Dog Day Care Apprentice

4 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Waggy Warehouse Full time

**You will need to be able to get to our site for as early as 7.30am and we close at 6.15pm. Most shifts will be half days however you may be required to do full days at times. Please check you can get to our location for these hours before applying.**

**This is a work and study role. You will need to do college work alongside this role. Please ensure you can work for 25-25 hours a week plus college work on top before applying.**

**The main duties of the role are below, however full training will be given.**

**Knowledge and Key Skills**:

- Possess a strong work ethic with a “can do” attitude.
- Able to establish and build strong relationships with client’s colleagues and volunteers
- Use own initiative.
- Ability to work independently with no supervision as well as part of a team
- Excellent planning and organisation skills to make best use or resource and training time.
- Responsibility to manage their working schedule day to day to meet business needs

**Other Attributes**:

- A friendly personality
- A creative and proactive approach to all areas of work
- Commitment to delivering a high-quality service
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work demands across the whole organisation
- Professional attitude and appearance.
- A strong work ethic.
- Punctual and completely reliable

**Main Duties**
- Care of the dog whilst using the Day School:

- Ensuring that their daily needs are met (i.e., if meals are to be given what and when, any dietary constraints), water is available at all times at various points.
- Performing Health Checks at the start and end of the day in order to identify any problems or conditions that need to be addressed. Highlighting these to the Day School Supervisor who, where necessary, will ensure the animals receive prompt complete care and treatment with the owner being contacted if needed
- Ensuring each dog receives adequate daily attention including facilitating dog-dog interaction, training, and behaviour rehabilitation
- Continual assessment at each visit to ensure that they are suitable to attend and, if in doubt speak to Day School Supervisor or the Training Centre Manager who will discuss a suitable outcome for both parties
- The dogs leave the centre in a clean condition and if necessary are bathed or brushed ready for pick up.
- Make sure all paperwork and forms are completed during the day.
- Health & Safety in the Day School
- The perimeter fence is checked daily to ensure the exterior compounds are safe and secure for use and reporting back where any repairs are needed and using alternative space until the repair is fully completed.
- The outside area is checked regularly during the day for “poo” and any is removed in line with our health and safety instructions
- High levels of cleaning and hygiene practices are upheld ensuring healthy, safe, sanitary, pleasant and clean facilities for the dogs
- Ensure proper use of equipment such as cleaning tools, disinfectant, ladders and all other equipment provided.
- All hazardous and non
- hazardous substances are stored in line with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
- All animal areas are kept clean and tidy.
- Regular checking of toys or equipment to ensure its suitability for use.
- Regular washing of toys where appropriate
- Adherence at all times to the centres health and safety policies and ensuring any volunteer working within the day school is fully aware of the requirements
- Ability to manage the various groups of dogs each day by selection and separation using the different areas in the centre whilst maintaining each dogs requirements/training plan.
- Maintaining the equipment and supplies to ensure proper care of the dogs.
- Adherence at all times to the centres health and safety policies and ensuring any volunteer working within the Day School is fully aware of the requirements.
- Maintaining the equipment and supplies to ensure proper care of the dogs.
- Training Plan
- drafted and specifically designed for each dog by the Supervisor on the enrolment, is maintained and updated regularly and ensuring colleagues working in the area are fully up to date with each dogs’ requirements/needs
- Training needs to be written on the board so visible to all to be removed when completed.
- Daily Timetable, working to the timetable to maximise your time and ensure all tasks are completed.
- Daily client report completed throughout the day and ready to hand to the owner on pick up. Any issues to be discussed with the Supervisor so they are aware and can be addressed.
- Make sure all license policies are always adhered to.

**Salary**: £5.28 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person



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