Animal Welfare Kennel Assistant: London Heathrow Airport

Hours: full time permanent Salary: 21,000 + shift allowance (£23k total)

( On a shift basis including unsociable hours, 12 hour shifts (4 on 4 off))

Animal air care requires x 4 animal welfare minded kennel assistants to join our ever-growing team at Heathrow’s brand-new animal reception centre. In your role as a kennel assistant, you and the team will be responsible for the movements of live animals through the Animal Air Care Heathrow animal reception centre. The main remit of the reception centre is to enforce U.K legislation. However, you will be responsible for accommodating a range of species while they are subject to relevant checks.

Responsibilities:

· The business operates 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and will be covered by a variety of shift patterns. Applicants will be required to work a flexible pattern of rostered shifts including nights.

· Shifts may involve an occasional requirement to travel and work at other locations (within driving distance of Heathrow Airport).

· To process safely the acceptance of live animals from our partner airlines

· The coordinate the safe release of a wide range of species into our state of the art facility

· The preparation and handling of live animal consignments arriving at the Animal Air Care Animal Reception Centre Heathrow.

· Keeping consignments secure and maintaining high levels of bio security and airport safety.

· Manual Handling.

· Cleaning of animal kennels and Animal Reception Centre facilities.

· Assisting stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and customers, as required.

· To assist the animal welfare officers in ensuring compliance is met and valid entry documents are kept safe.

Essential Criteria:

· A minimum of 12 months experience of working with animals.

· A ‘clean’ continuous employment history dating back 5 years.

· A satisfactory CRC background check.

· A full, clean driving licence (manual transmission).

· Experience in using computers and Windows-based applications.

· You will be required to undergo security clearance and be vaccinated against rabies for this role.

Desirable:

· A recognised educational qualification in Animal Management or equivalent.

· Candidates should have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to enable effective communication with service users and other animal health agencies.

· Experience of working with a diverse range of species

· An understanding of airport/cargo security – CCA

You should be:

· A hard-working individual with a passion for upholding exceptional animal welfare standards

· Capable of working under pressure while maintaining impeccable time management skills

· A dynamic individual with high attention to detail; you will demonstrate exceptional levels of customer service and interpersonal skills.

· A team player who can communicate with members of the public and colleagues in a professional manner.

· Confident in maintaining high levels of bio security

This a fantastic opportunity for an animal welfare-driven professional to streamline the boarding of live animals at our new facility and be heavily involved in operations at our London Heathrow site. The role is varied, and you will be tasked with organising a busy kennels, cattery and exotic and bird ward.

Full training will be given, you will be required to attend London Gatwick (LGW), London Luton (LTN) and be on shift at London Heathrow (LHR) while you are trained on pet processing protocols.

Offer subject to satisfactory completion of their initial training and security clearance the successful applicant will move onto a full-time shift-based roster, equivalent to a 35-hour week.

Animal Air Care is committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce here in London and therefore welcome applicants from people with disabilities also, black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and the LGBTQ + Community.

Please email the Heathrow manager:

jake@animalaircare.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £23,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Shift availability:

• Day shift (required)
• Night shift (required)
• Overnight shift (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/06/2023