Volunteer Route Driver
Position Location: PALNV Offices
Supervisor: Warehouse Manager
Time Commitment: Volunteer must commit to at least one route.
Goals / Objectives:
Volunteer Route Drivers support our Pets-in-Need program by ensuring that our financially struggling seniors, veterans, pet families and our homeless clients receive food for their pets each month. This job is critical to PALNV's Pets-in-Need Program, serving clients and their pets directly.
Duties/responsibilities:
- Deliver pet food and pet supplies to client homes once per month (minimum). PALNV has weekly delivery routes, serving an average of 10 client homes per each route.
- Prior to your delivery day, pick up client food bags from PALNV's Pet Food Bank.
- Contact clients on your route a few days prior to delivery to confirm that they will be home.
- Be observant and check on clients and their pets to ensure that they are well and that their pets are not in need of any pet services.
- Track volunteer hours.
Work Environment:
- Able to work at least one four-hour shift per month
- Lift up to 30 pounds on occasion
- Some lifting and bending; full range of motion in lower and upper extremities and use of back
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good customer relation skills
- Route driver volunteers commit to one route (one delivery day) per month.
- PALNV will require a route driver application and basic background check (free to volunteer), a print-out of your 3-year DMV record, copies of your driver's license and proof of insurance.
Training Requirements
- Must attend Volunteer Orientation
- Complete informal training given by Warehouse Manager
Work Shifts
- Varies but will be 3-4-hour shift delivering pet food