Could you help hounds by volunteering?
Greyhound Rescue Wales relies on the work of volunteers to ensure we can continue to help as many hounds as possible.
Below are the areas where we need regular volunteers.
Click on one of the below areas to register your interest:
One of the team will get back to you shortly
Rescue/Rehoming
Retail
Fundraising
Other
Want to help but have limited time?
If you can’t commit to a regular volunteer role, you could still help by microvolunteering. You can find out more by clicking the button below. You do not need to fill in an application form for microvolunteering.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
If you think you could help by doing any of the roles listed below, please click the relevant button above to complete our online form. Someone will get back to you shortly.
*NEW* Online Retail
We’re looking for volunteers who can help us sell on websites like eBay and Vinted. We get lots of lovely items donated to our shops, but we know some of the more specialised ones sell best online where there is a wider audience. Online sales are becoming a big part of modern charity shops and we need your help to make sure we can keep up. This role includes things like:
- Arranging and photographing items to make them look as appealing as possible
- Uploading items for sale to sites like eBay and Vinted, using our accounts
- Responding to questions about items from potential buyers
- Packaging and posting items
Our online sales are currently based in our Blackwood shop, although we are able to move this role to another of our shops if there is sufficient interest.
To register your interest for this role, please complete the form available here
Hillcrest Rehoming Centre
Hillcrest is our rehoming centre situated near Ammanford. It is where our hounds come to be assessed and rehabilitated prior to adoption. Volunteering at Hillcrest involves:
- Walking/bathing/grooming/feeding dogs
- Helping kennel staff with vet trips
- Spending time with the dogs and getting them used to the home environment
- Some light kennel cleaning
- Kennel Laundry
- Playing with and socialising dogs
Shop Volunteers
We wouldn’t get far without our shop volunteers. Shops are our largest source of income. We have shops in Abergavenny, Merthyr, Cardiff, Neath, Blackwood and Swansea and are always looking for more people to help.
Trustees
Do you want to help create and implement strategy and good practice for Greyhound Rescue Wales?
We are particularly interested in talking to people with specific skills and experience such as: legal, property management, fund-raising, HR, knowledge of animal charities and if possible greyhound rescue, dog behaviourists or veterinary practitioners. (the list is not exhaustive)
We are keen to achieve a diverse board of trustees and welcome applications from all sections of the community.