At Cat Haven, every volunteer plays a vital role in helping give homeless, lost, and abandoned cats a second chance. Whether you're passionate about animal welfare, enjoy working behind the scenes, or have specialist skills to share, there's a place for you on our team.

Have a look at our volunteering opportunities below.

No matter your skills, experience, or availability, there is a volunteer role where you can make a real difference. Join our dedicated team and help us provide care, shelter, and a brighter future for cats in need.

Ready to get involved? Apply today and become part of the Cat Haven community and help change the lives of cats in need.

  • Shelter Operations

    Assist with the daily care, enrichment, and wellbeing of our cats.

  • Adoptions

    Become a Kitty Matchmaker, helping connect cats with their perfect forever families and supporting adopters through their adoption journey.

  • Events and Fundraising

    Help at community events like kitten yoga, kitten destress events and pop up markets.

  • Retail and Customer Service

    Provide a welcoming experience for customers and supporters in our retail space while helping with merchandising, sorting donations and so much more.

  • Marketing and Social Media

    Create engaging content and help get our cats in the shelter into homes. 

  • Administration and Data Entry

    Support our teams with essential office tasks, record keeping, and
    adoption data entry.

  • Driving and Transport

    Assist with transporting supplies, donations, and cats to specialist appointments and surgeries.

  • Gardening and Maintenance

    Help keep our shelter looking clean, and  plants healthy.

  • Op Shop Support

    Sort donations, merchandise stock, and assist customers shopping in our Op Shops.

Frequently Asked Questions

Volunteers who wish to assist Cat Haven on site must meet the following criteria:

  • You must be 18 years or older
  • You must be able to commit to a  minimum of one, four hour shift per week (the same day each week) for a minimum of four months (excluding fundraising/event volunteers)
  • You must be physically fit with the ability to lift 10kgs on a regular basis, as well as squat, bend and kneel to clean cat enclosures, move stock and transport cats in their crates
  • You must be able to follow and comprehend instructions that are given to you, and be able to work independently 
  • You must be comfortable interacting with staff members, fellow volunteers and members of the public, providing assistance if required
  • You must be able to provide at least one professional reference, and obtain a clean police clearance at a cost of $17 to you (or we can accept one that is less than six months old)

Volunteer information sessions are held regularly, we will be in touch with available dates for you to choose from.

I'm under 18 - how can I help?

You can volunteer at our Willetton, apply via the link above for the Op Shop and we'll help get you started.

There are still lots of other ways you can help our Cat Haven cats, such as, raising money for Cat Haven by baking and selling cakes, collecting containers for change from school and the local community, collecting donations of towels and blankets, food, litter, toys etc and also even having a go at making your own cat enrichment toys to give out to the cats here on site.