Pet Therapy Volunteer
Southern Cross Care (WA) Inc - supported by Cockburn Volunteer Centre
Advertised by Cockburn Volunteer Centre
Bring joy to elderly residents in an aged care home and light up the room when you and your pet walk in?
Southern Cross Care are looking for volunteers with dogs/animals that are calm and quiet to visit elderly residents in our aged care facilities across Perth.
Dogs will be required to complete a behavioural assessment with a qualified trainer before being approved to commence volunteering. A Pet Therapy volunteer is currently sought after in Success location.
The assessment cost is $50 per dog (paid to the trainer) and will assess temperament, behaviour, and socialisation to see if the dog is suitable for visits into our residential aged care facilities. You will receive the report in the week following your assessment. In addition to the assessment, the session will allow you the opportunity to ask the trainer any behavioural, training, or other questions that you may have about your dog.
Key Tasks
Visit communal spaces and resident rooms to ensure that everyone gets to say hello to your pet before you go. Feel warm and fuzzy by bringing smiles to the faces of our residents.
About Southern Cross Care
The SCC Group contribute to social, health and economic development by enabling the delivery of integrated services in our community for the increasingly complex health, care and accommodation needs of our aging population and those living with mental illness in Western Australia. Frank Prendergast House (FPH Residential Aged Cared) and Success Village (Independent Living Units).
** Please note this position is advertised by the Cockburn Volunteer Resource Centre on behalf of the organisation above.