Pet Welfare Assistants

4 weeks ago

Hitchin, United Kingdom Blue Cross For Pets Full time

**Contract: Permanent, full time and part time available**
**Salary: £21,255 - £23,806 per annum (pro rata for part time)**
**Location: Hitchin SG4 8EU**
**Closing date: Sunday 24 March 2024**
**Interview date: 3 & 4 April 2024**

We’re recruiting **Pet Welfare Assistants **to provide** onsite** animal care at our **Hertfordshire Rehoming Centre**
- We’ve just launched a new and exciting national Rehoming & Fostering team structure to support our aim of ensuring every pet enjoys a healthy life in a happy home. You’ll be joining a team who strive to be the best versions of themselves, so that they can do the best for the pets who need our help.More about the role
- Our beautiful rehoming centre in Kimpton originally opened in the 1940s and has facilities for dogs, cats and small pets. Our newly refurbished facilities include 20 kennels, five puppy pens and 29 cat pens, which includes a mother and kitten unit. We also have indoor rabbit space and rooms for small pets.As a **Pet Welfare Assistant - Onsite**, you will expertly manage a specific number of pet cases within the on-site pet care service, these can be pets in our rehoming service or temporary crisis care.You will be responsible for ensuring pet welfare standards are met and the assessment, training and rehabilitation of the pets preparing for a new home is completed in the quickest amount of time.**We have a variety of working days per week available**:
**1 x full time, 37.5 hours a week on a rota including weekends and public holidays.**
**1 x part time, 26.25 (3.5 days) per week on a rota including weekends and public holidays.**
**1 x par time, 7.5 hours working on Saturdays**

At our Hertfordshire rehoming centre, we provide onsite accommodation for pets in our care 24/7. Overnight shifts are usually undertaken by team members who live on site. Occasionally, you will be expected to carry out night checks or stay in on site accommodation overnight when the resident team members are either not working or away for a period of time. These duties are organised on a local rota and shared between all members of the team.**About you**
- As a skilled animal handler and assessor, you will be intuitive with pets, empathetic and welfare focused having worked in a similar animal related environment.- You will know what it is like to work in an emotionally charged environment and have excellent ‘bounce back ability’ and resilience. In addition, you will be emotionally intelligent, showing empathy and knowing how to support clients and colleagues.You will be self-motivated, forward thinking with a collaborative and creative approach to your work, which will ensure to bring your best pragmatic ideas for the care of the pets to ensure the best outcome is achieved. In addition, you will be able to quickly grasp information, be competent at accurately recording information while also conducting conversations with clients and stakeholders.- You will be an excellent communicator, approachable with strong interpersonal skills.**Knowledge, skills, and experience**
- Experience of working or volunteering with domestic animals or in an animal welfare environment.
- Previous experience in working in a customer focused environment and used to achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational and administration skills to include computerised systems.
- Current full driving licence.

**It would be great (but not essential) if you also had**:

- Qualification or similar experience in animal behaviour or animal training.
- Experience of cash handling.
- Experience of working to strict health and safety procedures.
- Understanding of safeguarding issues.
- Want to know more detail? Great We have attached the job description which hopefully gives you everything you need.**How to apply**

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.Blue Cross benefits
- Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.- In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.- Our generous benefits package includes:
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 30 days plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Health cash plan
- Life assurance
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to GP via MetLife
- Recognition scheme Annual volunteer days
- Claim for professional fees

About Blue Cross
- Blue Cross is a national charity that has been helping sick, injured and homeless pets since 1897.
- Every month we help thousands of pets and their people by providing veterinary care, expert behaviour advice

  • Pet Welfare Assistant Onsite: Hertfordshire

    3 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Blue Cross For Pets Full time

    **Contract: Permanent, part time** **Salary: £23,400 per annum (£11,700 for 18.75 hours)** **Location: Hitchin SG4 8EU** **Closing date: Sunday 23 June 2024** **Interview date: 27 & 28 June 2024** We’re recruiting **Pet Welfare Assistants **to provide** onsite** animal care at our **Hertfordshire Rehoming Centre!** - At Blue Cross, we're dedicated to...

  • Pet Welfare Assistants

    3 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Blue Cross For Pets Full time

    **Contract: Permanent, full time and part time available** **Salary: £21,255 - £23,806 per annum (pro rata for part time)** **Location: Hitchin SG4 8EU** **Closing date: Wednesday 7 February 2024** **Interview date: 15 & 16 February 2024** We’re recruiting - **Pet Welfare Assistants **to provide - ** onsite** animal care at our - **Hertfordshire...

  • Volunteer Coordinator: Hertfordshire

    3 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Blue Cross For Pets Full time

    **Contract: Permanent, part time** **Salary: £23,835 - £26,500 FTE per annum (£11,918 - £13,250 per annum for part time)** **Location: Hitchin, SG4 8EU** **Closing date: Sunday 27 November 2023** **Interview date: Friday 8 December 2023** We’re recruiting a - **Volunteer Coordinator** for our Rehoming & Fostering Centre in - **Hertfordshire!** -...

