Animal Care Assistant

4 weeks ago


Windsor, United Kingdom Swan Lifeline Full time

**Job Title**: Animal Care Assistant/Rescuer

**Location**: Swan Lifeline, Cuckoo Weir Island, Meadow Lane, Eton SL4 6SS

**Working Hours**: Flexible, 24-32 hours per week on a rota basis, including weekends and public holidays

**Holidays**: 21 days per year, adjusted on a pro-rata basis to working hours

**Salary: Competitive, in line with charity sector and depending on experience**

Are you:
**Passionate about the wildlife, the river and the environment?**

**Committed to helping injured river wildlife return to their habitat?**

**Keen to learn, hardworking and good at using your own initiative?**

You'll need to have some experience in animal care and treating sick or injured animals. It's a physical, outdoor role and some experience on the water would be an advantage but not essential as training can be given. We would provide off site health and safety and boat safety training, we mainly use kayaks not powered boats. A full clean manual driving licence is required.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Assisting in the daily care of swans, including feeding, cleaning, and maintaining pens.
- Pumping out ponds and managing volunteer jobs on site.
- Maintaining and preparing rescue equipment.
- Helping to plan and participate in the rescue and release of swans, once trained.
- Dealing with emergency services.

Working Hours: Flexible, 24-32 hours per week on a rota basis, including weekends and public holidays
Holidays: 21 days per year, adjusted on a pro-rata basis to working hours

**Salary**: Competitive, in line with charity sector and depending on experience

We are an equal opportunity employer.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 24-32 per week

**Salary**: From £10.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Windsor: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Animal care: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/06/2023
Reference ID: ACA-23-5-1



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