Cat Handling and Cage Cleaning

Is this job for you?

Do you love cats and kittens? Do you enjoy spending one-on-one time with them? Do you want to help maintain a clean and sanitized environment to help prevent feline diseases? Then this job is for you!

Our program is being updated. Please stand by for more details. 

Dates Available

365 days a year

Shifts

HSYC

Daily:

• Morning Shift: 8:00 AM - Noon
• Afternoon Shift: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Extended Hours on Tuesdays and Fridays:

• Afternoon Shift: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM 

Note that "Shifts" indicates hours in which you can perform this opportunity at our HSYC location. You can work as many (or as little) hours within a shift as you like. We appreciate any help you can provide!

 

Location

HSYC Rescue  |  8177 Regent Pkwy, Fort Mill, SC 29708

 

Requirements

• Must be 18+ or 16+ if HSYC Liability Release form is signed by his/her guardian 18+
• Volunteer Orientation
• Cat Handling & Care Session

Objective

Our ultimate objective is to increase the chances of our cats to be adopted, in a shorter amount of time through socialization, while living in a safe, healthy and sanitary environment until they find their FUR-ever home!

Additional objectives are to:

• Provide exercise, stimulation and play time to reduce stress.
• Become comfortable with human contact by providing human interaction.
• Offer opportunities to spend time outside of their cage.

Tasks

Cat Handling

• Basic cat handling such as retrieving cats from and returning to their cage.
• Giving cats attention by talking to, holding and playing with.
• Brushing and combing cats.
• Feeding cats and replenishing their water bowl.
• And of course, giving our cats LOTS of love and attention!

Cage Cleaning

• Changing the kitty litter and replacing newspaper.
• Sanitizing and cleaning cat cages.
• Maintaining cat rooms, such as sweeping/mopping floors, brushing down cat towers, replenishing supplies, taking out garbage, etc.

Contact Information

Megan Prestwood
Staff Member, Rescue Coordinator; Foster Program Coordinator
meganp@humanesocietyofyorkcounty.org
803-802-0902