Work Experience (Animal Care) (Blackberry Farm Quainton Aylesbury)
We are the RSPCA and it's our vision to live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion. Our volunteers are incredible, they play an essential role in helping us carry out our important animal welfare work every day.
To support your studies, the RSPCA offers work experience placements to students studying animal care related subjects. In this role, you’ll get firsthand experience of the RSPCA’s vital animal welfare work, and the opportunity to practice some of the skills you have been learning.
We offer two-week placements only running from Monday to Friday (8.30am to 4.30pm) excluding Bank Holidays.
We can only offer work experience placements to adults over the age of 18 who are currently undertaking an animal care course or something similar.
Please state in your application the dates you want to apply for. Not every applicant will be guaranteed a place.
Volunteer role
Work Experience (Animal Care)
Volunteer manager
Centre/Hospital Manager
Where you will be based
Community
Why we want you
We are the RSPCA and it's our vision to live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion. Our volunteers are incredible, they play an essential role in helping us carry out our important animal welfare work every day. To support your studies, the RSPCA offers work experience placements to students studying animal care related subjects. In this role, you’ll get firsthand experience of the RSPCA’s vital animal welfare work, and the opportunity to practice some of the skills you have been learning.
What you will be doing
* Putting your animal care skills and knowledge into practice
* Following the instruction of your supervisor
* Working as part of a team
The skills you need
* Students who are studying towards an animal care qualification
* Good communication skills
* Ability to follow instruction and ask for clarification if unsure on what to do
* Ability to manage own time effectively
* Ability to work well under pressure
What's in it for you
* Meet new people and make new friends
* Learn great new skills to add to your CV
* A great induction and training relevant to your role
* Volunteer in a fun environment at the heart of the local community
* You’ll be making a huge difference to the welfare of animals
* A chance to develop your knowledge and skills
Disclaimer
Our voluntary roles are subject to an informal interview and introductory period. We will ask you to provide contact details for two referees. Before you can start volunteering, you’ll need to complete our simple online Health & Safety assessment. Tetanus is a life-threatening bacterial disease caused by an infection in an open wound. In view of this, everyone should be vaccinated to prevent infection and we require that all RSPCA staff and volunteers must be suitably protected. Tetanus vaccination is carried out in infancy (3 doses), at pre-school and in adolescence, so everyone should have had 5 doses by the time adulthood is reached. This is considered to give lifelong protection although a booster might be considered if an injury is deemed to be high risk. We request that volunteers must check their vaccination history with their GP’s and if fully immunised, no further action is required. If a volunteer has not had the required doses, the GP should offer them free of charge as part of the UK vaccination schedule.
Blackberry Farm Animal Centre, Quainton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4RJ, United Kingdom
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