Casual Animal Care Assistant

Are you looking for your next animal care role?

We have an exciting opportunity available at the largest animal welfare charity in the UK as an Animal Care Assistant. Every year the RSPCA takes in and cares for thousands of animals, from pets to wildlife and everything in between!

RSPCA Newport is a small centre that cares for various domestic animals such as dogs, cats and a selection of small furries like rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters.

We're looking for a casual Animal Care Assistant to help our amazing team as and when the need arises, for example, if a member of the team is on sickness leave or during peak periods.

As an Animal Care Assistant you will be providing care for all animals in the Centre whilst establishing positive and professional relationships with members of the public and your colleagues.

We are looking for a confident and friendly individual with a genuine interest in animal welfare and experience working in the animal care/welfare industry.

You'll have the skills to maintain computerised administrative records and the ability to adhere to important health and safety protocols at all times.

The work can be tough, both physically and emotionally, so you'll need to be compassionate and resilient. However, the work is extremely rewarding, and you'll be working with a friendly and dedicated team who we are extremely proud of.

What 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 centres 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 database for all animals held on site

You'll have...

Essential

• Experience working with domestic animals and good animal handling skills
• Full manual driving licence
• Good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel
• This is a zero hour contract, with no guaranteed minimum working hours. You will ideally be flexible in your availability to work, sometimes at short notice to cover staff sickness

Desirable

• Animal care qualification

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:

https://jobs.rspca.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/animal-care-assistant-0559-newport-animal-centre/577/description/

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 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.

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Salary: £12.07 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 0559