Volunteer at Cats Protection Berkshire Cat Centre
Without volunteers, Cats Protection Berkshire Cat Centre simply wouldn't exist. Our amazing, friendly volunteers are a diverse group with a shared love of cats who fit volunteering around their home lives and personal commitments.
We're often looking to welcome new volunteers to join our brilliant team. As well as meeting great people and making an incredible difference to the cats of Berkshire, you'll enjoy practical benefits such as discounted pet insurance.
Please note: Although we do welcome everyone, unfortunately our centre is not set up to accommodate young volunteers under the age of 18, including those on the Duke of Edinburgh programme.
If you would like an application form or would like to know more about any of the roles below, it would be great to hear from you - Do please get in touch with Andrea at: volunteering@newbury.cats.org.uk or call 01635 200111 for a chat.
Full training and support will be given for all roles. We look forward to hearing from you!
Cat Desensitisation volunteer
Our Cat Desensitisation volunteers are part of an amazing team that look after and meet the needs of cats during their time in care at our centre in Curridge near Thatcham. This is a great role for cat lovers as volunteers help the cats in care by enriching their experience through play, exercise and handling.
Time expectation: Alternate Fridays, 2-3 hours between 11am-3pm. We ask that you are as passionate about animal welfare as we are, would like to learn about feline welfare and wellbeing and happy to undertake some online learning to support you in the role.
Fundraising events organiser volunteer
Would you like to be part of a dedicated and friendly team of volunteers and make a real difference to the lives of cats and kittens in our care? Do you enjoy planning and organising for events? Maybe you have a particular skill that you would like to put to use?
Then this could be the role for you!
Our Fundraising Events Team are at the heart of what we do, raising essential funds for the cats. Our Fundraising Events Organisers share ideas, tasks and inspiration, planning and delivering local events, with the support of the Fundraising events helpers, such as Open Days (usually 2 per year) at the centre and our annual Christmas Bazaar.
Time Expectation: This role can be varied and time commitment can be flexible.
Jumble Sales Organiser Volunteer
Would you like to raise funds, have fun and join a super team of volunteers who together make our Jumble Sales in Thatcham a great success? As Jumble Sales Organiser you would be helping to make everything run smoothly for the team.
Time Expectations: 1 Saturday every other month plus a bit of time beforehand.
This could be a shared role and tasks may include:
Booking the hall for future Jumbles
Contacting the Jumble team before events to check availability
Set up stalls, running a stall and packing away at the end
Collecting any items/resources needed from the centre the day before
