Role Overview & Mandate
Executive Summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a reliable, hardworking, enthusiastic, and motivated person to join our friendly and supportive team at our...
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We have a fantastic opportunity for a reliable, hardworking, enthusiastic, and motivated person to join our friendly and supportive team at our state-of-the-art RCVS accredited Equine Hospital just outside of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
As a keen team player, you will be working within our experienced veterinary and support staff teams to deliver the best care and service to our patients and clients. We cover a wide variety of patients from high-level competition horses to much loved family pets.
The essential skills for a successful candidate are:
· Caring and compassionate
· Confident and competent horse handling skills
· Varied equine husbandry and industry experience
· Excellent attention to detail
· Able to work well as an individual and as part of a team
· Able to use their own initiative to assist our clients
· Good organizational skills
Some experience of veterinary procedures and practice will be of advantage but not essential. The role will include all aspects of in-patient husbandry and daily care. It will also involve the handling and reassurance of patients throughout lameness investigations and other veterinary procedures.
Weekend and bank holiday work is required on a rota basis. Full time hours of work are 5 days a week with 8-hour days with an hour’s unpaid lunch. Days vary from 7.30am-4.30pm or 8.30-5.30 Mon-Fri. There is a 1 in 3 weekend rota, with time off in lieu allocated to the Thu/Fri or Mon/Tue.
We offer 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) per year, plus an additional bonus day off for your birthday, continual professional development is actively encouraged with a CPD allowance, free on-site parking, employee discount, cycle to work scheme and a health cash plan scheme.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £22,068.80 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tewkesbury GL20 6HE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- equine: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 03/07/2023
Reference ID: Yard Assistant 140423
