Luton – Hitchin Road
Veterinary Care Assistant – Part Time
We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Veterinary Care Assistant to join our fabulous nursing team!
The position is part-time and the hours will be on a rota basis. The shifts will be 11am-4pm one week and 2pm-7pm the next, and 1 in 3 Saturdays 9am-4pm. There are no Sundays or out of hours work. You would be joining a team of 1 Head Nurse, 1 Deputy Head Nurse, 3 RVNs, 2 Student Nurses and 1 VCA, as well as 5 Vets, a Practice Manager and 4 Receptionists.
The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment whilst being cheerful, down-to-earth and hardworking and will have a genuine interest in animal welfare. We expect a high level of care so previous experience would be beneficial, but training will be given. Your day will involve helping the clinical team with all aspects of caring for the patients, such as feeding, handling and walking. You will also assist with cleaning and stocking items, as well as general reception and administration tasks. Having a full driving license and vehicle would be advantageous.
We are looking for someone who wants to progress in their career within the veterinary industry. We will provide training for the Veterinary Care Support qualification through the College of Animal Welfare, and for the right applicant further study may be available to become a Student Veterinary Nurse.
By joining Vets for Pets Luton, you will be part of a team dedicated to providing a superb standard of client and animal care in a modern and well equipped practice. If you would like to join our winning team and you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you.
Some of the benefits you can expect from working for us are:
To apply please send a CV and covering letter
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.
We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.
Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.
Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!
If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/
