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

• Driver's License Needed
• Background Check
• Must be at least 18
• Orientation or Training
• One delivery day per month plus client calls