Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with the OAVT
Call for RVT Volunteers!
The OAVT is looking for RVT volunteers interested in attending various events throughout the year. There are even opportunities available for you to be the leader of an event in your own community!
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering can deliver a wealth of benefits including:
- Building self-esteem and confidence
- Learning and developing new skills and interests
- Enhancing and expanding your work experience
- Meeting and networking with other professionals in the industry and members of the public
- Making a real difference in your community and profession!
*Our plans for attending public events in 2021 are dependent on public health recommendations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are slowly returning to a limited presence at public events in 2021 but this could change as the year progresses. If you are interested in being on our volunteer list please complete the volunteer profile below.
If you are an RVT interested in volunteering or have ideas for events that you would like to see YOUR association attend, please contact jay@oavt.org.
Upcoming OAVT Volunteer Needs
The OAVT is currently looking for members willing to advocate for RVTs in MPP meetings.
Volunteer = CE
CE Credits are available for volunteer work. Amounts are determined on an individual basis. Contact Laurie@oavt.org to determine how many credits you might be eligible for based on your volunteer efforts.
List of RVT Volunteer Opportunities
What better way to feel connected and engaged than to volunteer?
Registered Veterinary Technicians are a tremendous resource of skills, training, empathy, compassion and energy. If you are looking to share your talents with your community or your association, check out the list of opportunities below. Please note that the volunteer listings are updated as requests come in, with the most recent opportunities on top. Check back frequently for more opportunities. (The OAVT does not endorse any of these volunteer opportunities. We are simply making their availability known.)
The UCHS is Looking for Volunteers to Foster!
We are looking for fosters for animals who are recovering from injury, surgery or who need a bit more medical care than a typical foster home can offer.
Interested? Email fosters@uppercredit.com for more information.
Nevis Animal Speak Volunteers Needed
Love working with companion animals?
Love vacationing in the Caribbean?
Love combining your passions?
If you answered YES, Paws for a Cause @ Nevis Animal Speak Volunteer Holidays are for you!
At this time, we are welcoming fully vaccinated volunteers into our Volunteer Vet program.
With only a 24hr. quarantine needed while you wait for your negative Covid test (that will be taken when you arrive), this makes our program and holiday destination more attractive than ever!
We are looking to book available volunteer weeks from November 2021 until…!
NOTE: We will cover quarantine related costs while on island including
Covid testing, housing and meals while you are settling in.
For more information, visit https://nevisanimalspeak.org/volunteer-vets-holidays
Canadian Animal Blood Bank Blood Drive Volunteers Needed
The Ottawa Animal Emergency and Specialty Hospital has partnered with the Canadian Animal Blood Bank to facilitate regular canine blood donor clinics in the Ottawa region. We look for RVT volunteers especially. The dates we have for 2022 are:
January 15
March 19
May 21
July 16
September 17
November 19
Any interested volunteer can inquire via: ottawa@canadiananimalbloodbank.ca or kpringle@oaesh.com
We are looking for RVTs, Vet Assistants, and Veterinarians to support Community Veterinary Outreach Clinics in Simcoe County
We are looking for RVTs, Vet Assistants, and Veterinarians to support Community Veterinary Outreach Clinics in Simcoe County. Our first clinic is planned for May 14 2022.
Community Vet Outreach is a unique opportunity to work with both human and animal health care teams to support the concept of One Health. We provide preventive care to our patients, and welcome public health reps to the clinic to provide human health support and resources to our clients.
We serve clients who are experiencing homelessness or transitional housing, and who have four-legged friends.
I would love to see my fellow Simcoe County RVTs and Vet Teams get involved.
Please contact me for more information and to be added to our volunteer roster.
One to two DVM/one to two RVT volunteers needed for each of the following COVID-safe clinics this fall.
Indigenous communities have been hard hit when it comes to veterinary care because of COVID-19. The Community Healthcare Partnership Program has been successful in implementing low-risk, contactless clinics over the summer. As we are trying to schedule our fall activities, we’re looking for additional DVMs and RVTs to assist us in our work. We will be doing both wellness and spay/neuter services with our team of senior students. If you have an interest in serving these communities and teaching students, please let us know. We dedicate one of our surgical stations as high volume, so are looking for volunteers there too!
There is orientation provided, and if you have a license to practice, you can participate! Accommodations and food provided.
For more information or to volunteer please contact chpp@uoguelph.ca
Sagamok Anishnawbek Nation (near Massey, ON)
Sep 16-18, 2021
Oneida Nation of the Thames (near London, ON)
Oct 4-7, 2021
Aroland First Nation (1 hour north of Geraldton, ON)
late October/early November TBD
Kettle & Stony Point First Nation (near Forest ON)
Nov 8-13, 2021
Walpole Island First Nation (near Wallaceburg, ON)
Nov 22-28, 2021
RVT Volunteers Wanted!
The Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica is looking for volunteers, particularly RVTs, to help them out. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there are not many skilled volunteers applying and funding has dried up. The border is currently open to Canadians, and a fellow Canadian has been living in Costa Rica and volunteering at the Jaguar Rescue Center. She said she is happy to assist anyone with the logistics once they arrive, or answer any questions about living in Costa Rica. The Center is full of baby sloths and monkeys and every kind of mammal and bird in the tropics. The Center tries to treat and release whenever possible. Interested RVTs can visit the Jaguar Rescue Center’s website to learn more.
Volunteer RVTs Wanted
Are you looking for an incredibly rewarding way to volunteer in an exciting and unique environment? Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland Ontario is currently looking to add dedicated and passionate volunteers to our team.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- helping our Veterinarian and RVT with regular health checks and other minor procedures (anesthetic monitoring, physical restraint, blood draws etc).
- in-house fecal exams
- primate training
- record keeping
- cleaning enclosures
- feeding
- environmental enrichment
- and so much more!
If you are interested in applying for this once in a lifetime volunteer opportunity, please contact Natasha at natasha.sbfps@gmail.com
