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Whether
you are a school leaver or you are a professional looking for a career
change, we hope the information on this website, compiled by
professionals with over 30 years experience within the animal care
sector, will help you achieve your goal. We
have put all the
information you will need in one place to assist you
in finding a rewarding
career working with animals. If you are unsure about which direction to
take, explore our careers
with animals sections.
We have up to date
information for careers with dogs and cats, wildlife careers,
veterinary careers, careers with horses, animal charity careers, marine
careers, zoo & safari park careers and many other types of
careers working with animals. Some form of animal
care training will greatly improve your job prospects. We
have the latest information on training options ranging from certificates
to diplomas and degree courses.
Volunteering
for an animal charity
will increase your chances of securing a job working with animals. You
will gain valuable, practical animal care work experience.
Volunteering may even lead to an
offer of full time employment. We have the
Wood Green Animal Shelter have a vacancy for a Section Manager Field Welfare
Do you want to be part of something special? Wood Green, The Animal’s
Charity is one of the best known animal re-homing charities in the
country. You can be part of it and be something special to animals and
people alike because we have an exciting opportunity in our Field
Welfare section at our shelter near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
From Buff Sussex to Soay’s, whatever the role you will be caring and
finding homes for a wide range of field animals. With a broad
knowledge base covering goats, sheep, chickens and horses, you will be
required to apply your proven technical knowledge in order to maximise
our re-homing capability.
Howletts have a vacancy for an Elephant Keeper
Howletts Wild Animal Park, situated near Canterbury in Kent, is home to
the largest breeding herd of African elephants in Europe.
We are currently recruiting for the role of Elephant Keeper. The ideal
candidate will have significant experience gained in a mainstream
zoological collection, an awareness of current conservation issues, a
passion for animal welfare and an open minded approach to elephant
management.
Howletts Wild Animal Park have a vacancy for a Section Head of Elephants
The Aspinall Foundation is a registered charity that is actively
involved with several projects that incorporate a diverse range of
conservation activities both at their Kent based Howletts and Port
Lympne Wild Animal Parks, in addition to well-established overseas
projects in the Republic of Congo and Gabon and more recent developing
projects in Indonesia and Madagascar. Our main spheres of
conservation-based activity include captive breeding, education,
ecosystem management, local community education projects, capacity
building, habitat surveys and the rehabilitation of confiscated wild
animals.
The Mayhew Animal Rescue Home London has a vacancy for an Animal Welfare Officer As part of our dedicated team of Animal Welfare
Officers, you will be responsible for promoting, delivering and
expanding our broad range of Community Animal Care programmes for which
our charity is highly respected.
This is a demanding but rewarding position, dealing with both the more
challenging issues facing animal welfare in an urban environment, but
also the most satisfying.The successful candidate will be highly
motivated, confident, enthusiastic and very much a people person with
previous experience of hands-on animal handling (cats and dogs
especially).
The Mayhew Animal Rescue Home London has a vacancy for a Finance Manager
This busy and comprehensive role will include being responsible for
processing monthly payroll for 48 employees, day to day financial
accounting, and will also include producing monthly management accounts
and reports as well as preparation of statutory financial statements.
The principle responsibility is to manage and develop the accurate,
timely and efficient delivery of all financial accounting services for
the smooth running of the charity’s objectives.
The Mayhew Animal Rescue Home London has a vacancy for a Finance Officer
We are currently recruiting for a temporary Finance Officer to work in
our busy accounts department for a three month period with an immediate
start. This busy role will include being responsible for processing
monthly payroll for 48 employees as well as day to day financial
accounting for The Home. The principle responsibility of the role is to
ensure the accurate, timely and efficient delivery of day to day
financial accounting services for the smooth running of the charity’s
objectives.
Kennel Assistant required for Boarding Kennels Oxfordshire
Barnewood Boarding Kennels have a high standard of care. They are
looking for someone to join their team at an entry level kennel
assistant. Shifts will be 3-4 days a week, weekends and weekdays
at minimum wage.
You will be working as part of a team and full training will be
provided. Please note that the kennels are not on a bus route so
having your own transportation is essential.
Puppy Trainer required for Bandana Puppies
We are looking for a dog lover. Someone who has owned a dog, worked with dogs or who has volunteering dog experience.
The right candidate must be presentable, discreet, confident, flexible
with work hours, available for interview from the 8th May and obviously
very good with people with first-rate communication skills.
Ideally you will have a canine behaviour / training course
qualification but we are also open to talking to candidates with
relevant proven training experience. You will join the Bandana Puppies
team, which is expanding at a rapid rate, so hopefully this will lead
to on-going further contracts.
Vacancy for an Assistant Dog Welfare Manager Based on-site at the Rescue Centre Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire
In this key role you will be assisting the Dog Welfare Manager on a
day-to-day basis in the overall running of the Rescue Centre. This
includes the supervision of staff for kennel cleaning duties,
behavioural interventions and assessments, grooming, training,
veterinary care, exercising of dogs, socialisation and providing
guidance on the suitability of individual dogs for homing.
There will also be an expectation for your involvement in all fund-raising activities throughout the year.
