Crisis is a charity for homeless people. They have centres in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Birmingham, Merseyside, Oxford, and London. There are a variety of volunteer positions available, but the dog handlers are only needed in London I think. Possibly Newcastle as there will also be a special Crisis at Christmas centre there
http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/service-volunteers.html#dogs
"The kennels enable guests with dogs to enjoy the services on offer at Crisis at Christmas, as well as ensuring that the
dogs get basic veterinary check-ups. We need people with professional or significant voluntary experience of working with
dogs, such as handlers, veterinary staff and those with experience of working in kennels, as well as people who have no
formal experience but just love dogs. The Dogs Service will be based at the Rough Sleepers Centre only, and shift times
mirror those of general volunteers: 7:45 am to 4 pm, 3.15 pm to 11 pm and 10:15 pm to 8:30 am.
"Please note that volunteers in this role will not be carrying out veterinary checks on the dogs, as external vets visit the
centre three times during Crisis at Christmas in an official capacity. Vets who apply to volunteer play a vital role in
monitoring the health of the dogs during the shift but in an unofficial capacity, as some guests do not always agree to
have their dogs checked by vets. "
Email: ccvolunteering@
crisis.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 636 1000
http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/service-volunteers.html#dogs
"The kennels enable guests with dogs to enjoy the services on offer at Crisis at Christmas, as well as ensuring that the
dogs get basic veterinary check-ups. We need people with professional or significant voluntary experience of working with
dogs, such as handlers, veterinary staff and those with experience of working in kennels, as well as people who have no
formal experience but just love dogs. The Dogs Service will be based at the Rough Sleepers Centre only, and shift times
mirror those of general volunteers: 7:45 am to 4 pm, 3.15 pm to 11 pm and 10:15 pm to 8:30 am.
"Please note that volunteers in this role will not be carrying out veterinary checks on the dogs, as external vets visit the
centre three times during Crisis at Christmas in an official capacity. Vets who apply to volunteer play a vital role in
monitoring the health of the dogs during the shift but in an unofficial capacity, as some guests do not always agree to
have their dogs checked by vets. "
Email: ccvolunteering@
crisis.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 636 1000
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