Animal Care Assistant – Weekends

Vets Now; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Vets Now as an Animal Care Assistant and play a vital role in providing exceptional emergency care to pets. This position includes key responsibilities such as assisting vet teams, handling patients, and ensuring in-patient welfare, all while enjoying various workplace benefits and competitive pay.

Benefits

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Your birthday as a paid day off

Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health

Discounts with 100's of retailers

£780 CPD allowance pro-rata

Family-friendly policies

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Paid volunteering days

Death in service of two times annual salary

Qualifications

• Experience working in a veterinary or animal care setting preferred.
• Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinical teams in providing care for in-patients.
• Handle patients for procedures and assist in diagnostic tests.
• Set up and clear down theatres for surgical procedures.

Skills

Animal Handling

Basic Veterinary Procedures

Communication

Job description

Animal Care Assistant – Weekends

£12.60ph plus benefits

Join the Team at Vets Now – Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Bournemouth and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Key Responsibilities

As an Animal Care Assistant at Vets Now, you will play a crucial role in assisting our clinical teams with providing a comfortable and stress-free in-patient environment whilst negotiating busy shifts in an emergency clinic. Your responsibilities will include:

• Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
• Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
• Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Rota Pattern

Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for Role 1, Role 2 or both positions

Role 1

Week 1: Off

Week 2 Sat and Sun 6pm-12am

Week 3: Off

Week 4: Sat and Sun 6pm-12am

Role 2

Week 1: Off

Week 2: Off

Week 3: Sat and Sun 6pm-12am

Week 4: Sun 8am-6pm

Plus a share of bank holidays

What we offer

• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
• Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• £780 CPD allowance pro-rata
• 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
• Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
• UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Paid volunteering days
• Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.