VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PROCESS
APPLICATION SCHEDULE:
October 23, 2009: Clinic Schedule for 2010 posted
October 26, 2009: Applications accepted for previous HSVMA-RAVS volunteers ONLY
October 29, 2009:
Applications accepted for new volunteers
November 15, 2009: Deadline for veterinary/veterinary technician student applications.
Applications for veterinarians, technicians and other non-student volunteers will be accepted anytime after October 26 and will be accepted until all teams are fully staffed.
VOLUNTEER SELECTION
Volunteers are not selected on a first-come basis. A number of factors will
be considered when selecting trip rosters, including previous experience, prior clinic performance and
organizational need. Volunteer selection is at the sole discretion of HSVMA
staff. Trip rosters will be designed to provide a balance of experience
and skill levels. New volunteers are encouraged to apply!
There will be changes in clinic logistics for a number of
trips in 2010.
Please review all volunteer requirements and trip details before applying.
TO BE CONSIDERED AS AN HSVMA FIELD SERVICES VOLUNTEER:
1. Read ALL of the information on the Volunteer
Requirements page of this website and be sure that you understand what
will be required BEFORE applying for any trips. If you have questions or
concerns that are not covered in this material, please contact us by email
(staff@ravsmail.org).
2. Submit a Volunteer Application online
(see below).
You will need to indicate which trip(s) you are interested
in participating in. If selecting more than one trip on the application,
you must indicate on your application if you are available for all of the
selected trips or just one or two. Student volunteers may apply for no more than 2 trips for clinics scheduled between the months of May and August.
3. You will receive an auto-generated email acknowledgement of your
application within 24 hours of its receipt.*
4. You will be notified by email (generally within 3 weeks
of applying) as to the status of your application.
This notification will indicate that you have either:
A) Been accepted to the trip roster
B) Been accepted to the waitlist for the trip to act as a backup in the event a volunteer on the roster should drop off, or
C) Have not been accepted to the trip(s) you applied for
You will receive separate notification of your status for each trip you
have applied for.
Unfortunately, there are a limited number of
roster and waitlist positions and not all applicants can be accepted. We receive 2-3 applications for every available student position.
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*Be aware that autogenerated emails are sometimes filtered as spam. Please check your email inbox for an email from HSVMA-RAVS and any bulk or spam folders. If your email host thinks that HSVMA-RAVS email is spam, find out if it is possible to un-mark messages from us so you do not miss any important communication. Adding the address 'webmaster@ruralareavet.org' to your address book may also help avoid bounced messages. Hotmail, Gmail and AOL have all blocked messages in the past. Be sure to check your address book settings to allow messages from us to be received.
HOTMAIL USERS: CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT INFO
IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to maintain email contact with us. If you do not receive an acknowledgement that your application has been received within 24 hours, please contact us at staff@ravsmail.org. HSVMA-RAVS can not be responsible for missed communications.
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Note on volunteer application types:
Veterinarian: U.S. licensed veterinarians
Veterinary Technician, licensed: credentialed veterinary technicians
Veterinary Technician, unlicensed: veterinary assistant working in the field > 1 year
Veterinary Student: current student of accredited veterinary school.
Foreign graduate veterinarians/ECFVG students should apply as veterinary student
Veterinary Technician Student: current student of accredited technician program
Other: includes pre-vet students with < 1 yr clinical experience, shelter/animal control staff, educators and other non-veterinary support personnel.
