Animal Care & Welfare Apprentice
MARIAS ANIMAL SHELTER
TRURO, TR2 4LP
Closes on Friday 28 February
Posted on 22 January 2025
Contents
Summary
Maria's Animal Shelter are offering a fantastic opportunity for an Animal Care and Welfare Assistant to join their team. As an apprentice you will earn and learn whilst your working in an animal care industry. You will learn valuable skills and experiences which are involved in supporting the care and wellbeing of different animal species.
- Wage
- £9,984 a year
- Training course
- Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Sunday, work pattern will vary but will be scheduled from 8.00am to 4.00pm, fortnightly rolling rota.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 3 March
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Duties to include but are not limited to:
- Adhering to animal care and welfare needs in accordance to the 5 freedoms
- Cleaning animal housing, equipment and other spaces to a high standard
- Practicing safe use of disinfectants
- Meeting the dietary needs of various animal species
- Preparing and measuring food safely
- Monitoring animals for signs of ill health, injury and disease
- Providing medication
- Providing enrichment for animals according to their species
- Practicing safe and confident handling of various animals species
Where you’ll work
TREFOWGAR LANE
THE GREEN
PROBUS
TRURO
TR2 4LP
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
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Your training course
Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
- You will be working towards a Level 2 Animal Care & Welfare Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.
- You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship advisor.
- You will be required to attend Cornwall College Duchy Rosewarne on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Close to public transport routes.
About this company
Maria Mulkeen went to Duchy College, in the year 2000 to pursue her passion for animals and their welfare. After which came an opportunity to start her own animal shelter on a perfect little piece of land in Probus, Cornwall. Marias Animal Shelter started off with one pony and is becoming a big success, taking in a range of animals. Every spare moment Maria has, goes into caring for the animals and fundraising to keep the shelter going. This remarkable lady aims to keep all the animals healthy and happy and provides a permanent home for any that no suitable new home can be found for.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship applicants may wish to consider doing a higher level apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Ceri
01209 616103
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297779.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 28 February
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