Community Service Contract
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Guidelines for Community Service at the St. Joseph County Humane Society
Please read each of the following statements and initial next to each indicating that you understand and agree to each:
You will need to provide your own safety glasses. You will be responsible for bringing them each time you are
scheduled to work.
No friends/family may visit or call you while you are here completing your scheduled Community Service hours.
Community Service volunteers are not allowed in the treatment room, euthanasia room, behind the front office
counter, or in the Humane Society vehicles.
No Community Service volunteer or family member may adopt an animal from the St. Joseph County Humane
Society during the time period that Community Service is being performed or within one month after completion of
Community Service hours. Community Service volunteers are not allowed to discuss any animals housed in the
quarantine area of the shelter.
You will be assigned a timecard. You are responsible for having the front office personnel sign you in or out. If
you forget to notify them so they may mark it on your timecard, you will not receive credit for hours worked that
day.
Dress appropriately. You will be working with chemicals (i.e. bleach) that may damage clothes. NO SHORTS, NO
TANK TOPS, NO SANDALS ARE PERMITTED.
The Humane Society is open to the public and often our visitors are children. You must conduct yourself in a
professional and appropriate manner. NO PROFANITY. NO NAME CALLING. NO BAD ATTITUDES. NO
RUDENESS.
You must supply, in writing, your Community Service hours. Once completed, your schedule will be treated as a
NORMAL EMPLOYMENT SCHEDULE. We will not tolerate unapproved schedule changes. You must report
tardiness or illness at least ONE HOUR prior to your scheduled arrival time. “No Call/No Show” will result in
immediate termination from our Community Service program. Should you need to change your schedule, you must
do so 24 hours in advance. All schedule information and subsequent variations from that schedule will be shared
with your probation officer.
If you must reschedule any of your hours for a medical/dental appointment you must provide written notification
from your health care provider to return and complete the remainder of your Community Service hours. Should you
fail to provide written notification upon returning, you will not receive credit for hours worked and will result in
immediate termination.
If you work a 6-8 hour day, you are entitled to a 30 minute lunch break. A supervisor must approve your lunch
break prior to taking it. You must have front office personnel sign you in/out for any break.
NO SMOKING except while on lunch break and off the clock. Smoking is allowed only outdoors, please see
personnel for appropriate area(s). If you are found to be smoking on the clock, the result will be immediate
termination.
No cellular telephones may be used while completing Community Service hours.
No headphones may be used while completing Community Service hours.
The possession or use of illegal drugs, alcohol, or firearms on Humane Society property is prohibited and will be
reported to the authorities, and will also result in immediate termination.
Community Service volunteers will be working at all times while on the clock. If you complete all given tasks,
consult with a staff member for other work to be done. Any Community Service volunteer found loitering while on
the clock will be immediately terminated.
When working with the animals, there is always a risk of injury. You are expected to follow all safety guidelines
and staff directions. You will be held accountable for your own actions and the results of those actions.
I have read and understand the above guidelines for my Community Service at the St. Joseph County Humane Society. I
understand that any violation of these guidelines may result in immediate termination from this program. I understand that the
St. Joseph County Humane Society does not assume responsibility for any lost, stolen, or damaged property. Furthermore, the
St. Joseph County Humane Society will not be held liable for any injury sustained while doing Community Service.
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Signature of Parent/Guardian (if volunteer is under 18):
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Community Service Schedule
The following schedule must be completed and returned prior to your first day of Community Service:
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Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
KEEP THIS SECTION FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE:
The St. Joseph County Humane Society
2506 Grape Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545
Telephone: (574) 255-4726
Community Service Volunteers will report to Tierney Wucsina, Community Service Coordinator. You can
contact her at (574) 255-4726, x 222.
On last day of Community Service, you are responsible to notify her/front office personnel that you are
completing your service that day.
Within 48 hours of completion of your Community Service hours, the Community Service Coordinator will
document your completed service hours in a letter. You are responsible for picking-up your service hours
letter at the Humane Society.
REMINDER: You will need to provide your own safety glasses. You will be responsible for bringing
them each time you are scheduled to work.