Ministry of Defence Civil Service Kennel Assistant

7 months ago


Brize Norton, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 357518**Salary**:

- £21,610- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Other- Skillzone 2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Air - Kennel Assistants role, working with members of the Royal Air Force to ensure kennel hygiene and animal welfare for 25-30 Military Working Dogs at a busy operational Royal Air Force Police Military Working Dog Section at RAF Brize Norton.**Type of role**:

- Security**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- GBR:Brize Norton:RAF Brize NortonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Kennel Assistants role, working with members of the Royal Air Force to ensure kennel hygiene and animal welfare for 25-30 Military Working Dogs at a busy operational Royal Air Force Police Military Working Dog Section at RAF Brize Norton.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
Join the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Service and play a vital role in supporting our dedicated RAF Police Military Working Dogs. Responsible for the health and wellbeing of between 25-35 MWD at the main airhead for the RAF. This integral role assists with the enablement and operational effectiveness enabling the RAF Police Military Working Dogs to conduct vital security and policing operations within RAF Brize Norton and the MOD.

The Royal Air Force Police Military Working Dog Section, RAF Brize Norton is a specialised unit within the Royal Air Force responsible for training and deploying military working dogs and their handlers. Crucial for security and operational tasks at RAF Brize Norton and throughout the RAF. Responsible for the maintenance of base security through intruder detection patrols, criminal activity detection and counter terrorism activity, they are also utilised throughout the RAF and MOD. Daily operations include routine patrols, security sweeps, continuous training, and ensuring the dogs’ health and welfare. RAF dog sections significantly enhance the RAF’s ability to protect its personnel, equipment, and facilities.

**Person specification**:

- Understand and conform to the 5 Welfare Needs for dogs.
- A suitable environment to live and work in.
- A suitable diet.
- The ability to exhibit normal species-typical behaviour patterns.
- To be housed with, or apart from, other animals, as appropriate.
- Protection from pain, injury, suffering and disease. Conform to and have a working knowledge of the H&S at Work Act 1974.
- Conform to and have a working knowledge of the Animal Welfare Act 2006
- Carry out a physical check that all dogs are in their compounds and are in apparent good health and are free from obvious injury.
- Exercise Military Working Dogs in line with extant MOD policy, if practical during the working hours.
- Rotate MWD’s out of the kennel environment into the exercise areas and allow enrichment and group exercise where MWD’s run together.
- Prepare feeds and special diets, conduct feeding routine and administer veterinary medication at the required times.
- Conduct kennel hygiene routine including removal of dog and food waste, and bi weekly disinfection and cleaning of kennel surrounds and exercise areas.
- Maintain a constant line of communication with MWD Section kennel management with regards to dog health and behavioural issues.
- Assist MWD handlers with veterinary consultation attendance and localised veterinary care following diagnosis when required.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £21,610, Ministry of Defence contributes £5,834 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment ho



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