Animal Care Worker
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job description
Company description
We are an Animal sanctuary passionate about finding forever homes for pets in need.
Job description
Are you a hard working, caring and compassionate person with kennel experience available to start right away?
We are looking for new member to join our kennel team.
You must have a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a kennel and cattery environment, and preferred but not essential, some retail experience to enable you to be confident and professional speaking to the public to help our dogs and cats find their forever homes.
We work hard to deliver the highest standards of animal care, so you must have a good understanding of the welfare requirements, along with the ability to achieve them.
As a member of the team some of your responsibilities would be:
- Providing food, water and bedding to the animals
- Cleaning duties within the animal rooms and outside facility
- Confidently handling the animals for various reasons
- Recording routine data and completing daily paper work
- Walking the dogs and provide enrichment
- Guiding our visitors around our facilities and helping match people with a dog that best suits them.
Schedule:
- 8.00 am - 5.00 pm (1 hour unpaid for lunch)
- 5 day working week, including weekends.
- Salary will initially be based on the National Living and Minimum Wage.
To apply for this role you must send a covering letter addressed FAO Billy, explaining why you would be a great candidate, along with your CV.
Any application without a covering letter will not be considered.
Many thanks
Billy
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability
Work Location: One location
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Animal Care Worker roles across Mayflower Sanctuary's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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