Cattery Assistant

**Job Title: Cattery Assistant Liverpool**

**This is a 6-month fixed term contract with the view to extend.**

**Location**: Freshfields Animal Rescue, Liverpool

**Hours: 22.5 hours over 3 days out of 7. Shifts are 8 hours including a 30-minute unpaid break.**

**Salary**: National Minimum Wage

**Reports to**: Deputy/Operations Manager Liverpool

**Job Purpose**: To positively influence the lives of animals and people through the proactive rescue and rehoming of cats in need of help in our local community.

**Key Activities**
- Daily care, watering, feeding, cleaning enclosures, pens, runs, crates, hygiene of cats, supervision of animal handling and transportation, prevention of outbreaks and transmission of disease.
- Co-operation under direction from the Deputy/Operations Manager with the consulting veterinary surgeon in respect of the examination and treatment of cats including ensuring that treatments and medications are administered in the prescribed quantity at the specified intervals.
- Non-veterinary health assessment, in collaboration with other staff, of cats entering and leaving the rescue, ensuring completion of all associated reports.
- On-going assessment, in conjunction with other staff, of cats within the facility with respect to their health, welfare, general condition and suitability for rehoming. Drawing the attention of supervisors to cats not considered to be fully healthy or considered to require veterinary attention.
- Regular inspection of all equipment within the facility, with early reporting of any defects or deficiencies found, also assisting with stock control of equipment, feeding and cleaning supplies. Ensure the facility and surroundings are maintained to a tidy and presentable standard and secure at all times.
- Liaising with the public visiting the facility. Acting as a point of contact for public enquiries about cats within the facility.

To undertake other duties as required by the Deputy Operations Manager/Operations Manager.

While at work all staff are required to:

- Take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts and omissions. Co-operate with the charity’s policies and procedures for health and safety

Knowledge, skill and experience:

- Education qualifications:

- Good general standard of education

Knowledge of cat husbandry would be beneficial

Professional/Technical Qualifications/Skills:

- Good customer care skills
- Good communication skills
- Good administrative skills
- Pragmatic approach to animal welfare

**Experience**:

- Must have hands-on experience of working with cats within a professional environment in a paid or voluntary position.

Job Context:

- Work is assigned by the Deputy Operations Manager.
- Work is carried out within general guidelines of the charity. Specific targets are set by the Centre Manager/Deputy Operations Manager.
- Work is assessed through regular one to one meetings, team meetings and quarterly supervisions with the Deputy Operations Manager.
- The post holder should have the ability to make decisions on the routine matching of cats to potential adopters as per rescue rehoming guidelines, cat acceptance and allocation to the centre and cat nutritional requirements.
- The post holder is part of front line staff providing care for cats, maintaining good customer relations and projecting a professional image for the charity.

Additional Information:

- The post holder must be able to work effectively unsupervised and as part of a team.
- The post holder must be confident in dealing with difficult cats and all breeds of cats.
- The post holder may need to drive the establishment vehicle under the charity's insurance as directed by the Deputy Operations Manager/Centre Manager.
- The post holder will be required to work to a Charity accepted standard.
- Post holders need to be aware that the role is physically challenging and demanding with early starts in all weathers.
- This job description is a statement of the job content agreed upon. It should not be seen as precluding future changes.
- Days can change, flexibility is essential.
- Full, clean driving license with own transport is essential.
- Public relations interactions will be required.

**Job Types**: Fixed term contract, Full-time

Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

- What hands on experience with cats in a professional environment do you have?

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Cattery PT