Animal Care Apprentice (TG Falconry)
TGF LTD
LEYBURN, DL8 5PD
Closes in 23 days (Tuesday 14 January)
Posted on 9 December 2024
Contents
Summary
Our new member of the team will undertake an apprenticeship with KEITS and assist in the husbandry and welfare of all our animals on site.
- Annual wage
- £12,012 a year
- Training course
- Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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9am- 5pm
5 days a week
Lunch and breaks given
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 20 January
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
TG Falconry Ltd is a small zoo with mainly birds of prey and a mammal collection. The mammals include meerkats and pygmy goats. We are open to the public all year round.
Duties will include:
- Working alongside our trained falconers and bird handlers who will train you to be able to give your own flying demonstrations to the public
- Customer service and dealing with public enquiries
- All areas of animal welfare and husbandry for all our animals
- Feeding and nutrition
- Exercising and enrichment
- Site maintenance
Where you’ll work
YOREDALE
HARMBY
LEYBURN
DL8 5PD
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
KEITS TRAINING SERVICES LTD
Your training course
Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
- Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment
- The applicant will be working towards a Level 2 Animal Care & Welfare Apprenticeship Standard
- The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and on-site visits throughout the apprenticeship
- The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their apprenticeship
Requirements
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Animal roles often require applicants to be active all day, can be very mucky and working outside in all weathers. KEITS Training Services Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the listed closing date should the need arise. The apprentice will be working to build a portfolio of evidence and will be required to pass a knowledge test and an End Point Assessment (EPA) to complete the apprenticeship.
About this company
TG Falconry Ltd is a small zoo with mainly birds of prey and a mammal collection. The mammals include meerkats and pygmy goats. We are open to the public all year round.
After this apprenticeship
- Animal Keeper
- Falconer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KEITS TRAINING SERVICES LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291064.
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Closes in 23 days (Tuesday 14 January)
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