Community Service Volunteer General Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in serving your mandated or elective community service hours at NOCO Humane.  At NOCO Humane, community service is defined as a one-time or short-term volunteer commitment.  Individuals seeking to fulfill community service requirements do not participate in the volunteer program; they will complete projects that do not involve any contact with the animals or the clients at the shelter.  All Community Service Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.  No partner-up groups are allowed for mandated service.  Please note that NOCO Humane does not accept Community Service Volunteers with violent, sexual, or animal-related charges, and reserves the right to refuse a Community Service Volunteer at any time for any reason.

Court-ordered Community Service Volunteers must read the steps and guidelines below to get started with community service volunteering.  If you have any additional questions after reading over the guidelines, please contact the shelter you would like to fulfill your community service hours at. 

Larimer Campus in Loveland: Email larimeracsupervisors@nocohumane.org or call 970.226.3647 ext. 3340.

Weld Campus in Evans: Email weldacsupervisors@nocohumane.org or call 970.506.9550 ext. 7340.

New Volunteers

• If you are a first-time Community Service Volunteer with NOCO Humane, you will need to sign up for a shift online using the buttons below (Valid email address and phone number required).
• Shifts are at 9:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. / seven days a week.
  •  You must sign-up for a shift by 4 pm the day before the scheduled shift.
  • Please note: If you sign up for a shift and do not show up for your scheduled shift, you will not be accepted for any future community service shifts.
• Once a new Community Service Volunteer has signed up online for a shift, they should do the following:
  • Download, print, and fill out the Community Service Profile and bring it with you to your first shift.
  • When you have arrived at our Larimer Campus, enter through the Intake doors and check in with a Client Services staff member. At the Weld Campus, enter through the main doors and check in with a Client Services staff member at the front desk.
  • Please do not arrive more than five minutes before your scheduled shift. For those who arrive late, your shift will be cancelled.
  • Community Services Volunteers will be checked in by a staff member and will be given first-day instructions and information on future shifts.

Continuing Volunteers

• If you are a continuing Community Service Volunteer with NOCO Humane, you can sign up for shifts at 9:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. / seven days a week.
• • You must sign up for a shift online using the buttons below (Valid email address and phone number required).
  • You must sign-up for a shift by 4 p.m. the day before the scheduled shift.
  • Please note: If you sign up for a shift and do not show up for your scheduled shift you will not be accepted for any future community service shifts.

Elective (Not Court-Ordered) Community Service

Elective Community Service is available to individuals at least 18 years old. Volunteers must read the guidelines, complete an information profile and sign the code of conduct/waiver in order to get started. Please note that NOCO Humane does not accept Community Service Volunteers with violent, sexual, or animal-related charges, and reserves the right to refuse a Community Service Volunteer at any time for any reason.

Please contact (970) 226-3647 ext. 1460 or volunteer@nocohumane.org for questions about elective community service.

Guidelines

• At NOCO Humane, community service is defined as a one-time or short-term volunteer commitment.
• Elective community service volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. Individuals under 18 years old (even if they have an adult guardian to accompany them) are not permitted to complete community service due to safety and liability reasons.
• NOCO Humane reserves the right to turn away any community service helpers who do not show up on time and to ask helpers to leave early if there is not enough work available.
• There are a limit of three (3) Community Service Volunteers per shift and shifts are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• You will be required to complete an information profile and code of conduct/waiver and then you will be given instructions for the duties available. Duties may include laundry, dishes, sorting donations, cleaning, and more. NO animal handling is allowed.
• Ensure you alert the staff member completing your check-in process that you are here for Elective Community Service.

Dress Protocol for All Volunteers

• To prevent slipping, exposure to harsh cleaning chemicals, and injuries, we require that all Community Service Volunteers wear flat, enclosed rubber-soled shoes at all times.
• All Community Service Volunteers must wear a nametag at all times during a shift.
• Community Service Volunteers must wear full-length pants and appropriate tops. Please note the clothing that is NOT allowed:
  • Flip flops, sandals, or any open toe shoes
  • Tattered or stained clothing
  • Shorts, capris
  • Half or belly shirts
  • Tank tops, muscle shirts
  • Dangling earrings/necklaces/jewelry
  • Controversial and offensive messaging
  • Any other items of clothing that may interfere with volunteer duties
  • Please note: A Community Service Volunteer will be turned away at any time if the appropriate clothing is not worn

Sign up for a Community Service Volunteer shift
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PLEASE NOTE:

Community Service opportunities at NOCO Humane are only available to adults 18+. Forms submitted by those under 18 will be disregarded.