ElderDog Canada - VanCity Pawd Leader Recruitment
Love dogs, community care, and bringing people together? 🐾❤️
ElderDog Canada’s VanCity Pawd is looking for a compassionate volunteer leader to help support our growing team of volunteers helping seniors and their beloved dogs stay connected.
As Pawd Leader, you’ll help guide a friendly volunteer team, support local coordination efforts, and help strengthen a meaningful community program making a real difference across Vancouver.
This flexible volunteer leadership role is ideal for someone organized, communicative, community-minded, and passionate about helping both people and dogs.
Leadership experience is welcome, but mentorship and ongoing support are provided.
ElderDog is a 100% volunteer-run, national charity dedicated to ageing people and ageing dogs. ElderDog:
🐾 Helps seniors in the care and well-being of their canine companions;
🐾 Re-homes older dogs who have lost their human companion due to illness, relocation or death;
🐾 Supports research and educates people including health professionals about the human-animal bond and the significant role of companion animals in the health and well-being of seniors.
ElderDog operates in chapters or Pawds in communities across the country. The structure of each Pawd includes a leadership team of program coordinators, volunteers in non-leadership roles, and a Pawd Leader who provides overall leadership and serves as a liaison with National Office.
Responsibilities and Requirements
As Pawd Leader, you would:
- have an understanding of and respect for the senior-canine bond;
- possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
- represent ElderDog Canada’s goals and mission in accordance with ElderDog’s Credo, Organizational Ethic, code of conduct, principles, and practices;
- understand the Pawd as part of ElderDog Canada and accountable to the Federal Charities Directorate;
- become familiar with all facets of ElderDog programs and services offered nationally and locally and develop, through mentorship, an in-depth understanding of all ElderDog Canada’s programs, guidelines, branding, and messaging;
- work in community with members of the Pawd leadership team to facilitate ElderDog “business” according to ElderDog policies and guidelines;
- facilitate a spirit of cooperation and mutual regard within the Pawd;
- connect with other ElderDog Pawd Leaders across the country;
- call and chair Pawd meetings;
- participate in bi-monthly virtual meetings with other Pawd Leaders;
- communicate with Pawd members and National Office on an ongoing basis;
- represent ElderDog at information and outreach events and in the community;
- serve as back-up for other roles as needed and serve as main contact for urgent matters related to ElderDog’s mission;
- serve as an ambassador for ElderDog Canada and the Pawd.
Learn more about ElderDog Canada and volunteer opportunities at elderdog.ca!
🐾 ❤️ Help Keep Love in the Home! ❤️🐾
Required career level
- Volunteer
Required languages
- English