Animal Care Assistant
- By JobCentre Online NI
- Tue 18 January 2022
- Updated on Sun 27 March 2022
Job location: Newry
Salary: 16/17 £4.62, 18/20yrs £6.56, 21/22yrs £8.36, 23/24yrs £8.91
Hours: 25
Worktime: Mon - Fri: 9am - 3pm
Closing date: 01/03/2022
Employer: JobStart Scheme
Business: Government Programme
Address: Design Centre
Belfast
Postcode: BT1 3BA
Telephone: 000 000000
Website: www.communities-ni.gov.uk
Job Duties: The employer is: USPCA.Maintaining the hygiene standards of animals' pens which involves removing dirty bedding, hosing or wiping out enclosures, sweeping & scooping up of poop.Ensuring appropriate sanitisation, hand-washing & avoiding cross contamination.Ensuring that the animals remain stocked up with food, water, bedding & toys.Ensuring the USPCA building is presentable & generally tidy.Providing enrichment to the animals under your care by walking & interacting with them.Providing opportunities to interact with other animals, toys & people where appropriate. Taking bins full of soiled linen/towels/bedding to the laundry & collecting clean bedding/towels etc to take back to your area.General laundry duties as part of each shift, including loading dirty laundry into the machines, loading and/or taking clean washing out of the dryers & folding all clean items.You will be entitled to annual leave during this job opportunity.
Qualifications / Experience: IT literate.Ability to handle and work with animals.Methodical approach to working practices.A positive and proactive attitude.Good communication and interpersonal skills.Caring with an interest and commitment to animal welfare. Self-motivated and able to work independently.Good standard of personal presentation.Good general health as job requires manual handling.Be a team player, ready to be trained and actively involved in all aspects of animal care.
Application Method: JOBSTART IS OPEN TO 16-24 YEAR OLDS. If you are on UC contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of JSA, IS or ESA phone a Work Coach on 0300 200 7807. If you are 18-24 years and not in receipt of benefits phone 028 90 726797.
Other Information: The employer is: USPCA. Although this is a part-time temporary opportunity hours may be extended and it could lead to a permanent position. The job advert may end before the closing date if requested by the employer.