Part time (Minimum of 12 sessions a year) | Saturday s, Sunday s and Tuesday s | £12.60/hour
The role
Award-winning animal charity, Pet Blood Bank UK, is recruitingfora Donor Assistant to work at venues across the SouthEast. As part of the collection team, thisrole involvesworking at donation sessions where lifesaving blood is collected from dogs. As a Donor Assistant, youare responsible forhelping to run the session, including holding our donors while they give blood, tidying and resetting the donation room for the next donor, running blood tests,assistingwith paperwork and the potential to meet up to 23 potential donors and their owners at each session. The role is key to ensuring successful donation sessions and providing a positive experience for all our donors and their owners.
We are looking for a DonorAssistant tocover Saturday and Sunday sessions in the Canterbury, Maidstone, Godstone, Tunbridge Wells and Gravesend areas and a Tuesday session once every 8 – 10 weeks in the Canterbury area. A willingness totravelis essential as there may be times you areasked to work acrosstheentire region.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our values
Caring. Pioneering. Real.These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity.Read more about our values.
What you’ll do
* Assist the Veterinary Surgeon and Veterinary Nurse with all donors to ensure health check, donation and post donation tasks are carriedout.
* Assistwith paperwork and running bloodtests.
* Help to hold our donors during the donationprocess.
* Assistwith monitoring donors throughout the donationprocess.
* Build a rapport with donors and their owners to ensure they feel valued and involved - provide a positive donation experience from start to finish.
* Maintain a good relationship with our host venues.
* Communicate with Pet Blood Bank staff, including your regional collection team, Regional Coordinator, Area Supervisor and office staff.
* A ttend events to promote Pet Blood Bank and recruit donors and volunteers
What we need
We’re looking for someone who is:
* An excellent communicator with strong customer care skills.
* A team player.
* Experienced in animal care, ideally with a qualification but not essential, and have a love of working withdogs.
* This is an ideal role for a Student/Newly Qualified Veterinary Nurse/student vet/person with animalexperience.
* Organised and proactive.
* Availability onSaturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays.
* Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to their own transport.
* To ensure you can complete the required training we may arrange for you to attend some sessions outside of the SouthEast region, mileage allowance and accommodation will be organisedwhere required .
What’s in it for you
In return,we offer full trainingand a great team working environment.
The rate of pay is £12.60 p/ hour andamileage allowanceof 35p/mile offered for travel to and from venues.
Sessions areapproximately8 hours in length and flexibility is essential as start and finish times will be dependent upon the travel time to and from the venues. Donor Assistantsare expected to work a t least one session per month to meet the required expectation of a minimum of 12 sessions a year to maintain their skills.
Own transport is required to get to venues - please note not all are accessible by public transport.
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