Animal Care Assistant in Haywards Heath

Nursery – Bright Horizons Rose Cottage Day Nursery and Pre School

Salary – From £26,662.20 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Hours – 6 hours per week. 1 hour between 7:30am-9:30am Saturday and Sunday, and 1 hour between 6pm-7:30pm Saturday and Sunday evenings. A couple of hours mid week to clean animal enclosures.

Location – Haywards Heath

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”

We’re looking for an Animal Care Assistant to join our Rose Cottage nursery.

Benefits

• Childcare discount of 40% for first child*
• Enhanced parental leave 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure.
• Ability to also purchase additional leave*
• Pension Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach *Subject to T&Cs

Role

To provide high quality care to a number of animals based at our Rose Cottage Day Nursery to include pygmy goats, khaki Campbell ducks, chickens and guinea pigs.

Responsible for:

• Feeding the animals between 7:30am-9:30am Saturday and Sunday, and then feeding them between 6pm-7:30pm Saturday and Sunday evenings.
• A few hrs mid week clean of all animal enclosures. (this was previously done on a Wednesday)
• Ensure food and water levels are maintained along with checking that all animal areas are in working order.
• Clean all animal areas at some point over the weekend.
• Keep a record of animal care related product such as food and bedding.
• Inform Nursery of what items are needed.
• Ensure to give enough notice.
• Ensure the animals are cared for at a high level and report any concerns in relation to their health or environment to the Nursery Manager.
• Bank Holiday work required.

What we’re looking for

• Someone who has the ability to communicate to managements about how the animals are
• Someone who can manage animal resources and food and request replenishment when stocks run low without running out
• Experience caring for animals

Safeguarding and inclusion

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Company culture

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.

Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years.

We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work we do each day. These are at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as they help us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.

We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our ‘World-Class Welcome’ induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

Celebrating the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company.

Each year, we have our annual ‘Awards of Excellence’ events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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