Thank you for your interest in becoming a Rachie’s Ratirement Home volunteer! We are always keen to work with enthusiastic, compassionate people who would like to help support rats and their owners!
Following a 12 month break, our volunteers are hard at work restructuring the rescue so we can come back strong! If you love generating social media content, dissecting and simplifying documents, policy writing, or just want to see where else you can help, come join us in our Discord server.
What does the rescue and its volunteers do?
Awesome question! Rachie’s Ratirement Home is the only rat rescue in Queensland that is a not-for-profit organisation! We have been around since November 2017, supporting pet rats and their owners. A few good deeds by our founder back in 2017 uncovered an incredible need for a much bigger operation. We aim to provide guidance, assistance, and support for the pet rat community wherever possible. Sounds simple in theory, but it's a big job in practice.
Our rescue runs on infinite love, relentless dedication, a shoestring budget of donations and an army of volunteers who we absolutely adore. We would love to have a chat and figure out what you like doing, what we need done and how, together, we can best use your skillset to help the rescue!
I am passionate about the rescue, but I'm under 18. Can I still help out?
If you're eager to find ways to help out, try fundraising, fostering (with your parent or guardian as the responsible carer), research, or content creation for social media! We're always happy to try and find ways passionate people can contribute to the rescue. Feel free to send us an email if you find there's another way you'd like to help out.
I am a person with disability or need workplace accommodations, is that possible?
We are an inclusive organisation led and run by people with disabilies! Disability is no barrier to being a part of our team at any level. Part of our interview process for all volunteers is to self-identify how your functional ability is impacted, so one of our team can work with you to arrange workplace accommodations.
How frequently will I be asked, or able, to volunteer?
This is highly variable and heavily dependent on what availability you have and what role you perform. For example, transport jobs may be irregular and only a few a year in your area, but volunteering in other areas may be weekly. What we do ask is that when you do commitment to a day, event or program – you are consistent in your attendance so that we can undertake our planning and rostering. Consistency and communication are things we value highly!
I really want to help the rescue but I am not in a position to volunteer?
That is ok and we really appreciate your enthusiasm! Here are a few other ways you can support the rescue - if they interest you get in touch with the team at hello@rachiesratirementhome.com:
Financial Support is always welcome, needed and appreciated. If you would like to support, please connect with us around sponsorship or check out our donation page.
Social Media Support – Likes, shares and tags on the many and varied social media spaces helps us to spread the information, resources, knowledge, support and the cute rat stories that we want to make available for the support of the rat community.
Recommending us as a place to be sponsored or supported by businesses and community groups that you think might like to support us.
Hosting a fundraiser in support of the rescue’s work.