Job Opportunities
Are you interested in a career helping animals and your community? A career in animal welfare, caring for homeless pets and helping them find loving homes is an incredibly rewarding experience!
HSWM provides a wide variety of employment opportunities for passionate individuals that want to make a difference in the lives of animals and people in the West Michigan area. HSWM works hard on behalf of the animals in our care and the communities we serve to care and find homes for thousands of animals each year. HSWM appreciates all individuals motivated to help animals and promote positive change in the community!
HSWM provides a wide variety of employment opportunities for passionate individuals that want to make a difference in the lives of animals and people in the West Michigan area. HSWM works hard on behalf of the animals in our care and the communities we serve to care and find homes for thousands of animals each year. HSWM appreciates all individuals motivated to help animals and promote positive change in the community!
Job Opportunities
Internship Opportunities
HSWM is offering the following UNPAID internships for the SUMMER of 2026
These positions are aimed at incoming college students or those seeking college or work share credits. If interested, please email [email protected] for more information.
Education Internship
Our Education Intern will assist our Humane Education Coordinator with many day-to-day tasks as well as engage in longer term projects and proposals. We are looking for someone interested in learning more about the shelter from an education/community engagement standpoint. Each summer, hundreds of kids attend our day camps where they learn about animal welfare and care, engage in fun activities, and all around have a great experience learning more about the shelter! Our Education Intern will create and send out communication materials, assist with animal handling for day camps, research new camp opportunities, create a proposal for a new camp program at HSWM, and more!
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
Development & Communications Internship
Our Development & Communications Intern will work closely with our Development & Marketing team on day-to-day tasks as well as assisting in the planning efforts of upcoming community and external events. We are looking for someone that loves animals and people, is interested in learning more about shelter operations like fundraising and marketing.
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
Events & Development Internship
Our Events & Development Intern will work closely with our Development & Marketing team and our Development & Events Specialist on day-to-day tasks as well as assisting in the planning efforts of upcoming HSWM events. We are looking for someone that loves animals and people, is interested in learning more about shelter operations like fundraising and event planning.
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
Video & Multimedia Internship
Our Video & Multimedia Intern will work closely with our Development & Marketing team and our Content Coordinator on day to day tasks as well as assisting with the creation of videos, photos, etc. to promote animals, event, adoption specials, etc. on social media. We are looking for someone that loves animals and people, is interested in learning more about shelter operations.
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
These positions are aimed at incoming college students or those seeking college or work share credits. If interested, please email [email protected] for more information.
Education Internship
Our Education Intern will assist our Humane Education Coordinator with many day-to-day tasks as well as engage in longer term projects and proposals. We are looking for someone interested in learning more about the shelter from an education/community engagement standpoint. Each summer, hundreds of kids attend our day camps where they learn about animal welfare and care, engage in fun activities, and all around have a great experience learning more about the shelter! Our Education Intern will create and send out communication materials, assist with animal handling for day camps, research new camp opportunities, create a proposal for a new camp program at HSWM, and more!
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
Development & Communications Internship
Our Development & Communications Intern will work closely with our Development & Marketing team on day-to-day tasks as well as assisting in the planning efforts of upcoming community and external events. We are looking for someone that loves animals and people, is interested in learning more about shelter operations like fundraising and marketing.
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
Events & Development Internship
Our Events & Development Intern will work closely with our Development & Marketing team and our Development & Events Specialist on day-to-day tasks as well as assisting in the planning efforts of upcoming HSWM events. We are looking for someone that loves animals and people, is interested in learning more about shelter operations like fundraising and event planning.
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
Video & Multimedia Internship
Our Video & Multimedia Intern will work closely with our Development & Marketing team and our Content Coordinator on day to day tasks as well as assisting with the creation of videos, photos, etc. to promote animals, event, adoption specials, etc. on social media. We are looking for someone that loves animals and people, is interested in learning more about shelter operations.
All internships through HSWM are unpaid but provide a flexible schedule with the expectation of 5 or more hours per week.
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