Administrative Assistant: Assist administrative staff with data entry and other clerical tasks.  Hours are arranged with the administrative staff member.

Animal Care Assistant (Kennel):  Assist kennel staff with cleaning and restocking kennel areas and feeding animals available for adoption.  Hours available are seven days a week, 7:30 - 10:30 am and 4-6 pm.

Animal Care Assistant (Foster Room): Assist with cleaning kennels and socializing the kittens and cats in the on-site foster area. Days and hours are arranged with foster staff.

Bingo:  Help run Bingo sessions held at the Longmont Bingo Alley.  Hours are Sundays 5:00 to 8:15 pm.

• Selling packets and “pickles,” office worker, and Caller, are a few of the volunteer positions at a Bingo session.
• Help by monthly scheduling the volunteers to run the Bingo sessions.  Bingo is one of the major fundraiser for LHS operations.

Foster Care Internships:  An internship in the foster department is an opportunity to gain hands on experience working with the most vulnerable and fragile animals here at the shelter.  The foster department houses neonatal kittens, juvenile kittens, nursing cats with litters, and cats recovering from illness or injury.  Interns will learn skills such as handling techniques, cleaning and sterilization procedures, food preparation, socialization methods, and will assist experienced staff with treatment procedures. 

Feline Friends: Overall in this position you will give love and attention to our cats at LHS.  Some of the cats are in isolation and also need socialization.  Hours generally are 7 days a week:  Monday through Friday from 8:00 am and 6:30 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 am and 6:00 pm.  You will need to attend a two hour Feline Friends training session before interacting with the cats.

At the FF training, you will sign up for one (or two if you have the time to give) weekly two-hour shifts on a day(s) of the week that works for you between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 or 6:30 pm. We will expect a minimum commitment of 3 months for this Volunteer Opportunity.

Dog TLC: Overall in this position you will walk, and socialize our dogs on the adoption floor at LHS.  Hours generally are 7 days a week:  Monday through Friday from 8:00 am and 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 am and 6:00 pm.  You will need to attend a 2 hour Dog TLC training session before interacting with the dogs.

At the TLC training, you will sign up for one (or two if you have the time to give) weekly two-hour shifts on a day(s) of the week that works for you between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm or 6:30 pm.  We will expect a minimum commitment of 3 months for this Volunteer Opportunity.

Small Paws: Overall in this position you will give love and attention to our rabbits, rats and guinea pigs at LHS. Volunteer Hours generally are 7 days a week:  Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 6:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. You will need to attend a 1.5 hour Small Paws training session before interacting with the rabbits, rats, and guinea pigs.

At the SP training you will sign up for one weekly 1.5 hour shift between the hours of 8 am and 6:00 or 6:30 pm. We will expect a minimum commitment of 3 months for this Volunteer Opportunity.

Donation Pick-up:  Pick up and deliver to LHS various donations of food and other items.  Also we have donation cans set up at local businesses and need Volunteers to collect the money from the cans on a monthly basis.

Festival Booths:  Throughout the summer, LHS has booths at local events and festivals.  We need Volunteers to be our ambassadors; to answer questions about LHS, promote our adoptable animals.

Foster Care:  Provide temporary home care for animals that are injured or too young to be adopted.  LHS will provide all food and medical supplies. Animals are then placed in adoptive homes by LHS staff.

Front Desk/Adoption Assistant:  Assist the front desk staff by greeting visitors and answering basic questions about LHS.  Under this category we include customer service specialist, telephone receptionist, pet license clerk*, and information specialist.  If you like a fast paced environment and to multi-task, we have a place for you with this opportunity.

Maintenance Assistant:  Assist with gardening, landscaping, painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical projects at the LHS facility.

Pet Grooming:  Assist the Kennel Supervisor with the grooming of animals in our adoption kennels. This position is basically bathing and brushing the animals. TLC Training is a pre-requisite.

Pet License Clerk*:  We also need a few Volunteers to sell pet licenses at the monthly Planned Pethood Low Cost Vaccination Clinics held at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, adjacent to LHS.

Petline 9 Stage Parent:  Transport animals (usually dogs) to appear on KUSA’s Petline 9 in Denver and retu them to LHS.  We are scheduled about every 6 weeks, usually on Tuesday or Thursday afteoons.

Photographer/Videographer:  Assist the Development Department by taking photos and/or videos of special events/LHS activities.

Special Events:  Assist at special events throughout the year (i.e. Dog washes, Animal Affair, Furry Friends Festival and more).

Thrift Store:  Volunteer sorting, pricing, or merchandising and help pick up donated items from individual homes.  Hours are Monday – Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and 12 to 4 pm  on Sundays.  Volunteer Hours are arranged through the Thrift Store Managers.  The Thrift Store is one of the major fundraisers for LHS operations.

Greet Guide: Welcome visitors as they arrive, offer to guide them around the public areas of the shelter, and answer questions, if possible, or find someone who can help them. This may be a temporary position related to our new facility.