Job title: Apprentice Veterinary Care Assistant

Job description:
Pets and people at the heart of what we do. About the Role: We are now seeking an Apprentice Veterinary Care Assistant (AVCA) who will provide a high standard of customer service and clinical care whilst promoting the pet wellbeing of the nation’s sick and injured pets. The role is to support the Pet Hospital team with taking care of the wellbeing of pets by maintaining a clean and hygienic environment at all times, assisting with animal handling, working at reception and providing support to the Veterinary nurses and Veterinary Surgeons. You will also encourage financial contributions from clients. Working as part of a large, experienced team means that help and support will always be available when you ask for advice or assistance. This role is an excellent starting point if you want a career within a veterinary practice. The Apprentice Veterinary Care Assistant role combines workplace experience with a formal qualification. The Level 2 intermediate apprenticeship in Veterinary Care Assistants programme takes 12 to 18 months to complete and consists of the following: • The Level 2 diploma in Veterinary Care Assistant • Personal learning and thinking skills • Employee rights and responsibilities About You: This role does not require you to possess any previous qualifications, however there will be a basic skills assessment and other various experience or qualifications that would provide a good foundation for this role. For more information on this, please refer to our website, under the careers section. About PDSA: As the UK’s leading veterinary charity, with 51 Pet Hospitals and over 380 Pet Practices, we strive to improve pets’ lives – through prevention, education and treatment. Every year our dedicated vet teams carry out 2.7 million treatments on 470,000 pets. Our national network of over150 high street shops help us to provide these treatments through selling both donated and new goods. We believe that we work better together, so everyone from our vets, volunteers, shop teams and to our office support colleagues – we are driven in our dedication and passionate about pets. Join us and help improve the lives of every pet. The closing date for this vacancy may be brought forward should we receive sufficient candidates. The full-time equilvalent for this role is 37.5 hours.

Employer Name: networx

Job short description: Shop sales assistants

Country: United Kingdom

Region: Shropshire and Staffordshire

Contract duration: Permanent

Contract type: Part time

Source of job offer:
Department for Work and Pensions, Public Employment Services, United Kingdom

How to apply: Other - see free text

Salary currency: GBP

Salary period: Annually