Animal Welfare Assistant, Burford, part time Oxfordshire
Job description
Animal Welfare Assistant, Burford training & visitor centre
Permanent, part time - 35 hours per week (full time hours are 42 per week)
Blue Cross are one of the UK’s leading animal welfare organisations for animals. We support sick, injured and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.
What is the role?
We are currently recruiting for an Animal Welfare Assistant to work as part of our team delivering a first class customer experience, answering queries and matching and rehoming pets effectively and by presenting a professional and friendly approach both face to face and on the telephone.
Our Blue Cross team members will be passionate about animal welfare and have a desire to help pets and people. We are looking for success orientated individuals who will thrive on the challenge of working in a Blue Cross rehoming centre.
This role is largely based in our kennels so experience in this area would be desirable.
The role is part time working 35 hours per week over four days on a locally agreed rota, which includes weekends and public holidays.
Want to know more the detail? Great! We have attached the job description which hopefully gives you everything you need.
What is required?
We are looking for people with the following:
- Valid manual driving licence, this role requires a significant amount of driving
- Paid or voluntary employment with domestic animals
- Experience of working with members of the public in a customer service environment
- Sound administrative skills, including computerised systems
- Experience of working to strict health and safety procedures
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good literacy and numeracy skills.
- Experience of cash handling
It would be great if you had:
- Paid or voluntary employment in an animal welfare environment
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Animal management qualification or equivalent experience gained through employment or vocational training
- Animal behaviour qualification or equivalent experience gained through employment or vocational training
Why work for Blue Cross?
- 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - pro rata
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Holiday exchange & enhanced parental leave
- Annual volunteer days
- Long service awards, starting from 5 years
- Huge range of discounts across high street stores, insurance services & more
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
To apply for this role, all candidates must complete the online application process.
Salary: £21,622 per annum pro rata
Grade: 5.1
Closing Date: 1st March 2023
Interviews will be held on 13th March 2023 and will consist of a competency based interview and a practical animal handling assessment.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
At Blue Cross we are passionate about our commitment to diversity, inclusion and removing barriers, should you like to discuss any reasonable adjustments or changes to our recruitment process to support you to be your best then please get in touch. You can get in touch with us either via email at [email protected], via telephone on 01993 825515 or if you would prefer a video call then we can arrange this using Microsoft Teams.
Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified, experienced and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,622.00 per year
