Animal Welfare Assistant
| Posting date: | 23 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | Bakewell, Chatsworth, DE45 1PP |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | APR20256324 |
Summary
We have a fantastic new job opportunity within our Farmyard & Adventure Playground. The welfare of the animals within the Farmyard is of paramount importance and working as an Animal Welfare Assistant you will ensure that our animals are at all times well cared for and that their health and welfare needs are met. You will support the Farmyard & Adventure Playground Supervisors and colleagues in their roles, caring for the animals, in addition to assisting with the delivery of the visitor and education programme. You will take an active role in supervising the adventure playground whilst being mindful of safety issues. You will also be required to provide excellent customer service across the Farmyard and Adventure Playground to ensure excellent standards are maintained at all times. Using your excellent knowledge and experience of animals you will be confident in handling farm livestock and ideally hold a relevant qualification in livestock/equine care, with a good H&S awareness too. You will need to be friendly and approachable, able to provide excellent customer service and work well as part of a team. A current driving license is required for this role. This role is part time - 16 hours a week working Sunday and Monday, however, flexibility is required during certain times of the farming year. In return We can offer you the opportunity to work in the beautiful surroundings of Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire. We offer a competitive salary and annual leave, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme, and an estate pass providing discount in our retail and catering establishments, hotels and free entry in to annual events such as the Chatsworth Show and Chatsworth Horse Trials. Our core values include “Being Inclusive” and we particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates who are currently under-represented. We also welcome applicants from the LGBTQ+ community. Flexible ways of working will always be considered. Further details of the role can be found on the attached job description document. If this roles looks like your ideal position, we would welcome an application from you. Candidates must be willing to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check