Animal Care Assistant

Day to day care of animals on site including dogs, cats, small animals & exotics, cleaning of accommodation, grooming, feeding, exercise, and administering medication if required.

- Ensuring animal welfare needs are met on a daily basis

- Ensuring animals receive appropriate enrichment for their specific needs.

- Exercising dogs via walking & use of outside exercise areas.

- Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness & hygiene on site, to the animal accommodation, food preparation, laundry, store areas, staff & volunteer facilities and ensure buildings/exercise areas are always secure.

- Carrying out health checks on animals and reporting any concerns & feedback to the management team.

- Assisting with Behaviour Plans by observing behavioural changes & recording & reporting to the Senior animal handler.

- Assisting with carrying out on-going assessments for animals at the Centre under the direction of the senior animal handler & management team.

- Working alongside, supporting, and guiding Volunteers and Work Experience students

- Keeping animal records accurate in files & systems.

- Working to Centre protocols to maintain high standards of presentation throughout the centre.

- Being responsible for their own health and safety.

- To undertake any other duties required by the Management team

• Minimum Level 2 qualification in animal or other related qualifications


• Minimum of 2 years proven experience in the animal care industry


• Excellent applied knowledge of canine/ feline behaviour


• Excellent customer service skills
  
  38 hours per week. Rotational basis to be discussed at interview


• Including weekends/Bank holidays on rotation


Benefits:

• On-site parking


• Pension scheme


• Annual leave scheme


• Employee discount


Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.50-£12.30 per hour,
• Additional leave


• Employee discount


• On-site parking


Schedule:

• Day shift