Animal Caretaker

JOB TITLE: Animal Caretaker

HOURS: Part Time

CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURLY RATE: £10.90 per hour or £16.35 per hour for bank holidays

Change of Scene provides outdoor learning to vulnerable children and young people on our 16-acre smallholding in Farnham, Surrey. We are recruiting for a reliable, hardworking individual with attention to detail to join our team as an animal caretaker. This role will require working 3 hours on both a Saturday and Sunday morning on an every other week basis- working one weekend on, one weekend off.

The duties include:

• Carrying out general husbandry tasks for a range of different farm and small animals such as pigs, ponies, goats and guinea pigs.
• Being confident in lone working with large animals such as ponies, alpacas and goats.
• Having attention for detail, noticing and reporting changes in behaviour and any concerns regarding the animals health.
• Being diligent at all times and attending to the varying needs of our 15 different species of animals
• Some general site maintenance tasks such as sweeping, leaf blowing, weeding etc.
• Ensuring the site is left in a manner which is tidy, clean and free from health and safety hazards.
• Supervising Duke of Edinburgh award students in their volunteering with us

Full training will be provided.

The successful candidate will:

• Be independent and able to work much of the time alone, without other staff on site
• Be comfortable working outdoors through all seasons and in all weathers, being resilient and safely overcoming any adverse conditions.
• Be confident working with a range of large animal species such as horses and goats.

Additionally, this post requires the worker to work half of all bank/public holidays, including Christmas, on an alternate basis. The opportunity to work further hours is available for occasional cover shifts on weekends/evenings.

EXPERIENCE: Some experience working with large animals/equines is desirable but not essential

SCHEDULE: 8-11AM on a Saturday and Sunday morning every other week. Working both days one week and having both days off the following week. Additionally, this role requires working half of all UK bank/public holidays, including Christmas. Additional weekend/evening cover work is sometimes available.

CLOSING DATE: 21st May with interviews expected to be week commencing 22nd May.

Please note our site is difficult to access via public transport, therefore this role would suit a local person or somebody with their own transport.

Change of Scene promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

Registered Charity No. 1124989

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 6 per week

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Are you able to work half of all UK public and bank holidays, including Christmas on a rota basis? This includes a 3 hour morning shift and 1.5 hour afternoon/evening shift.

Experience:

• animal care: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person