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How you can help
You can get involved in a number of volunteer programs, including:
Administration
Volunteers assist with mail outs, filing, data entry and other general administrative duties.
Dog walking
Volunteers walk our mums and dads-to-be. The distance and time varies depending on the dog’s requirements. This role requires volunteers to make a two hour commitment each week.
Kennels
Volunteers in our Dog Facilities area assist staff with hands-on tasks such as cleaning kennels, laundry, food preparation, walking and grooming the dogs. We run a variety of shifts seven days a week. We require a minimum commitment of six months in this area.
Driving
Volunteers play a vital role in transporting people with vision loss from their homes to our campuses for assessment and training, as well as transporting our speakers to engagements to promote support programs. We provide a car for volunteers involved in these activities.
Gardening and maintenance
Volunteers assist with regular maintenance of our grounds and gardens.
Special Events
Volunteers are required throughout the year for various special events and functions.
Who can volunteer to help?
We appreciate all offers of support.
There are some eligibility requirements for successful volunteers.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.
All volunteers must undergo a national police check before participating, and renewal police checks every three years thereafter. Checks can be undertaken by authorized Guide Dogs Victoria personnel and are free of charge. We also require volunteers hold a current Working with Children check and Guide Dogs Victoria to be nominated as a notifiable organisation.
Available Roles: Visitor Support Volunteer
Visitor Support Volunteer
Do you have experience with customer facing roles, and love interacting with a diversity of people? Are you keen to support Guide Dogs Victoria in our important work to support Victorians with low vision or blindness, by assisting with creating a welcoming and warm environment for visitors to our Kew campus?
We are recruiting for a newly created role of Visitor Support Volunteer. Visitor Support Volunteers will play a vital role in ensuring that visitors to Guide Dogs Victoria have an experience that is warm, approachable, friendly, compassionate and professional. They will also support the Customer Service team with the running of our new retail space.
Available Roles: Puppy Raising
Raise a puppy on the path to Guide Dog graduation.
Raising a puppy involves caring for a potential Guide Dog over a 12 month foster period. The goal is to nurture each puppy so they become well socialised, confident and focused before training. Volunteer Puppy Raisers receive ongoing support and instructions throughout the foster period. You’ll develop a powerful bond with an amazing animal and play an important role in helping Victorians with low vision.
Other ways to get involved: Collection Dogs
Hosting a beloved Collection Dog is a great way to get involved.
The iconic status of Guide Dogs Victoria Collection Dogs has grown over the past five decades and today, they generate more funds then ever before. There are several thousand hard working Collection dogs throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria and their income is invested directly in our specialist mobility services including Guide Dogs.
Ready to continue?
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Take the Puppy Pledge today!
