Animal Care Assistant West Malling, England
Job description
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Salary: £18,965 to £19,953 per annum plus 4% shift allowance
Hours: 22.5 hours per week including weekdays and every other weekend between 08.30 and 17.00
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 April
Are you looking to work on the frontline of an organisation that ends cruelty, promotes kindness and alleviates suffering to animals?
We're looking for a part-time Animal Care Assistant to join our amazing team at Leybourne Animal Centre.
Leybourne Animal Centre opened in 1996 and has the capacity to care for a large number of cats and dogs in our cattery and kennels. We also have a small animal house which caters for just about everything else, including ferrets, rodents, birds and even sometimes farm animals. We are also a temporary holding centre for wildlife casualties and have an equine rehoming unit.
As an Animal Care Assistant you'll 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.
Our vision is a society where no animal suffers unnecessarily. Some animals that come to us have been mistreated, kept in awful conditions or left without free access to food or water. They may arrive terrified and it's up to us to try and work out why and bring them round to trusting people again. We do this on a daily basis with a dedicated team that we're extremely proud of. The work can be tough, both physically and emotionally but very rewarding.
What you'll be doing as an Animal Care Assistant
- Cleaning of animal accommodation for all animals to the required standard set by the RSPCA
- Preparing and providing food and water for all animals in the centre's care
- Performing regular health checks on all animals and giving medical treatments as prescribed by the centre's consulting Veterinary Surgeon
- Attending to the needs of the individual animals, including exercise/socialisation and grooming for all domestic animals
- Communicating with supporters/adopters, staff and volunteers both face to face, by phone and email
- Completing all relevant animal paperwork and updating the centre's computer database for all animals at the centre
What we are looking for in you
- It is essential that you have experience of working with animals in a professional or voluntary setting
- Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of our fantastic team
- Our Animal Care Assistants are responsible for record keeping, so you'll have the ability to create and maintain computerised records
- The ability to be flexible and get stuck in
- Animal Care qualifications are desirable, but we really value experience as well as passion about our cause and the animals we care for
Why work for the RSPCA?
It's an exciting time to join us in the decade of our bicentenary as we focus on our Strategy to 2030. The RSPCA works 365 days a year, rescuing all animals of all types from abuse, neglect, and injury.
Benefits:
- Great annual leave benefits - 25 days annual leave on entry rising after 5 years
- Additional society day around Christmas
- Generous pension scheme
- Associated life assurance and group income protection scheme
- Access to a healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme
- Family friendly policies
Our values
* We are compassionate * We are inspirational * We are committed * We are expert * We act with integrity *
How to apply
Please visit our website to make an application by following this link:
https://jobs.rspca.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/animal-care-assistant-0308-leybourne-animal-centre/326/description/
Please note we are unable to accept applications via Indeed. Please only make your application via our website.
We review applications as they are received, so early submissions are highly encouraged. We reserve the right to close this advert once sufficient applications have been screened and progressed.
All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font upon request from the Resourcing Team. Our contact details can be found using the link provided above.
We strongly believe in being an innovative, diverse, and inclusive organisation and recognise that diversity in all of our people will help achieve that purpose and our mission more effectively. We actively encourage and seek applications from a wide diversity of candidates and in particular welcome applications from minority ethnic, black, and candidates with disabilities, who are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.
Please note we are not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies for this opportunity.
Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week
Salary: £18,965.00-£19,953.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 14/04/2023
Reference ID: 0308