Office/ Marketing Assistant required for established dog walking boarding agency
Pets in the City Ltd is an established dog walking boarding agency who
have provided our clients dogs with a home from home care service for
over 8 years. We are looking for a part time assistant to help in the
general day to day running of the business. Duties will include:-
assisting with business development, marketing and PR, retail sales,
developing the company website, sourcing new clients, creating face
book/twitter pages, liaising with new and current clients, accounts and
admin, innovating new ideas, products and services.
Dog Walker wanted for Dog Day Creche in Ladbroke Grove
Part-time Dog Walker/Dog Handler wanted for small friendly business based in West London.
The successful applicant must have previous dog handling experience as
they will be expected to walk 6 dogs on and off lead at a time.
They must be able to drive a large 4 x 4 vehicle, be physically fit,
have excellent communication skills, be well presented, honest and
trustworthy.
Look After Dogs In Your Own Home. Dog Carers Wanted for Dog Boarding Agency We are looking for dog carers to look after dogs
in their own homes. Carers will be expected to feed, walk, groom
(if required) and care for dogs and treat them as their own. Dogs
that are placed with Pets in the City Ltd are pre-assessed for
aggression and behavioural problems. We only accept dogs that are
calm and well behaved. Applicants must have a dog friendly
vehicle that is insured to transport dogs (if local this may not be
essential).
Kawasan Wisata Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup (KWPLH) require a Voluntary Veterinary Nurse
We are in need of a vet nurse to assist in the development and
management of our animal division with focus on our Domestic Animal
Program. The primary goal would be to assist our Indonesian animal
care-taking staff in mastering necessary vet nursing skills. Other
responsibilities would include improving current animal medical
systems, administration and record keeping, enrichment and training
programs, and the cat adoption program. There will be some
opportunities to work with the sun bears and other wild species.
Interested persons would also be encouraged to help with education
programs to increase animal welfare. The position would be for 6-12+
months. KWPLH will provide housing and basic food.
Wildlife Volunteers
Do you care? Are you searching for that “something more”? The Wildlife
For All Trust is an environmental charity with a unique approach. Like
many other organisations, we work to conserve endangered species and
habitats. Unlike other organisations, we put a lot of emphasis on
tackling human problems such as greed, selfishness, and the “me, me,
me” mentality. We train our team to understand how these psychological
factors have a huge impact on the success or failure of nature
conservation projects.
Experienced Kennel Staff
We have a high standard of husbandry and require someone with previous kennel experience.
It is essential that you have excellent knowledge of brands of food,
administering medication - from tablets to insulin, and that you have a
good knowledge of different dog breeds and how to handle them.The
kennels is not on any bus route, so transport to and from the kennels
is a consideration.This is a live-out role, working 5 day week, 35 - 37
hours per week.
Puppy
School Looking for new Tutors
Puppy Schoolis seeking to expand its very successful puppy training network
and is ready to take on new tutors in all areas of the UK. A Puppy
School franchise will be given an exclusive territory and training to
set up and run puppy training and socialisation classes. This is a
part-time business that can be run in the evenings or at weekends. To
establish a local Puppy School you will need to live in a permanent
address.
Puppy Trainers required to run puppy training and socialisation classes
Puppy
School is seeking to expand its very successful puppy training network
and is ready to take on new tutors in all areas of the UK. A Puppy
School franchise will be given an exclusive territory and training to
set up and run puppy training and socialisation classes. This is a
part-time business that can be run in the evenings or at weekends. To
establish a local Puppy School you will need to live in a permanent
address.
Wildlife Volunteers
Do you care? Are you searching for that “something more”? The Wildlife
For All Trust is an environmental charity with a unique approach. Like
many other organisations, we work to conserve endangered species and
habitats. Unlike other organisations, we put a lot of emphasis on
tackling human problems such as greed, selfishness, and the “me, me,
me” mentality. We train our team to understand how these psychological
factors have a huge impact on the success or failure of nature
conservation projects.
Capable
Dog Carers required to join our Dog Services Team
Dog Knows is a well established business offering professional canine
services to dog owners in Greenwich, Lewisham & Southwark. We
provide a Dog Training and Behaviour Consultancy as well as Dog Care
Services. Due to an ongoing increase in workload we need enthusiastic
and capable Dog Carers to join our Dog Services Team.
Run
your own Dog Knows business
Dog Knows helps dog owners to nurture, train and care for their dogs so
they can give them the very best from life
We have over ten years of experience in the dog services industry and
have developed a thriving business that currently operates in the
London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark & Lambeth. We are
now looking for very special individuals to help us grow Dog Knows so
that we can reach more owners and dogs.
Exciting
opportunities for the right person Do you have good project
management, fundraising or campaigns
experience? If you have a proven ability in the fields of fundraising,
events management, campaigns, communications, advertising, or
project management experience - particularly from the animal care
sector, please register your details on our Job Board
Guide
Dogs for the Blind Street Fundraisers required London area. Full time
and Part time
positions
Guide dogs for the blind provide mobility and freedom to blind and
partially sighted people.
We are currently in the process of setting up an in-house door-step
fundraising team to go around the London and Greater London areas,
knocking on doors and generating new income via direct debit for our
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