Bank Animal Care Assistant (Holiday Cover)

Bank Animal Care Assistant (Holiday Cover), The role of the Animal Care Assistant will be to ensure the wellbeing of our animals during the College holidays.,

• Ensuring that the animals are cleaned, fed and checked on a daily basis throughout the College holidays


• Report any concerns to the Head of Care and where necessary make appointments and take unwell animals to the vets for treatment


• Refilling food and water daily


• Cleaning their shelters / hutches on a weekly basis


• Ensuring all animals and are cared for appropriately


• The Goats and Sheep will need to be checked for fly strike in the warmer months and administer Ectofly.


• Goats and Sheep will also require regular worm counts to be taken (faeces sent to the vets) and heptavac jab once a year.
  
  At Aurora Boveridge College , we prepare our students for adult life, through person-centred academic and vocational study programmes leading to independent living with employment or further study.


By working together, we increase resilience, confidence, self-esteem, emotional intelligence, and well-being : the cornerstones on which strong and successful long-term futures are built.

Aurora Boveridge College is a beautiful manor house that has been converted into an exceptional college. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Aurora Boveridge College sits in acres of listed gardens and a wider -acre campus, located in the Dorset countryside near the village of Cranborne.

The college facilities include multi-use sports areas, beautifully manicured gardens, a forestry school, indoor and outdoor therapy spaces, horticulture and animal care spaces, a motor vehicle workshop and much more.

The main purpose of the role :

We have a number of animals at Boveridge College including Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, Chickens and Hamsters.

Hours : Holiday cover only. 2 / 3 hours per day, including weekends

Hourly Rate : £. - £. per hour (depending on experience) + .5% holiday pay