Animal Care Assistant

Job Description

Job title: Animal Care AssistantLocation: Great Ayton Animal CentreSalary: £18,040.40 per annum plus 4% shift allowanceHours: 35 hours (Includes working every other weekend)Closing date: Friday 27th March 2020We have an exciting opportunity for an Animal Care Assistant to join the team at Great Ayton Animal Centre. We look after cats, dogs, rabbits and other domestic animals as well as farm animals, at any one time we are caring for over 150 animals!As an Animal Care Assistant you will be providing care for all animals in the Centre, establishing good customer relations with members of the public and RSPCA staff and maintaining administration and health and safety procedures in use.What you’ll be doing:

Cleaning of animal accommodation for all animals to the required standard set by the RSPCA. Prepare and provide food and water for all animals in the establishment.

Performing regular health checks on all animals and give medical treatments as prescribed by the centres consulting Veterinary Surgeon. i.e implanting of microchips and completion of microchip records.

Attend to the needs of the individual animals including providing exercise/socialisation and grooming for all domestic animals within the care of the centre.

Communicating with supporters/adopters, staff and volunteers both face to face, by phone and email.

Completing all relevant animal paperwork and updating the centres computer data base for all animals held on site.

What you’ll have:

GCSE’s or equivalent qualifications

Previous experience of domestic animal care and handling from working in the animal care / welfare industry

Experience working within a team and with minimal supervision

Sound communication and customer care skills

IT literacy skills

A full, current driving licence

What’s in it for you:You’ll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales.We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme.How to apply:An application form and job description can be downloaded from the RSPCA Jobs web page along with details of how to submit your application. We do not accept CVs without a fully completed application formAll online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals. Required skills

Animal Husbandry

Animal Welfare

Communication Skills

Team Performance

Keyskills :
Animal Husbandry Animal Welfare Communication Skills Team Perfmance