Animal Care Assistant (Casual) - North Kent College : Job Details

Animal Care Assistant (Casual)

Where you’ll work: This role is based at the College’s Hadlow campus.

Your hours: As and when required - No guaranteed hours; zero-hour contract.

Your pay: Age Related National Minimum Wage

Do you have a passion for animal care and want to work with some amazing animals of all shapes and sizes? If so, then read on.

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our Animal Unit Team at Hadlow College as a Casual Animal Care Assistant.

You will be working alongside the Animal Unit Team to provide husbandry in all its forms for the 500+ animals on the Hadlow College Animal Management Unit.

The right candidate should ideally have some experience working with animals in a practical setting, a positive "can-do" approach to work and interest in working within the education sector.

Team working skills and good communication skills are essential to all those who apply as you will be working cohesively alongside our existing team of Technical Instructors and Technicians to provide a high level of welfare for the animals and ensuring an overall collaborative approach to learning for our students. You will assist in maintaining the college equipment and resources to ensure it is readily available to students under the direction of the Animal Unit Manager.

For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College’s staff vacancies page.

The closing date for this application is Sunday, 31 March 2024.

For more information, please refer to the job description.

North Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff have a responsibility to share and maintain this commitment. In line with the requirements of 'Keeping Children Safe in Education’, appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all individuals selected for appointment. Posts at the College, a specified establishment where the work gives opportunity for contact with children, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with 'Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to complete and submit prior to their interview a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Further guidance / information from the Ministry of Justice can be found on GOV.UK.