Greet new visitors and answer basic questions. Answer the telephone and provide general assistance to the Nature Center Manager and staff.
Help lead tours for preschoolers through high school students. (Training is held during the summer and fall.)
Assist in the daily cleaning of exhibits, preparing diets, feeding animals, observing animals, record keeping, providing enrichment and are responsible for keeping all animal areas clean and disinfected. Occasionally public speaking and animal handling is required. (Must be comfortable around turtles, tortoise, snakes and amphibians)
All types of medical and dental practitioners
Nationally Certified MAs help with clinic operations
Nursing professional assist with clinic operations.
Because of the sensitive nature of our work, most volunteer positions do involve significant training. We ask that volunteers who complete the training commit to 4-6 hours weekly of volunteer time for a minimum of 6 months. It is our volunteer corps that is responsible for answering our hotline 24/7, as well as responding to…
Help to bag fresh produce for food insecure families and seniors.
Help to pack boxed lunches for kids in our kitchen. These meals are served to thousands of kids each day during their after school program.
Volunteer as a Crisis Advocate for Project Safe 417 (PS 417), a unique partnership between SafeNest and the North West Area Command (NWAC) designed to reduce domestic violence and homicides in our community by providing direct crisis intervention to victims on the scene.