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Animal Care Assistant

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Newry

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Newry Veterinary Centre are looking to welcome a friendly, enthusiastic, dedicated Animal Care Assistant. You will be required to always provide and maintain a high standard of care and quality of life for all our animals in a safe and happy environment .

You will be responsible for the welfare and happiness of the animals, ensuring their physical and emotional wellbeing, through constant interaction, whilst still maintaining consistently high standards of hygiene throughout the practice with daily cleaning duties.

There are many physical elements including cleaning, grooming, lifting residents, bending and working outdoors, so the capability to carry out all such tasks is essential.

A love of animals together with the commitment and dedication needed to enrich their time in our care is also essential, training is provided

·     6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays

·     Opportunity to buy/sell holidays

·     Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

·     5 days paid CPD leave

·     Generous CPD allowance per annum, more if a certificate holder

·     HealthShield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatment, including dentistry and optician appointment. Additional discounts including retail & gym memberships

·     Birthday leave

·     Discounted Veterinary fees

·     CPD/training support

·     Enhanced company sick pay

·     Learning and Leadership courses

·     Cycle to work scheme

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to sinead.mcardle@newryvets.com