02. Orientation & New Volunteers

Orientation Leader
The Volunteer Committee will manage Volunteer Orientations and will either lead the Orientation or assign a substitute in their absence. The Orientation Teachers that are listed on the Class Completion Chart are ordered in order of most preferred to substitute. The Orientation Leader must be a green level Senior Keeper or Senior Partner or higher.

Special Consideration Orientation Discount
The discounted rate for orientation for seniors, students, and active and non-active military personnel, is $50 (discounted from $70). A valid ID confirming that the individual is any of the listed must be provided in order to receive the discount.

Returning Volunteer Orientation Discount
The discounted rate for orientation for returning volunteers, or interns returning to volunteer, is $50 (discounted from $70).

New Volunteer First Day
A new volunteer’s first day will be scheduled by the Trainee Liaison. The Trainee Liaison will post the volunteer’s name and the words FIRST DAY on the Trainee calendar and will notify the Coordinators and Operations Managers. The new volunteer will pay the Orientation fee on the first volunteer day and will receive their shirt, radio, and books at this time. After volunteering up to four times, the Trainee Liaison will provide the volunteer website and time system managers with the volunteer’s paper sign in sheet so that they can be added to the BigCatRescue.me site and the Time System and will train the new volunteer how to log in and use these sites.

Shirts
All new volunteers will be designated with a red shirt that says Trainee on the back.

New Volunteer Start Times
Trainee start times are 8:00 AM and 1 PM.

Volunteer Intro Photos
The Trainee Liaison will email profile photos of new volunteers along with their name to the Photo Board Manager, update the Volgistics record Profile tab, and post a welcome to the new volunteer on Workplace.

Volunteer Coordinator
A Volunteer Coordinator will; meet with new volunteers on their first day to orient them, schedule class teachers for their first 4 volunteer days, ensure the paper hour reports for the first 4 volunteer days is filled out, and check in with new volunteers once a month for the first 6 months of volunteering to follow up with their progress in the program.