Animal Care Assistant - Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom - RSPCA

RSPCA

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Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you looking to work on the frontline of an organisation that ends cruelty, promotes kindness and alleviates suffering to animals?

We're recruiting an Animal Care Assistant to join us at RSPCA Felledge Animal Centre on a
casual basis to provide care for all animals in the centre, establish good customer relations and maintain administration and health and safety procedures.

Each year Felledge Animal Centre becomes home to hundreds of animals that our Inspectors rescue from cruelty, abandonment and neglect.

This is a
flexible working relationship as we are unable to guarantee set hours or days. Work will be on a casual basis entails filling essential gaps in the roster caused by holiday or sickness.

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.

Here's some of the key work you'll be doing:

Cleaning animal accommodation for cats and dogs to the required standard set by the RSPCA
Preparing and providing food and water for all animals in the establishment
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 providing exercise/socialisation and grooming for all animals within the care of the centre
Communicating with members of the public, representing the RSPCA positively and professionally at all times.
Working as part of a team with staff and volunteers
Completing all relevant animal paperwork and updating the Centres computer data base for all animals held on site

What we are looking for in you:

We think this is a great role and to add value we are seeking a match of these skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you.

Experience working with domestic animals (good animal handling skills are essential)
Good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team
Good customer care skills
Animal care qualifications are desirable

Our values:

We are compassionate

We are inspirational
We are committed
We are expert
We act with integrity.

How to apply:

quoting reference
ACA2558 by the closing date of
Friday 2nd December.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing Team.

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._
Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals._

Job Type:
Zero hours contract

Salary:
£11.11 per hour

Work Location:
One location