Animal Welfare Assistant

**Animal Welfare Assistant - part time**

**About us**

We rescue and rehabilitate stray, neglected and unwanted animals and find them new loving homes. This is an exciting time to join us as we have recently expanded our activities both in the community and in our two catteries and foster network.

**About the role**

The Animal Assistant role is at the heart of what we do. It is a hugely rewarding role as each day you will see the difference you make to many cats’ lives. As well as a passion for animals, you will need to be very organised and self motivated and have an excellent aptitude for dealing with people as well as animals. You with receive a full induction and training, but should you be prepared to ‘hit the ground running’.

Reports to: Animal Operations Manager

Location: You will work at all of our sites, including Eastcote, Northwood, and Hemel Hempstead. You need to be able to travel independently to all of these locations.

Working hours: 3 or 4 days per week (8.30am to 5pm with one hour break) on a rota. The days will differ each week and will include regular weekend working. The rota will be prepared one week in advance and your location will depend on where cover is needed but could be at a different site each day. Short notice changes to the rota may be required to fit with business needs. The position is offered on a one year contract initially.

**Salary**: starting £22-24,000 FTE, depending on experience and pro rata to number of days worked

**Responsibilities**:
**Animal care**
- Clean the cattery following Branch cleaning procedures
- Feed, medicate and monitor animals following Branch procedures
- Work with animals as required to assess and improve their behaviour and rehoming opportunities
- Ensure that all paperwork is completed accurately and on a daily basis eg medical, behaviour charts
- Transport cats to and from vet appointments

**Adoptions**
- Prepare animal write ups for adoption, keep these up to date as requirements change
- Prepare all adoption paperwork.
- Carry out adoption meetings, advising on the animal’s requirements, care, settling in, food, health etc, take payments and complete all post adoption paperwork.

**General**
- Maintain accurate records of all animals in line with Branch procedures
- Train and supervise volunteers who are cleaning, feeding and socialising at the cattery,

Assist with collection and rescue of animals as and when required

Carry out trap, neuter and release activity of stray and feral cats in the local area

**Skills & Experience**
- Essential _
- Cat knowledge and experience, preferably in a rescue centre, vet, or cattery
- Self motivated, able to work and communicate well in a team, and able to work as a ‘lone worker’
- Able to work at pace and highly organised in a busy workplace
- Full clean driving licence for manual vehicle, held for at least two years
- Excellent administrative and communication skills
- Desirable_
- Experience with feral and difficult to handle cats
- Microchipping experience
- NVQ in Animal Welfare or registered veterinary nurse status

**Benefits**
- 20 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays (FTE)
- Company pension scheme
- A uniform is provided

**To apply**

Please include your CV and a covering letter explaining why you want the role, and setting out in detail how your skills and experience meet our _essential _requirements and make you suitable for the role.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Application question(s):

- Please briefly explain your experience working with cats in either an animal charity, cattery or veterinary workplace.
- Please describe your administrative experience.
- Please confirm that you can reliably commute to HP3 and HA5 postcodes and understand that the days and locations will vary each week

Licence/Certification:

- Manual Driving Licence for at least two years (required)

Work Location: In person