Animal Care Assistant - Evenings and Weekends
Vets Now Kilmarnock, Scotland, United Kingdom
Animal Care Assistant Evenings and 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.
Key Responsibilities
* 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
Week 1: Monday 6pm-12am, Tuesday 6pm-12am and Sunday 8am-6pm
Week 2: Thursday 6pm-12am
Week 3: OFF
Week 4: Thursday 6pm-12am, Saturday 12pm-6pm and Sunday 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 100s 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.
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