greets” with potential adopters.

Short Term Fostering

Volunteers dedicate anywhere from 2 hours to several days to one particular dog that just needs a break from the kennel. Volunteers are responsible for the well being of the animal during that time and are asked to focus on leash walking, socialization, potty training and basic commands (sit, paw, gentle, etc). These volunteers also are responsible for providing accurate descriptions/content and photos for social media exposure to help promote their adoptability.

Event Attendant Tasks

Every month we are scheduled to attend various functions (mostly weekends) in which we set up booths to fundraise and/or to expose our adoptable animals to the general public.

Home Inspection Tasks

Our adoption application process requires a home visit/inspection prior to an adopter becoming approved. There are several opportunities a month for volunteers to perform inspections which require the completion of a checklist and feedback to the Adoption Coordinator regarding the condition of the home and other animals as well as the suitability of the specific dog for that specific family/home. These inspections require approximately 1-1.5 hours of the volunteers time to include travel.

Transport Tasks

From time to time we need volunteers to assist in driving a "leg" of an animal rescue transportation route. These transports require (on average) 2-4 hours per transport for travel from start to finish.

PETSMART SHELTER INFORMATION, NEEDS & REQUIREMENTS

Volunteers working independently must be 18 years or older. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a trained and volunteering parent. We do not allow for any volunteers under the age of 18 at this location. This location is obviously a small area inside of the PetSmart store and is open to public when the store is open and houses cats.

Volunteer Positions

AM Kennel Cleaning: Starts between 7am-9am
PM Kennel Cleaning: Starts between 5pm-6pm
Weekend Midday Greeter: 12pm-4pm

AM/PM Shelter Tasks

Kennel Cleaning

Each volunteer typically works alone on a shift which can last 1-3 hours depending on the pace of the volunteer. Responsibilities include providing fresh food and water, washing replaced food bowls, cleaning and sanitizing litter boxes, cleaning and disinfecting individual cages or communal roaming areas, sweeping and mopping the floor area, changing and washing linens, socializing and medicating animals.

Weekend Midday Greeter

This volunteer is responsible for keeping up with cleaning during down time, greeting potential adopters, showing the cats, answering general questions and assisting people with completing the various shelter applications/forms.

FISCHER SHELTER INFORMATION, NEEDS & REQUIREMENTS

All volunteers must be comfortable administering medications to animals as this location is mostly used as an infirmary. This location is not open to the public and mostly houses cats and on rare occasions a dog or two.

Volunteer Positions

AM Kennel Cleaning: Starts between 8am-9am
PM Kennel Cleaning: Starts between 5pm-6pm

AM/PM Shelter Tasks

FISCHER THRIFT SHOP

Volunteers at this location must be 18 or over. The store is open Tuesday-Saturdays from 11am - 4pm. Duties here include accepting, organizing and pricing donations, handling customers and answering the phone.

***If you would like to pursue volunteering with us - please complete the information below!***

Contact Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Address*

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Postal Code*
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Email*

Home Phone

Cell Phone*

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Date of Birth (MM/DD/YY)*

If you are under 18 years old, is your parent/guardian available to attend the orientation with you and willing to sign a liability waiver?

If you will be volunteering with children under the age of 16, please write their name(s) and ages.

Please provide the following driver's license information: Drivers License #, State, Expiration Date*

Please list the name and phone number of at least one emergency contact.*

How did you hear about our volunteer opportunities?

Craigslist	Current Volunteer
Facebook	Newspaper
Other	Search for Local Shelters

Of the SAVE Locations, which Shelter are you interested in volunteering at? (Check all that apply)

Route 9	PetSmart
Fischer (after extensive training)

Which of the below volunteer tasks are you interested in helping us with? (Check all that apply)

AM Kennel Cleaning	AM Dog Walking
PM Kennel Cleaning	PM Dog Walking
MD Greeter	MD Kennel Attendant
Fostering	Event Attendant
Home Inspections	Transports
Thrift Shop

Which days are you available on a regular basis to help in the shelter?

Sunday AM	Sunday Midday
Sunday PM	Monday AM
Monday Midday	Monday PM
Tuesday AM	Tuesday Midday
Tuesday PM	Wednesday AM
Wednesday Midday	Wednesday PM
Thursday AM	Thursday Midday
Thursday PM	Friday AM
Friday Midday	Friday PM
Saturday AM	Saturday Midday
Saturday PM

Are you willing to be trained to medicate animals?*

If you are interested in fostering - please complete the Foster Application. Please indicate if you are also submitting a foster application today. *

If you currently have pets in your home, please list each pet and detail their species and how long you have owned them.

If you have pets, please accept the below liability. "I understand many of S.A.V.E.'s animals have no prior medical history and I take personal responsibility to ensure my own animals are up to date on vaccinations and to take extra precautionary measures to remove shoes and change my clothing before interacting with my own pets to prevent potential cross contamination between S.A.V.E. pets and my own." Your acceptance will serve as your initials.*

Please read the below carefully to accept liability for the proper handling of S.A.V.E. animals. Your acceptance is equal to your initials. "I recognize that handling animals always carries the potential risk of injury such as being bitten, scratched, etc. I accept this risk and take full responsibility for myself and will not hold S.A.V.E. responsible for any injuries I may receive during my volunteer services."*

Please list any and all mental or physical conditions in which we should be aware of to ensure both your and our pets well being. If none, write "None". (ie, handicaps, learning disorders, pregnancy, allergies, etc)*

Have you ever been convicted of a crime or offense which has not been expunged by the Court?*

If you answered YES above, please provide the details for each conviction and disposition below. A conviction will not necessarily preclude you from volunteering unless such conviction(s) relates adversely to the opportunity sought. Please note that some positions require a Request for Criminal History Record or Request for License Abstract.

Please confirm acceptance of the certification below. "I certify that all answers given by me in this application are true, accurate and complete. I understand that any falsification, misrepresentation or omission of fact on this application (or accompanying or required documents) will be cause for denial of volunteer employment or immediate termination of volunteer employment, regardless of when or how discovered. Furthermore, I authorize the investigation of all statements and information contained on this application and release all liability to anyone supplying such information. I also release the employer from all liability that might result from further investigation. My acceptance is an acknowledgement that I have read and understand the above statements and hereby grant permission to confirm information supplied on this application by me. ***Typing my name below with the date of submission, I am "e-signing" this certification.****

Our volunteers must fulfill Minimum Participation Requirements to remain an active S.A.V.E. volunteer as follows: 1). Shelter Attendants/Cleaners must complete 2 shifts per month (approx. 6 hrs) to remain a SAVE Volunteer. 2.) Non-Cleaners must complete 1 activity per month to remain a SAVE Volunteer (approx. 3-6 hours) Please confirm your understanding and acceptance.*

Please provide at least 3 dates within the next two weeks you are available to begin training if your application is approved. If applying for shelter cleaner, please include "AM" or "PM" shift. For example 3/25 AM, 6/17 PM.*

Please confirm your understanding that we will reach out initially via text (standard text messaging rates apply according to your mobile phone provider) and email. After a total of three attempts from all methods, we will assume you have withdrawn your application and will not reach out further.*

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