Hull Vets for Pets is a locally owned practice and we are now looking for an Animal Care Assistant to join our friendly team.
About us
Our surgery is purpose built complete with high quality facilities and equipment allowing excellent clinical care to be achieved. You’ll be joining a team of 24 which hold various levels of experience and interests but remain a close-knit team with a shared commitment to supporting each other’s well-being.
We are a standalone practice based on County Road South in Hull, with access to parking, a bus stop and local amenities nearby. You can find out more about our practice and team here.
About the role
This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, which will be spread over 4 – 5 days Monday-Friday, and 1 in 4 Saturday mornings to keep it fair for everyone and ensure you get that well-earned and needed downtime.
By joining us you will have the opportunity to cover a variety of job roles under the direction of a Veterinary Surgeon or Registered Veterinary nurse, which will include:
Handling and restraining animals safely and compassionately; observe/care for animals pre and post-surgery; provide nursing care to hospitalised patients, maintain accurate patient records; dispensary duties; perform laboratory tests using up to date equipment; maintaining clinic hygiene; occasional reception work.
What we’re looking for
Previous experience in animal care is desirable, but not essential – in house training will be provided.
You will have strong communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a busy environment while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, we offer all the benefits you would expect from a major employer (pension, healthcare, paid memberships etc.) Our Reward Hub also offers access to exclusive lifestyle and shopping discounts (up to 20% off at Pets at Home).
We can offer a friendly, inclusive work environment with a hard-working team who are dedicated to providing outstanding pet healthcare and fantastic, caring customer service.
Location: HU5 5NA
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/