  • Foster Coordinator: Hertfordshire

    3 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Blue Cross For Pets Full time

    **Contract: Permanent, part time** **Salary: £23,835 - £26,500 per annum (pro rata for part time)** **Location: Hitchin SG4 8EU** **Closing date: Sunday 10 December 2023** **Interview date: week commencing 18 December 2023** - We’re recruiting a - **Foster Coordinator** for our Rehoming & Fostering team at our rehoming centre in - ** Hertfordshire**!...

  • Foster Coordinator: Hertfordshire

    2 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Blue Cross For Pets Full time

    **Contract: Permanent, part time** **Salary: £23,835 - £26,500 per annum (pro rata for part time)** **Location: Hitchin SG4 8EU** **Closing date: Wednesday 14 February 2024** **Interview date: 22 & 23 February 2024** - We’re recruiting a - **Foster Coordinator** for our Rehoming & Fostering team at our rehoming centre in - ** Hertfordshire**! Our...

  • Patient Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Linnaeus Full time

    Job Title: Patient Care Assistant **Salary**: _from £22,000_ Location: Davies Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Hitchin, SG5 3HR **Job Type**: Permanent Hours: _40 hours per week, 1:4 weekend rota with time back _ **Your role and responsibilities** We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Patient Care Assistant to...

  • Veterinary Patient Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Linnaeus Full time

    Job Title: Patient Care Assistant **Salary**: _from £22,000_ Location: Davies Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Hitchin, SG5 3HR **Job Type**: Permanent Hours: _40 hours per week, 1:4 weekend rota with time back _ **Your role and responsibilities** We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Patient Care Assistant to...

  • Client Care Administrator

    1 week ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Davies Veterinary Specialists Hitchin Full time

    **Your role and responsibilities** We are looking for a Client Care Administrator to join our fantastic Client Care team to help meet the growing business demand. As the first point of contact, our Client Care team are a vital part of our client relationships and experience. As a Client Care Administrator, you will have varied responsibilities so that...

  • Teaching Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Protocol Education Full time

    Job Title: Secondary School Teaching Assistant Location: Hertfordshire, United Kingdom **Job Type**: Full-Time Job Summary: **Responsibilities**: - Safeguarding Support: - Work closely with teachers and other staff members to contribute to the development and implementation of effective safeguarding policies and procedures. - Act as a key point of...

  • Catering Assistant

    6 days ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time

    The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced **_Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/Catering Assistant_** with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings. As a **_Food Service Assistant/General...

  • Care Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Home Instead Full time

    Job DescriptionAt Home Instead, we pride ourselves on being the leading provider of Care and Companionship services for older individuals worldwide. Our Care Professionals receive award-winning training and uphold an excellent reputation for delivering top-quality care. With our Outstanding CQC rating, we focus on establishing trusting relationships to...

  • Catering Assistant

    1 month ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time

    Job DescriptionThe essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/Catering Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.As a Food Service Assistant/General...

  • Catering Assistant

    2 weeks ago

    Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time

    Job DescriptionThe essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/Catering Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.As a Food Service Assistant/General...

  • Catering Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time

    Job DescriptionThe essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/Catering Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.As a Food Service Assistant/General...

  • Sen Teaching Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom T4Teachers Full time

    **Job Title**: SEN Teaching Assistant **Location**: Schools across Hitchin, Hertfordshire **Salary**: £90 - £110 per day **Contract Types Available**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Permanent, Temp to Perm **Start Date**: Immediate and future start dates available **About the Role**: We are seeking motivated SEN Teaching Assistants to join various...

  • Sen Teaching Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom T4Teachers Full time

    **Job Title**: SEN Teaching Assistant **Location**: Schools across Hitchin, Hertfordshire **Salary**: £90 - £110 per day **Contract Types Available**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary, Permanent, Temp to Perm **Start Date**: Immediate and future start dates available **About the Role**: We are seeking motivated SEN Teaching Assistants to join various...

  • Learning Support Assistant

    4 days ago

    Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hitchin Girls' School Full time

    Role: Learning Support Assistant (fixed term)Salary/Grade: H3 (£23,500) pro rataHours: Part time or full timeStart date: Sept 2024Hitchin Girls' School is a high performing school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted, where we provide an exceptional experience for all of our students. We have high level provision for teaching and learning and provide the greatest...

  • Learning Support Assistant

    5 days ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Hitchin Girls' School Full time

    Role: Learning Support Assistant (fixed term)Salary/Grade: H3 (£23,500) pro rataHours: Part time or full timeStart date: Sept 2024Hitchin Girls’ School is a high performing school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted, where we provide an exceptional experience for all of our students. We have high level provision for teaching and learning and provide the...

  • Learning Support Assistant

    4 weeks ago

    Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hitchin Girls' School Full time

    Role: Learning Support AssistantSalary/Grade: H3 (£23,500 pro rata - pay award pending)Hours: 13 hours hours per week (between 2-5 days), term time onlyStart date: September 2024Hitchin Girls' School is a high performing school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted, where we provide an exceptional experience for all of our students. We have high level provision for...

  • Learning Support Assistant

    1 month ago

    Hitchin, United Kingdom Hitchin Girls' School Full time

    Role: Learning Support AssistantSalary/Grade: H3 (£23,500 pro rata - pay award pending)Hours: 13 hours - 32.5 hours per week (between 2-5 days), term time onlyStart date: September 2024Hitchin Girls’ School is a high performing school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted, where we provide an exceptional experience for all of our students. We have high level...