Kennel Assistant

Company Overview

Celandine Wood Animal Rescue is a dedicated self-funded charity, committed to delivering the best care and safe haven to all the animals within their care. The main focus of the rescue is to offer "second chances"/lifelines to those animals that are being surrendered for multiple reasons, provide shelter, food, medical intervention when needed, support with socialisation and training. Many of the dogs that are rescued have behavioural issues, many large and powerful breeds requiring confident handling and understanding the different breeds.

Summary

We are looking to find a passionate Kennel Assistant to join our already dedicated team in providing exceptional care for animals. The Right Candidate MUST be experienced with dogs, including BIG sometimes hard to handle ones. Some of the Dogs in The Rescue's care have suffered trauma, neglect, abandonment, abuse therefore experience and being comfortable around dogs is imperative.

Located in Wrexham, this role is vital in ensuring the well-being of the animals in our care while upholding our commitment to ensuring they all receive the best care and attention, patience and reassuring the community that we are committed to quality care. The role requires the right candidate who will be working with some very large breeds of dogs, many with behavioural issues, and some with difficult handling that require ongoing commitment, training, setting boundaries, reassurance, building of trust and aiming to turn their lives around.

Working Hours:

• 8 Hour Working Day plus 1 hour unpaid lunch break
• Some flexibility in hours (includes 1hr unpaid break)

Responsibilities

• Provide daily care and attention to animals in the kennel
• Assist with feeding, grooming, and exercising animals
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards within the kennel environment
• Uphold high standards of cleanliness within the kennels including laundry tasks and deep cleaning
• Keeping all areas tidy and organised
• Feeding the animals
• Monitor animal health, well-being and report any concerns to veterinary team
• Handling LARGE and giant breed dogs, some with behavioural problems
• Walking the Dogs
• Supporting with the administering of medication when needed
• Interacting and socialising the dogs to gain trust, working on behavioural issues
• Support with training, engage with playtime regularly to build confidence and trust with the dogs
• Working on and preparing the dogs through interaction, training and suitability for rehoming
• Assist with heavy lifting as required for animal handling
• Participate in ongoing training and development opportunities when required
• Collaborate with team members to ensure a safe and supportive environment
• Always upholding the best interest of the dogs and the Rescue's ethos at all times
• Facilitate "meet and greets" for potential fostering and adoptions

Qualifications

• Previous experience or some aspect of animal care experience is required
• Understanding of animal behaviour and needs
• Must be confident in handling Dogs of all sizes
• Must be passionate and empathetic towards animals
• Must be reliable and work as part of a team
• Ability to perform heavy lifting and hard work as needed
• Must be positively committed to rescue, saving lives and improving the lives of our animals
• Commitment to ongoing training and professional development when required

Call-To-Action

This role is a demanding one, physically and challenging at times managing behavioural issues but it is also a rewarding position where you are helping to make a difference to vulnerable animals, who have been failed by others. Therefore, if you are ready to make a difference in the lives of our animals and join an already dedicated and supportive team, we would like to invite you to apply today.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.21 per hour

Benefits: Free parking

Work Location: In person