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Fosterer volunteer - Portsmouth

Employer
Cats Protection
Location
Portsmouth
Salary
Voluntary, expenses paid
Closing date
22 Apr 2025
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Job Function
Support
Cause Area
Animals
Hours
Part Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Level
Voluntary
Type of Work
Volunteer
Place of Work
Remote

Job Details

Our vision for volunteering

Volunteering is and always will be at the heart of Cats Protection. It is joyful and inclusive. As a charity, working in partnership, together we transform the lives of cats, people and communities.

The difference you will make to cats and people

From elderly moggies to energic kittens, every day across the UK cats and kittens are in need of a temporary place to stay, and lots of love and TLC! We need more fosterers like you to provide a safe, temporary haven for cats and kittens and provide them with everything they need before they get their chance to land on their four paws and make a house a home.

You can expect us to 

  • Make you feel welcome, included and respected in line with our values and behaviours
  • Support you in having a positive and impactful experience at Cats Protection
  • Ensure you have all you need in place to foster the cat(s) in your care, for example equipment and food
  • Cover all your foster cats’ expenses and agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Expenses Policy
  • Provide you with access to learning, development and engagement opportunities

A bit more information about this role and the team

We are specifically looking for a minimum of 2 indoor fosterers.

We would also like to try and recruit 2 further fosterers to have outside pens, but these volunteers must have space to trial indoor fostering for a few months before we purchase pens for them.

What we need from you 

  • A stable, safe and compassionate environment in your home or in a purpose-built pen in your garden provided by us
  • Enrich the cats’ experience in care including play, exercise and appropriate handling/interaction
  • A willingness to complete some training in order to provide high standards of cat welfare
  • Introduce cats to prospective adopters so they can find their forever home
  • You can find out more about being a Fosterer on our website

Time expectation

Our volunteer fosterers usually spend around one and a half hours per day (around 10 to 13 hours per week) in this role, but this might vary depending on the number of cats or kittens in care.

You may be just the volunteer we've been looking for! 

We are committed to building a diverse, compassionate and inclusive organisation where everyone can be themselves and do their best. We are courageous and compassionate in our purpose of helping people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we are all for cats. Join the UK’s leading cat welfare charity and help make a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.

Company

Cats Protection is the UK's leading cat welfare charity Since we were founded in 1927, we’ve helped a huge number of cats and kittens – homing over 1.5 million of them to new owners and championing the rights of countless others.

Company info
Telephone
08000191919
Location
National Cat Centre
Lewes road
Chelwood Gate
West Sussex
RH17 7TT
GB

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