Current Volunteer Team Members – please click here to sign in to your account.
Without our volunteers, Greenhill could not provide its current high level of service to the animals and people of our community!
All of our volunteer team members share three things:
1) Compassion and responsibility for all animals
2) Consistency and reliability to help us care for our animals
3) Commitment to reducing animal overpopulation
The following requirements are mandatory for all Greenhill volunteers:
*Be 16 years of age or over. (Volunteers between the ages of 12-15 can volunteer only if accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.)
*Commit to volunteering for one 2-hour shift per week or at least 8 hours a month for a minimum of 6 months.
*Possess strong customer service skills. Be able to read, write and communicate clearly with staff, other volunteers and the public and follow direction, shelter rules and protocol info.
*Be able to sit, bend, squat, twist and stand for long periods. (If applying for a direct animal care position: dog enrichment, cattery, small animal room).
*Have access to the Internet and an email account.
*Have reliable transportation to be able to get to our shelter, located at 88530 Green Hill Road in Eugene, Oregon.
*For those 18 and over, pass a standard criminal background check. Note, we are not able to accept volunteers who have committed crimes against minors or other vulnerable populations, charges of theft or assault within the last 7 years, or have felonies or instances of animal abuse / cruelty from any time period.
*Pay volunteer registration fee ($25 for those age 18 and over, $15 for those ages 16-17, $30 for parent/youth teams)
Children under the age of 12 are not permitted to volunteer on site but can find lots of fun ways to help our animals by visiting our Cub’s Corner page!
To learn more about our volunteer team positions, please click here.
If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please first watch this short video all about Greenhill, the volunteer program and more details on the process to get started.
After watching the video if you would like to join us as a Greenhill volunteer, please pay for your volunteer registration fee at the following link. Be sure to select the package that fits the type of volunteering you will be doing!
After payment is processed you will receive an email to initiate your background check or with next steps (for those under 18).
Note, community service volunteers and students or those needing hours signed off on for school or a program, should also pay for their registration fee to get started.
For more information or if you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail us at 541.844.8824 or volunteer@green-hill.org. We can’t wait to have you on our team!
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Volunteer Spotlight
January 2020
Michele Bullinger
Meet Michele, our Volunteer of the Month for January! Michele started volunteering in January 2012 and has already contributed over 472 hours of service to Greenhill. She volunteers as a Cattery Tech Assistant on the afternoon shift. From volunteering at Greenhill Michele has learned, “that ‘rough life on the streets’ strays are the sweetest, most appreciative and loving cats.”
Her favorite aspects of volunteering are, “first and foremost the kitties! But a close second is simply being able to help the ladies in alleviating some of the many responsibilities of running the Cattery. If it wasn’t such a long drive for me, I would come out more often!”
Michele moved to the Willamette Valley from Southern California 10 years ago and is currently looking for work in interior architectural design or computer drafting. She enjoys camping, world travel, spending time outside in the summer, watching HGTV, and posting pictures of her 3 kitties on Facebook.
We Love You, Volunteers!!
— 2018 Volunteer and Foster Appreciation Party —
