Found 40 Working with Animals volunteering opportunities in Australia

Do you want to help in Advocating for, Promoting & Rehoming of Retired Race Horses, while working with a dedicated team of volunteers across Queensland? We want to hear from you! We are currently seeking skilled individuals who have experience in helping animals in need, to carry out various voluntary roles including the role of a Equestrian Event Volunteer. The Standardbred Association Qld (SAQ) is a not-for-profit association, staffed exclusively by volunteers.

Preparing horses for classes; leading or side walking during classes.Not suitable work for those with no affinity to animals and children. 9.30am - 2.30pm. Children's Check Online must be completed by prospective volunteers before they can commence. ***This opportunity comes to you via Volunteering Central Coast, the volunteering resource centre for the Central Coast***

To support the RDA(NSW) Tall Timbers Centre Equine programs by participating in tasks as directed by the Coach. Equine program assistants have a primary role to support RDA Coaches for sessions.

To support the RDA(NSW) Tall Timbers Centre by assisting with horse preparation, leading of horses in program sessions, assistance with life skills/groundwork sessions and assisting in the pack up and return of horses to the paddock.

To support the RDA(NSW) Tall Timbers Centre by being first point of contact for all visitors as well as assisting with volunteer engagement and retention.

To support the RDA(NSW) Tall Timbers Centre by assisting with light gardening duties on the property. - This role is not as physically demanding as property maintenance volunteers and may be suitable to someone with physical issues which require minimal lifting or carrying of heavy items.

Come along and join Conservation Volunteers to bring back the locally extinct Yellowish Sedge Skipper by restoring vulnerable Gahnia filum habitat at the Barker Inlet Wetland. These planting event will run on the 2nd and the 9th of July, with the aim to plant 600 – 700 gahnia filums. All are welcome. Equipment and planting training will be provided.

We currently require Volunteer Foster Carers' to open their homes to cats & kittens, to give them a home while we search for their forever homes! If you have a love of cats and a spare room, this could be the purr-fect opportunity to help us out!

Would you like to be a Visitor Guide to watch for dolphins and assist with our Interaction Zone when the dolphins visit? We are looking for friendly people who smile a lot & enjoy chatting to our visitors, who are of a neat and tidy appearance and who are self motivated with a good work ethic and an eye for detail. You must be able to work as part of our team, but also to work without supervision and use initiative when required.

As a not for profit organisation we are heavily reliant on the generosity of the public with donated goods helping to enrich the lives of the animals in our care. The Storeroom Assistant helps to sort these goods and distribute them amongst our Animal Care and Clinic areas. The Storeroom Assistant ensures that all animals in our care have the opportunity to benefit from the thoughtfulness of the community.

Care For Hedland runs an annual Flatback turtle monitoring volunteer program, where volunteers help out with data collection and conservation awareness. Turtle Monitoring will take place on Cemetery Beach and Pretty Pool Beach, Port Hedland, between October 2022 until February 2023.

Our Laundry and Store Room Assistants contribute significantly to the RSPCA by ensuring that animals in both the shelter and clinic environments have access to clean bedding. Our Laundry and Store Room Assistants work tirelessly to ensure that clean materials are available for all animals - a small comfort in their journey of finding their forever home.

Being part of a team and assisting with the many aspects of managing an animal farm.

Volunteers are needed to assist with our horse riding programme. If you like horses and are keen to help disabled people enjoy the thrill of riding a horse then this role is for you! We also seek volunteers Mon - Friday in the mornings to assist with the feeding of the horses, experience is an advantage.

Peel Group Riding for the Disabled trading as Peel Horse Power are a not-for-profit organisation, who offer lessons to clients with disabilities. Volunteers can always find a job that suits them, working with horses / clients / paperwork / cleaning / jobs around the farm. We are always in need of bookkeepers, grant writers and so many more jobs. All just 5 minutes from suburbia.

SAFE Hedland are looking for some enthusiastic Fundraising & Events Support Officers! You will be required to assist the Coordinator in setting up and running events throughout the year to raise money to help us pay our vet bills. You will need to have a love of animals, a love of people and your own transport.

K9 Rescue Group Inc. are a not-for-profit organisation established in 1990 to rescue, care for and rehome dogs. We Strive to educate the community about responsible dog ownership and we provide a regional service in WA to the Peel, Rockingham, Kwinana and Cockburn areas. The majority of dogs we rescue come from the pound and we now rehome approximately 450-500 dogs each year.

Supporting our mission at K9 Rescue Group which is to rescue, treat, and rehome abandoned and abused dogs and to educate the community about responsible dog ownership.

Are you a horse person? Would you like to assist with the handling of the horses. Receive training in horse handling and stable work as well as how to work with people with some disability.

Combine your sparkling passion for cleaning and your love for horses with your desire to make a difference. Come and contribute your skills and assist us with helping people with disabilities