Kennel & Cattery Assistant

4 weeks ago


Carlisle, United Kingdom Oak Tree Animals' Charity Full time

Oak Tree Animals’ Charity has a vacancy for a Cattery/Kennel Assistant with our Small Animal Team. You will be responsible for the day-to-day care of our cats and dogs, including kennel and cattery cleaning, exercise, training, medications where needed and feeding. You will need to have practical animal handling and welfare experience, be passionate about animal welfare, flexible in approach, and be a great team player. This is a part-time role at 32 hours p/w for a fixed contract period of 1 year.

**About the Charity**

Oak Tree Animals’ Charity (OTAC) believes that every animal matters. We rehabilitate, nurture and support as needed. As Cumbria’s largest independent animal welfare charity, we help cats, dogs and horses, pro-actively working with animals and their owners in the community to prevent unnecessary suffering and improve welfare. We are innovative in our approach, trying to solve issues before there is a welfare need. With a firm foundation since 1909 progressing animal welfare at a national level, we offer a voice to local animals and their owners within our region.

**Main Duties**:

- You will provide a demonstrably high standard of cleaning, care, grooming, exercising and socialising across the kennels and the cattery.
- You will administer medications, treatments and other interventions strictly in accordance with veterinary guidance, and in accordance with industry best practice.
- You will adhere with all instructions, policies and best practice in respect of health, safety and hygiene in the working and animal environments, and in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and other associated regulations currently in force.
- You will undertake or arrange the delivery and collection of animals as required to and from a variety of locations including veterinary premises, co-ordinating with colleagues to ensure efficiency, using the company vehicle provided.
- You will provide an exceptional level of customer service to all members of the public that engage with the Charity in whatever context, being polite, positive, friendly and informative at all times.
- You will ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, statutory obligations and best practice.
- You will undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required by your line manager or senior management team.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £11.61 per hour

Expected hours: 32 per week

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/06/2024


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