Place of Employment: ISPCA Equine Rescue Centre, Dromsligo, Mallow, Co. Cork
Reports to: ISPCA Manager of ERC Mallow
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm based on a 7-day rota.
Time flexibility and travel required occasionally.
Salary: €13 p/h
Employment Type: Permanent
We are recruiting an Animal Care Assistant at our ISPCA Mallow Centre.
* Excellent animal handling experience with equines and canines required. Felines, small mammals and wildlife experience an advantage.
* Experience caring for and rehabilitating sick, injured and traumatised animals an advantage.
* Animal behaviour, evaluation and assessment skills desirable.
* Good basic level of education.
* Keen interest in animal welfare.
* Must be proactive, flexible and willing to work on a seven-day rostered system.
* Good communicator with organisational skills.
* Ability to work efficiently under pressure, as part of a team and on own initiative.
* Full clean driving licence required to drive a manual vehicle required, ability to drive a tractor and/or to tow a horsebox will be an advantage.
Ability to commute/relocate:
Mallow, Co. Cork P51 YF98: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* Animal handling: 3 years (required)
* equine care and handling: 1 year (required)
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