Community Engagement Volunteer
Love your GAP greyhound and want to share your experience? Join us as a Community Engagement Volunteer!
So, you’ve adopted a GAP greyhound, fallen in love, and want to tell everyone about it?! Join GAP as a Community Engagement Volunteer! Our volunteer team are widely recognisable in their green shirts at GAP stands all over Victoria. Community Engagement Volunteers attend both industry and external events with their GAP dogs to help show what great pets they make and tell people about GAP and the work we do. We also have shifts available to assist our adoption team in
Please note: We require volunteers to be at least 18 years old and a resident of Victoria, Australia.
What is required?
- Community Engagement volunteers can sign up to attend event shifts in areas and times that suit them and their availability. Shifts are generally 2 -3 hours each, so greyhounds don’t get tired!
- New volunteers need to complete an online induction which can be completed via our online learning system in your own time and own pace.
- Your GAP dog must be an appropriate temperament for chilling out at busy events and getting lots of pats from children and visitors. Some of the events we attend also have other dogs walking by.
- Our Community Engagement volunteers are super reliable, punctual, and are great at chatting to event visitors and answering questions about GAP.
- Attending promotional events require volunteers to own their own Greyhound or foster through GAP.
- We ask that Community Engagement volunteers attend at least one event every 6-months.
What events will you attend?
- Volunteers may choose which events to sign up for on the volunteering portal. Throughout the year, we attend many industry events (at the thirteen Greyhound Racing Clubs throughout Victoria), agricultural shows, pet expos, volunteering expos, and community festivals.
- Volunteers may also sign up to help handle Greyhounds at our regular adoption days held around Victoria.
Greyhound Adoption Concierge Volunteers
Greyhound Adoption Concierge Volunteers are part of our Community Engagement role. This role provides vital support at the time of adoption by engaging with potential adoptees and visitors to our kennels. Volunteers also provide information about GAP, including how to adopt or get involved in volunteering. Greyhound Concierge Volunteers are the very important public face of GAP, promoting awareness of our program, providing adoption support, and helping to dispel myths about Greyhounds.
What is required?
- Attending GAP Tullamarine on a scheduled Saturday to assist with adoptions.
- Engage with potential adoptees while GAP staff are processing other adoptions.
- Occasionally assist with preparing a dog for a meet and greet by washing or grooming the dog if required.
- Attend scheduled shifts which are usually 4 hours but could be longer.
- Greyhound Adoption Concierges are super reliable, punctual, and are great at chatting to adopters and answering questions about GAP.
- Volunteers need to have experience of previous ownership, volunteering, or employment with Greyhounds.
Meet our dogs ready for adoption
All greyhounds adopted from GAP are de-sexed, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and health checked.
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Florida ARP
Its always sunny in Florida right!? This boy will certainly bring the sunshine into your life with his sweet, gentle, affection but puppy ways. He is just a young guy who is still very new to the world so he may take some time getting use to the big wide world but once he grows in your home he will shine! We think he may suit children 10 and over and may find his confidence with another canine companion of any size.
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and no other dogs currently in our care.
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Jeanie ARP
Jeanie is a playful, happy, social girl that loves treats and toy time and will fill her new home with so much joy! She is the beam of sunshine you have been looking for in your new companion! We think Jeanie may suit living with children 10 and over and another medium or larger male canine companion. She would love an outside area to play in in her new home!
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and no other dogs currently in our care.
Princess ARP
We all might think that the little girls in our life are Princesses, but this girl truly is one, in the best kind of way! She is graceful, gentle, softly spoken, friendly, affectionate and boy does she have the best smile! She just wants to love and be loved! Princess may suit a home with children 10 and over and another medium or larger Prince in the palace. She may be ok for full-time workers too!
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and no other dogs currently in our care.
Mandy ARP
Mandy is as sweet, affectionate and gentle as they come. Whilst she might not be the life of the party, Mandy has the best qualities that everyone would want in a Greyhound. We think that Mandy may suit living in many homes and even ones with children 5 and over and another male canine companion to snooze the day away with or join her sniffari's in the neighborhood. We think she may also suit living with full time workers.
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back intoGAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and no other dogs currently in our care.
Thorn ARP
Looking for a tall, handsome, friendly and affectionate young man in your life? Well, we have just the guy for you! Thorn wont be the prick you are expecting, he will sweep you off your feet with the most charming eyes and willingness to please. He just asks for the best ear scratches in return as these are his favourite. We think he may suit many homes including those with children 5 and over and maybe even with some fellow roommates of any size. Thorn may even be ok if you let him be a stay at home couch potato whilst you are out earning more treato money!
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and no other dogs currently in our care.
Sylvie
Pearl Jam