Animal Care Mentor - Berkshire
We need an enthusiastic and self-motivated Animal Care Mentor to join our friendly team in our Berkshire centre and make a difference.
Location: NAWT Berkshire, Trindledown Farm, Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Berkshire, RG17 7DQ
Hours: 40 hours per week, including weekend working on a rota basis.
Term: Permanent (3 months probationary period)
Salary: £11.70 p/h, £24,336.00 per annum
Reports to: Centre Supervisor
Closing date: 30th November 2024
About the role:
You’ll play a vital role at NAWT’s Berkshire Centre providing the general care and welfare of our animals during their stay with the Centre. Supporting the Centre Manager and Supervisor in the day to day running of the Centre, you will be responsible for the training and mentoring of the animal care team and volunteers.
You will be part of a small friendly team who are all committed to improving the lives of pets in the area. Reporting to the Supervisor, your main responsibilities will involve:
- Responsible for the day-to-day care of all animals, including the cleaning and maintenance of their accommodation, feeding, exercising and grooming.
- To be responsible for delivering the required training and behaviour modification programmes to all applicable animals.
- Maintain accurate paper and electronic records to include admission, rehoming, behaviour and veterinary information.
- Positively promote all homing services, including home direct and short-term fostering opportunities.
- Inform customers of our rehoming procedures, give advice to those wishing to rehome a pet and assist customers with any homing enquiries, providing accurate information to ensure a thorough matching process is adhered to at all times.
- To be actively involved in the induction and training procedures for new animal care staff and volunteers.
- To ensure all homing and matching procedures are being adhered to when responsible for centre operations.
- To be a point of contact to answer any queries/situations as they arise, in the absence of the Centre Manager or Supervisor.
- Welcoming visitors to the Centre, providing that all important first impression to build positive relationships.
- To positively promote and contribute to centre fundraising activities.
About you:
You will have a flexible approach, being able to work on your own initiative as well as being able to work cooperatively with a range of colleagues. You will have experience of training and coaching teams to be their very best. Experience with working with animals or a relevant qualification is preferable, but full training and support will be given.
This is a rewarding position, and the successful candidate will have a positive and proactive approach to work, with the empathy and resilience to deal with sometimes challenging situations, having the animals, our teams, visitors and the charity at the heart of everything you do.
So, if you are the kind of person who enjoys a busy and varied role, working outside in all weathers, with an empathy for the aims of NAWT, and would relish the opportunity to gain lots of experience in different areas of animal welfare – this may be the job for you!
As part of our commitment to making NAWT a great place to work, we offer access to the following employee benefits:
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rated for part time employees).
- Group Life Assurance
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice.
If you feel you have the right skills to be a successful Animal Care Mentor at our Berkshire centre, please send your CV with your cover letter to Tracy Waldron, Centre Manager: t.waldron@nawt.org.uk at NAWT Berkshire.
Please note due to our location you must be able to drive, and have your own mode of transport, as there is no public transport available to the centre.
Please see the attached document for a full description of the Duties and Responsibilities.
Please note we are accepting applications on a rolling basis and may close the recruitment process for this role prior to the deadline, so early applications are encouraged.Unfortunately, we are only able to make contact with those applicants who will be invited to interview.