2024 at Veterinary Clinic Assistant
from 1,550€
Veterinary Clinic Assistant
Highlights
- Help improve the situation of street dogs and other needy animals in Crete
- Get to know the daily work in a veterinary clinic
- Gain (first) important experience in veterinary medicine
- Learn a lot about the exciting history and culture of Crete
- Enjoy your free time on one of the most beautiful and sunny island of the Mediterranean Sea
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About the program
Get involved in the veterinary clinic or in the pet shop, help with care and administration and do your part to help the many animals in need in Crete.
Your placement on Crete is an organization that is fully committed to animal welfare. For more than 15 years, they have been ensuring that the many stray dogs and other needy animals receive the medical care they need to survive.
And this commitment is also bitterly necessary. On the largest Greek ...
Typical day
Your tasks as a volunteer vary, depending on your previous knowledge. What is important is a love of animals and a willingness to work hard. Your tasks include, for example, greeting the four-legged patients and their owners, filing medical records and caring for the animals in the clinic. ..
Free-time activities
Crete is the largest Greek island and one of the sunniest in the Mediterranean. The paradisiacal island seduces you with 300 hours of sunshine per year and invites you to a beach vacation. But it is also worthwhile to put the numerous cultural sights on the to-do list. Probably the most important is ...
Requirements
What's Included
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Details on arrival
You will land in Heraklion and will be picked up from the airport by a team member. On the way to your accommodation you will make a short tour through the city by car. During this tour, the schedule of the next days will be explained to you and you will be shown some important places, buildings, shopping facilities and restaurants. Afterwards you will be taken to your accommodation and have the rest of the day free. You will have time to rest, explore your surroundings or get to know the other volunteers.
The day after your arrival, the orientation program will start and you will learn a lot about Greek culture, customs and the house rules. If necessary, you will go together to the city to get a monthly ticket for public transportation or you will go directly to your workplace. There you will be shown your workplace and the further procedures will be explained to you. If you have any questions, you can always contact the team on site. After the orientation program, you have the rest of the day free.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Rainbow Garden Village
Non-profit - founded in 1999
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Steffen
About the project
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